Lab Accomplishments
2023
August: The WORST Lab was founded!
2024
April: Neha Dewansingh (undergraduate researcher) - Excellence in Research Award at the USF Social Sciences Research Poster Competition
May: Camila Hazzard (undergraduate researcher) - Summer Undergraduate Research Program for I-O Psychology at the University of Georgia
Dr. Smith - Awarded BetterUp Center for Purpose and Performance Prize
June: Dr. Smith - Serving as co-investigator on USF CREATE Grant to develop the Center for Innovation, Technology, and Aging (CITA)
May: Camila Hazzard (undergraduate researcher) - Summer Undergraduate Research Program for I-O Psychology at the University of Georgia
Dr. Smith - Awarded BetterUp Center for Purpose and Performance Prize
June: Dr. Smith - Serving as co-investigator on USF CREATE Grant to develop the Center for Innovation, Technology, and Aging (CITA)
2025
January: Dr. Smith honored with the New Researchers award from USF
April: Savannah Flak (PhD student) earned a $22K building partnerships grant from USF
Adriana Gonzalez (undergraduate researcher) received the General Disciplinary Student awards at the Spring 2025 USF Undergraduate Research Conference
May: Dr. Smith awarded an $150K grant to build a sleep collaborative at USF
Ayana Kumar and Catarina Tapias (undergraduate researchers) both secured summer internships: Ayana in HR with the Metropolitan Opera in Manhattan and Cat with the Center for Career & Professional Development at USF
June: Dr. Smith was awarded the NIH Early Stage Investigator Award - Matilda White Riley Behavioral and Social Sciences
July: Enzo Migliano (graduate researcher) was a finalist for top-rated poster at the Work, Stress, & Health conference on a project in partnership with the lab
April: Savannah Flak (PhD student) earned a $22K building partnerships grant from USF
Adriana Gonzalez (undergraduate researcher) received the General Disciplinary Student awards at the Spring 2025 USF Undergraduate Research Conference
May: Dr. Smith awarded an $150K grant to build a sleep collaborative at USF
Ayana Kumar and Catarina Tapias (undergraduate researchers) both secured summer internships: Ayana in HR with the Metropolitan Opera in Manhattan and Cat with the Center for Career & Professional Development at USF
June: Dr. Smith was awarded the NIH Early Stage Investigator Award - Matilda White Riley Behavioral and Social Sciences
July: Enzo Migliano (graduate researcher) was a finalist for top-rated poster at the Work, Stress, & Health conference on a project in partnership with the lab
2026
January: Adriana Gonzalez (undergraduate researcher) was accepted to the SIOP Diversifying I-O Program (DIP)
March: Ayana Kumar (undergraduate researcher) secured a summer internship at PODS with their finance team
April: Rebecca Lindgren (PhD researcher) received a USF grant to support her dissertation research in partnership with Tampa General Hospital
Andy Middleton (undergraduate researcher) was selected as an Organizational Science Institute Fellow at the University of North Carolina Charlotte
March: Ayana Kumar (undergraduate researcher) secured a summer internship at PODS with their finance team
April: Rebecca Lindgren (PhD researcher) received a USF grant to support her dissertation research in partnership with Tampa General Hospital
Andy Middleton (undergraduate researcher) was selected as an Organizational Science Institute Fellow at the University of North Carolina Charlotte
Insights from RAs
The lab isn't a competitive environment; everyone supports one another and wants everyone to succeed in what they're doing. |
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The lab is focused on growing and learning over perfection, it's okay to make mistakes and ask for help! - Raewyn Shaw |
I love how everyone celebrates each other’s strengths and supports each other through challenges. There’s a community in the lab that you don’t always find in academic spaces, which makes the work feel sustainable. - Jessie Del Villar |
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The lab is a welcoming and supportive space where everyone’s contributions are valued. I feel motivated every day knowing we all help each other grow! - Ha Le |
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