Education
Anticipated 2025
Florida State University
Ph.D. Social Psychology
University of North Carolina at Greensboro
May 2021
M.A. General Experimental Psychology
December 2018
William Peace University
B.A. Psychology and Pre-Law
Publications
Lesick, T. L., & Zell, E. (2023). Race-ethnicity and the big-fish-little-pond effect in the United States. Social Psychological Bulletin, 18, 1–15.
Zell, E., Stockus, C. A., Lesick, T. L., & Sedikides, C. (2023). Self-enhancement and physical health: A meta-analysis. British Journal of Social Psychology, 62(1), 583–599. https://doi.org/10.1111/bjso.12577
Zell, E., & Lesick, T. L. (2022). Big five personality traits and performance: A quantitative synthesis of 50+ meta-analyses. Journal of Personality, 90(4), 559–573. https://doi.org/10.1111/jopy.12683
Zell, E., & Lesick, T. L. (2022). Big five personality traits and performance: A quantitative synthesis of 50+ meta-analyses. Journal of Personality, 90(4), 559–573. https://doi.org/10.1111/jopy.12683
Zell, E., & Lesick, T. L. (2022). Ignorance of history and political differences in perception of racism in the United States. Social Psychological and Personality Science, 13(6), 1022–1031. https://doi.org/10.1177/19485506211056493
Hawkins, H-C, C., Lesick, T. L., & Zell, E. (2021). Implicit self-esteem following a romantic partner’s success: Three replications and a meta-analysis. Personal Relationships, 29(1), 41–50. https://doi.org/10.1111/pere.12408
Lesick, T. L., & Zell, E. (2021). Is affirmation the cure? Self-affirmation and
European Americans’ perception of systemic racism. Basic and Applied Social Psychology, 43(1), 1–13. https://doi.org/10.1080/01973533.2020.1811092
Zell, E., & Lesick, T. L. (2021). Taking social comparison to the extremes: The huge fish
tiny pond effect in self-evaluations. Social Psychological and Personality Science, 12(6), 1030–1038. https://doi.org/10.1177/1948550620956535
Conference Presentations
Lesick, T. L., & March, D. S. (April, 2024). Guilt and sentencing of Black and White suspects is influenced by perceptions of bias in the criminal justice system. Paper presented at the annual Florida State University Psychology Graduate Research Day. Tallahassee, FL.
Edelman, J., Lesick, T. L., & March, D. S. (April, 2024). Does perceived harm depend on the race of the agent?. Paper presented at the annual Florida State University Undergraduate Research Day. Tallahassee, FL.
Gullesserian, M., March, D. S., Lesick, T. L., Olivett, V. O., & Maranges, H, M. (April, 2024). View from the right: Political orientation and the automatic association between Black and physical threat. Poster presented at the annual Florida State University Undergraduate Research Day. Tallahassee, FL.
Lesick, T. L., & March, D. S. (February, 2024). Race and physical threat in the criminal justice system. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Society for Personality and Social Psychology. San Diego, CA.
Gullesserian, M., March, D. S., Lesick, T. L., Olivett, V. O., & Maranges, H, M. (February, 2024). View from the right: Political orientation and the automatic association between Black and physical threat. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Society for Personality and Social Psychology. San Diego, CA.
Lesick, T. L., & March, D. S. (April, 2023). The impact of skin tone and facial features on emotion categorization. Poster presented at the annual Florida State University Psychology Graduate Research Day. Tallahassee, FL.
Anastasia, N., Lesick, T. L., & March, D. S. (April, 2023). Examining how pain perception is impacted by race of the aggressor. Poster presented at the annual Florida State University Undergraduate Research Symposium. Tallahassee, FL.
Lesick, T. L., & March, D. S. (February, 2023). Race categorization of emotive faces depends on the features of a face. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Society for Personality and Social Psychology. Atlanta, GA.
Lesick, T. L., Maranges, H. M., & March, D. S. (April, 2022). Political orientation
moderates dangerous vs. negative associations with Black vs. White. Poster presented at the annual Florida State University PSY Graduate Research Day. Tallahassee, FL.
Lesick, T. L., Maranges, H. M., & March, D. S. (February, 2022). Political Orientation
Moderates Dangerous vs. Negative Associations with Black vs. White. Poster to be presented at the annual meeting of the Society for Personality and Social Psychology. San Francisco, CA.
Lesick, T. L., Maranges, H.M., & March, D. S. (October, 2021). Political Orientation
Moderates Dangerous vs. Negative Associations with Black vs. White. Paper to be presented at the annual meeting of the Society for Southeastern Social Psychology. Online.
Lesick, T. L., & Zell, E. (February, 2021). Race-ethnicity and the big-fish-little-pond effect.
Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Society for Personality and Social Psychology. Online.
Lesick, T. L., & Zell, E. (October, 2020). Is affirmation the cure? Self-affirmation and
European Americans' perception of systemic racism. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Southeastern Social Psychology. Online.
