

DANIEL N. JONES, PHD
CV - DEPT. WEBSITE
LinkedIN: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dan-jones-35746917/
EMAIL: djones2@unr.edu
Principal Investigator.
Dan Jones is a Professor of Management and Interdisciplinary Social Psychology at the University of Nevada Reno.
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Research Interests: Interpersonal harm; toxic workplace behavior & relationship abuse. Topics include: Dark Triad, Mimicry Deception Theory, and destructive leadership.
PhD: University of British Columbia, 2011

LIST OF CURRENT PHD STUDENTS
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Edit Szabo (MGT)
Sogol Mozafari (MGT)​
LIST OF CURRENT RESEARCH ASSISTANTS
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Jenny Melendez​
Caleb Ryce
Claire Tsang
Ada Rahman
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EDIT SZABO, PHD
Doctoral Student in Management (ABD)
Edit completed her master’s degree in Literature and Linguistics and her PhD in Psychology from the University of Pecs, Hungary. She is pursuing a second PhD in Business Management. Her current research interests include social values, personality, and social issues in management. She studies social value orientation and the social impact of firms with a special focus on corporate social responsibility (CSR). Topics include: CSR, social value orientation (SVO), Dark Triad (DT), Theory of Mind (ToM).

SOGOAL MOZAFARI, MS
Doctoral Student in Management
Sogol, a PhD student in Business Administration with a specialization in Management, earned her Master's in Information Systems from the University of Nevada, Reno. Recognized as an outstanding researcher during both her Master's and PhD studies, she demonstrates a keen interest in understanding human behavior, particularly in relation to artificial intelligence (AI) and the phenomenon of aversion towards it, with a specific focus on dark triad behavior.
RESEARCH ASSISTANTS

JENNIFER MELENDEZ
Undergraduate in Psychology
Research Assistant
Jenny is a second-year student at University of Nevada, Reno, majoring in Psychology and minoring in Business Analytics and Social Research Methods. Her research interests are largely within dark personalities, with an emphasis on serial killers, gang violence, and crime!
Linkdin: www.linkedin.com/in/melendezj
PHD ALUMNI

SAMPADA KARANDIKAR, PHD
PhD Interdisciplinary Social Psychology - University of Nevada Reno

STEVEN M. MUELLER, PHD
PhD Interdisciplinary Social Psychology
Assistant Professor - Longwood University
Assistant Professor - East Carolina University

SHELBY R. CURTIS, PHD
PhD Interdisciplinary Social Psychology - University of Nevada Reno
Assistant Professor, Louisiana Tech University

MELISSA S. DE ROOS, PHD
PhD Psychology (emphasis: Legal Psychology) - University of Texas at El Paso
Associate Professor - Erasmus University Rotterdam

JESSICA R. CARRE, PHD
PhD Psychology (emphasis: Legal Psychology) - University of Texas at El Paso
Army Research Institute
US Customs & Border Protection

ADON L. NERIA, PHD
PhD Psychology (emphasis: Legal Psychology) - University of Texas at El Paso
United States Department of Defense
MA ALUMNI

LI-LING AHTIME, MS, MA
MA - Interdisciplinary Social Psychology - University of Nevada Reno
NOTEABLE UNDERGRADUATE MENTEES

DAVID ANDREWS, MS, MA
MA - Interdisciplinary Social Psychology - University of Nevada Reno

ANDREA RANGEL, MS
Drug Addiction Counselor, El Paso area
Former Lab Manager - University of Texas at El Paso

RUTH MASSEY, MS
Autism specialist, Phoenix AZ
Former Research Assistant - University of Texas at El Paso

THERESA BENAVIDEZ, MS
Autism specialist, Colorado Springs, CO
Former Research Assistant - University of Texas at El Paso

YAZMINE HUIZAR, PHD
Clinical Psychology Postdoc - Stanford University
Former Honor's Student - University of Texas at El Paso

ASTRID PORTILLO, MS
Therapist, El Paso area
National Guard; Prison Guard
Former Research Assistant - University of Texas at El Paso