Vartanian Research Group

School of Psychology
University of New South Wales

Lab director

Lenny R. Vartanian, Ph.D.

PhD students

Kate Nicholls
Interests: Dietary restraint

Marwin Tang
Interests: Body dysmorphia

Fei Wu
Interests: Comfort foods and stress


Honours students

Samantha O'Brien
Interests: Eating in everyday life

Mahika Parmar
Interests: Early adversity and body image


Lab alumni

Postdocs

Lydia Hayward (2016-2019)

PhD students

Emma Long (PhD/MPsychology Clinical, 2020-2024)
Clancy Black (PhD/MPsychology Clinical, 2017-2021)
Natalie Reily (PhD, 2017-2020)
Samantha Spanos (PhD; 2015-2020)
Francesca Froreich (PhD/MPsychology Clinical, 2014-2019)
Hania Rahimi Ardabili (PhD, 2015-2018; Joint Supervisor)
Jade Chan (PhD/MPsychology Clinical, 2014-2018)
Ewelina Swierad (PhD, 2013-2017)
Jasmine Fardouly (PhD, 2012-2016)
Michelle Jiang (PhD/MPsychology Clinical, 2011-2015)

Honours students

Jaclyn Nguyen (2024)
Sydney Nicholas (2024)
Elena Bonello (2023)
Marwin Tang (2023)
Joongun Bae (2022)
Sasha Nielsen(2022)
Habiba Naanai (2021)
Nikita Samiotis (2021)
Jeanne Carter (2020)
Sarah Rubenstein (2020)
Emma Long (2019)
Anneliese Todarello (2019)
Alexander Dowell-Day (2018)
Saria Green (2018)
Adeline Siva (2018)
George Economidis (2017)
Lucy Tran (2017)
Helena Ing (2016)
Suzanne Nevin (2016)
Elaine Zhang (2016)
Farah Amin (2015)
Georgia Duke (2015)
Natalie Reily (2015)
Joanne Beames (2014)
William Chen (2014)
Katerina Kerameas (2013)
Sanah Misra (2012)
Samantha Spanos (2012)
Bianca Glajz (2011)
Natalie Sin (2011)
Jennifer Sze-To (2011)
Tina Sarian (2010-2011)
Sarah O'Connor (2010)

Research assistants

Tara Trewartha (Operations manager, 2015-2016)
Lucy McGuirk (Research intern)
Amy Joubert (Research intern)
Andree Kenda (Operations manager, 2011-2014)
Suzanna Azevedo (Research assistant, 2012-2014)
Nicole Sokol (Operations manager, 2011-2012)

Are you interested in joining the lab?

We are always looking for motivated students to help us with our various research projects.  If you are interested in joining the research team, please contact us at:
vartanian.research@gmail.com