B.S. Psychology and Sociology

• LGBTQ+ relationships
• Consensual non-monogamous relationships
• Infidelity

Amer, Z., Watson, A. J., Mitchell, E. A., Merrick, M. E., & Gordon, K. C. (2021, November). First comes love, then comes marriage?: A qualitative investigation of marital attitudes among first-generation South Asian immigrants. Poster Presentation, Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies Annual Convention, Virtual Conference.

Merrick, M. E., Wieser, S. A., Mitchell, E. A., Roberson, P. N. E., Gray, T., Cordova, J., Gordon, K. C. (2020, August). The Effectiveness of a Brief Couples Intervention for Infidelity. Poster Presentation, American Psychological Association Annual Conference, Virtual

Conference. Merrick, M. E., Amer, Z., Gordon, K. (2019, March). Examining the Efficacy of PREP within the Knoxville Marriage Initiative: A Longitudinal Repeated-Measures Study. Poster Presentation, Non-Profit Day, The University of Tennessee, Knoxville

Any lessons learned?
Persistence is key in achieving what you want in life. Just keep going, even if you feel like you aren’t making any progress or that you’ve lost your way. Just keep going!

Hobbies/hidden talents?
I love playing pickleball, listening to audiobooks, spending time with my dog, and cooking!

Favorite quotes/sayings?
"There are only so many noes between you and yes.”

What advice would you offer to someone thinking about graduate school?
The workload of graduate school can easily take over, but don’t lose sight of the personal goals and dreams that matter to you outside of your career – make sure you make time for them, too!