Cassandra (they/them) is a non-binary researcher and tutor in the School of Psychological Sciences.

Research & Teaching Areas of Interest:
Gender, LGBTQIA+, Identity, Intergroup Relations, DEI, Virtual Reality, Computational Social Science, Virtual Embodiment, Social Justice, Prejudice & Discrimination, Embodied Cognition, Intergroup Contact, Perspective Taking, Experimental Psychology, Statistics

My research interests focus broadly on the integration of social psychology and applied science in approaches to equity and diversity, social motor coordination, and experiences of bias and stigma in particular for gender, sexuality, and relationships. My current research assesses differential experiences in unconscious bias toward individuals of transgender, non-binary, and gender non-conforming identities using virtual embodiment and virtual reality simulations. This research further investigates the potential dynamical systems which might be present during such interactions. 

PSYU3333: Social Interaction in the Modern World (2021-2024)

Guest Lecturer, Macquarie University (2022-2024) Human-Machine Interaction: Virtual Embodiment in Social Interaction - The Sense of Embodiment in Virtual Reality 

Guest Lecturer, Macquarie University (2024) Virtual Reality, Social Interaction, & Movement Dynamics: What Can We Learn From Avatar Embodiment & Social Identity?

PSYU2234: Social & Personality Psychology (2022-2023)

PSYU1101: Introduction to Psychology 1 (2022)

PSYU2247: Perception (2022)