Zell, E., & Lesick, T. L. (February, 2020). The huge fish tiny pond effect in self-evaluations.
Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Society for Personality and Social Psychology. New Orleans, LA.
Lesick, T. L., & Zell, E. (October, 2019). Self-affirmation and perception of racism. Poster
presented at the annual meeting of the Society for Southeastern Social Psychology. Johnson City, TN.
Experience
Research
Research Mentees
Jude Edelman
Undergraduate honors thesis student
Fall 2023-Spring 2024
Nova Anastasia
Undergraduate research opportunity program student
Fall 2022-Spring 2023
David Ackart
Undergraduate honors thesis student
Fall 2022-Spring 2023
Bernadyne Thelemaque
Undergraduate honors thesis student
Fall 2021-Spring 2022
Teaching
Instructor, Florida State University
PSY3213C Research Methods: Summer 2024, Fall 2024
Instructor, Florida State University
PSY2012 General Psychology: Fall 2023, Spring 2024
Instructor, Florida State University
PSY3213C Research Methods Lab: Fall 2022, Spring 2023
Guest Lecturer, Florida State University
SOP 3004 Social Psychology: Spring 2023, Fall 2023, Spring 2024
Teaching Assistant, Florida State University
PSY2012 General Psychology: Summer 2023
PSY3213 Research Methods: Summer 2023
PSB4400 Neuroscience Methods: Spring 2022
PSY4930 Intimate Relationships: Spring 2022
SOP 3004 Social Psychology: Fall 2021, Spring 2022
CLP 4143 Abnormal Psychology: Fall 2021
Departmental Assistant, Florida State University
SONA Systems: Fall 2021-Summer 2022
Teaching Assistant, UNC Greensboro
PSY 211 Statistics in Behavioral Science Research: Fall 2020
PSY 609 Statistical Methods in Psychology I: Fall 2020
PSY 121 General Psychology: Fall 2019, Spring 2020
Tutor, William Peace University
Pre-Law and Psychology courses: Spring 2016-Fall 2018
Graduate Research Assistant, Florida State University
March Research Lab, Dr. David March
August 2021-Present
Graduate Research Assistant, UNC Greensboro
Self and Social Perception Lab, Dr. Ethan Zell
August 2019-May 2021
Social Cognition Lab, Dr. Brittany Cassidy
Spring 2020-May 2021
Honors and Awards
Congress of Graduate Students Presentation Grant ($250/semester)
Fall 2021-Spring 2024
Awarded to selected graduate students who are presenting their research at conferences
PIE Teaching Training Recognition
Fall 2021
Recognition only to those who completed the PIE Teaching Conference and demonstrated dedication to teaching
SPSP Diversity Graduate Travel Award ($500)
Fall 2021
Awarded only to members of an underrepresented group in social/personality psychology
Jack Brigham Graduate Student Research Award ($500)
Spring 2022
Awarded to one social psychology graduate student per year based on the quality of the proposed project and the importance of the funds to conduct the project
Ermine M. Owenby Travel Award ($500)
Spring 2023
Awarded to approximately 10 graduate students in the College of Arts and Sciences to support women who are presenting their research at conferences
Omicron Delta Kappa Member
Fall 2017-present
Invitations only to those in the top 35% of their class and demonstrate leadership
Alpha Chi National Honor Society Member
Spring 2016-present
Invitations only to those ranked in the top 10 percent of students on campus
William Peace University Marshal
Spring 2016-Spring 2017
Invitations only to the top five members of the sophomore and junior class based on
cumulative GPA
Master's in Four Competition Finalist
Spring 2023
Nominated based on a Master’s thesis 4-minute presentation aimed to effectively explain the research to a non-specialist audience
Undergraduate Research Opportunity Program (UROP) Materials Grant ($500)
Spring 2023
Awarded to UROP mentors who support, train, and work with student research assistants through every step of the psychology research process.
PIE Teaching Associate Assistantship ($3,900)
Fall 2023-Spring 2024
Awarded only to members of an underrepresented group in social/personality psychology
Other
Professional Affiliations
Society of Personality and Social Psychology (SPSP)
Association for for Psychological Science (APS)
Society of Southeastern Social Psychologists (SSSP)
Society for the Psychological Study of Social Issues (SPSSI)
Society for the Teaching of Psychology (STP)
Departmental Service
Diversity in Psychology Organization of Graduate Students Member
Fall 2023-Present
General Psychology Book Committee
Spring 2023
Graduate Student Panel
Spring 2022, Spring 2023
Undergraduate Research Opportunity Program Mentor
Fall 2022-Spring 2023
Ad hoc reviews, Social Psychological and Personality Science, Affective Science, Journal of Experimental Social Psychology
Spring 2022-Fall 2023
Graduate Student Association Representative
Fall 2020-May 2021
Norman Anderson Travel Award Committee Member
Spring 2020-May 2021