Education
Anticipated 2026
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
Hawkins, H-C, C., Lesick, T. L., & Zell, E. (in press). Implicit self-esteem following a
romantic partner’s success: Three replications and a meta-analysis. Personal Relationships.
Zell, E., & Lesick, T. L. (in press). Big five personality traits and performance: A
quantitative synthesis of 50+ meta-analyses. Journal of Personality.
Zell, E., & Lesick, T. L. (in press). Ignorance of history and political differences in
perception of racism in the United States. Social Psychological and Personality Science.
Lesick, T. L., & Zell, E. (2021). Is affirmation the cure? Self-affirmation and
EuropeanAmericans’ 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., 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
Teaching
Departmental Assistant, Florida State University
CLP 4141 Abnormal Psychology: Fall 2021
SOP 3004 Social Psychology: Fall 2021
SONA Systems: Fall 2021
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, UNC Greensboro
PSY 211 Statistics in Behavioral Science Research: Fall 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
SPSP Diversity Graduate Travel Award
Awarded only to members of an underrepresented group in social/personality psychology
Fall 2021
Fall 2021
PIE Teaching Training Recognition
Recognition only to those who completed the PIE Teaching Conference and demonstrated dedication to teaching
Fall 2017-present
Omicron Delta Kappa Member
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
Spring 2016-Spring 2017
William Peace University Marshal
Invitations only to the top five members of the sophomore and junior class based on
cumulative GPA
Other
Professional Affiliations
Departmental Service
Graduate Student Association Representative
Fall 2020-May 2021
Norman Anderson Travel Award Committee Member
Spring 2020-May 2021
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)