Sam Connor Self
Sam (They/He) completed their undergraduate studies in Psychology at the New School, and is currently a second year master’s student. They are interested in studying the physiological and neurobiological effects of psychedelic use in people with a history of childhood maltreatment. In the lab, they have performed a variety of tasks across different projects: study preparation, including IRB preparation and Qualtrics survey management, as well as data analysis. Sam is looking forward to completing their PhD and hopes to find a career in the research field.
Outside the Lab:
Outside of the lab, Sam enjoys curling up on the couch with their current knitting project and cat Rhubarb after spending the day museum hopping and/or thrifting.
Publications
Yates, E., Self, S. C., Choi-Henslee, M., & D’Andrea, W. (in preparation). Comparing childhood trauma, trait affect, and heart rate variability across common participant recruitment sites.
Presentations
Choi-Henslee, M., Yates, E., Self, S. C., & D’Andrea, W. (2025). Self-reported childhood trauma and heart rate variability across common research sampling sites: Implications for meta-analytic work [Poster presentation]. Society for Psychophysiological Research Annual Meeting, Montreal, QC, Canada.