Lab Update Archive

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Spring 2026: Undergraduate lab manager, Beatriz, and undergraduate research assistants Eleena and Madison, are pictured at the 2026 Florida Undergraduate Research Conference in Jacksonville, FL.

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Congratulations to Beatriz Sartorelli Victor for receiving the Resilience Lab Undergraduate Research Assistant of the Year Award for the 2025 – 2026 Academic Year. Beatriz was instrumental in assisting Maresca Brand in coordinating data collection for her Master’s Thesis among numerous other contributions. Congrats Beatriz!

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Spring 2025: Congratulations to Nina Steigerwald, who recently defended her dissertation titled, “Going Green: Testing an Ambient Nature Work Environment as an Employee Energy Charger.” She also presented her dissertation at the UCF 3-Minute Thesis competition, winning first place out of 10 doctoral finalists across the university. Nina will be the second doctoral student to graduate from the Resilience Lab.

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Summer 2024: Lab Member Kevin Llanos recently had the opportunity to work closely with the Shawn Long Organizational Sciences Institution over the summer. As a SURF Fellow, he had the opportunity to continue working on his undergraduate honors thesis with the program’s support and resources. The purpose of his thesis is to analyze existing prescribed fire incident documentation and detailed narratives that outline the prevalent dangers faced by prescribed fire teams as they operate as a multi-team system. Kevin felt that preparing for the coding stage and going through all of the narratives during a two-week period was a rewarding research experience. His work culminated in a poster presentation at SURFs 2024 Summer Research Poster Showcase.
Kevin said his involvement in the fellowship was possible through continuous involvement in research, working closely with faculty members and taking initiative when the opportunity presents itself. He’s looking forward to making the best out of his final semester and completing his thesis.

Fall 2023: Members of the Resilience Lab Team at a lab workshop
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Winter 2023: Check out some of our work featured in the College of Sciences News.

Psychology Research Project Supports Well-Being of Prescribed Fire Practitioners