Officers
President: Gabriela Fernández Castillo
Gabriela is a second-year doctoral student working with Dr. Eduardo Salas. Originally from Mexico, she earned her B.A. in Psychology and International Studies from Baylor University, in Waco, Texas. Her research interests mainly lie in team effectiveness, and more recently, how to use interdisciplinary collaborations to improve I-O’s reach.
Contact: gf16@rice.edu
Vice President: Natalie Vincent
Natalie Vincent is a second-year Master’s student originally from St. Louis, MO. She graduated from the University of Kentucky, where she obtained her B.A. in Psychology. Natalie currently works at Mercer, and has conducted extensive research in DEI initiatives as well as research on the employee experience.
Contact: nv15@rice.eduÂ
Volunteer Program Assessment (VPA) Representative: Nick Banerjee
Nick is a Ph.D. student working with Dr. Danielle King. He earned a B.S. with honors in Psychology and a B.A. with honors in Labor and Human Resources from Penn State University. Nick’s research focuses on work motivation and is influenced by humanitarian work psychology and cross-cultural psychology.