Dr. Ansuk Jeong

Principal researcher

Dr. Ansuk Jeong's research regards family community: how families cope with external stressors including immigration and such health stressors as cancer and Alzheimer's; and how families with elderly members can be supported in communities. She was born and raised in Korea, acculturated to America and Chicago, and has travelled to 50+ cities in 20+ countries so far. She applies both etic and emic approaches toward the phenomena of interest. Besides her office and classroom, her favorite places to spend her time is at the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Art Institute of Chicago, and along Lake Michigan.

Awards and fellowships
Health-Equity Focused, Community-Engaged Research Fellow (2023-2025) of Steans & Center for Community Health Equity of DePaul University

Research Scholar (2023-2025) of Society for Community Research and Action (Division #27 of American Psychological Association)

Undergraduate and graduate students

Hannah Samuels

Hannah is pursuing her Ph.D. in community psychology at DePaul University. She received her B.A. in psychology and gender studies from Indiana University in 2020. Hannah’s own research is centered around community responses to sexual violence. In her free time, Hannah likes to bake, read, and spend time with her two cats.

Hieu NGuyen

Hieu Nguyen (he/they) is a Ph.D. student in community psychology at DePaul University. He earned his B.S. from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. Their research interests include health equity for the queer community and elder Asian-Americans. In his free time, he enjoys reading poetry and exploring Chicago's food scene. 
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AAron Quang
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​Quang Anh (Aaron) is a graduate student in the MA/PhD Community Psychology at DePaul University. He received his B.A. in Psychology at Luther College. His research interest includes substance abuse in marginalized communities with an emphasis on nicotine use.

KaZbano Tariq

Kazbano is pursuing a Master’s in Research Psychology at DePaul University. She earned her bachelor's degree in social sciences and liberal arts with a major in Psychology from IBA, Karachi. Her research interests focus on trauma-based interventions for displaced and refugee communities. She is driven by a commitment to making a positive impact on communities and thrives in environment where she can collaborate with diverse groups of people.​

Marcelina Urantowka

Marcelina (she/her) is an undergraduate Psychology major at DePaul University and minoring in Linguistics. She is committed to equal access to psychological and mental health knowledge. In her free time, she enjoy drawing nature, reading, and doing arts and crafts!

CareLaB Alumni

Dr. Sun-Young IM 

Visiting Scholar

Dr. Sun-Young Im joins CARE Lab as a Visiting Scholar from Hallym University, South Korea, in 2025. Her expertise lies in Clinical and Counseling Psychology, with a strong focus on Posttraumatic Growth (PTG). Dr. Im has conducted extensive research on the psychological mechanisms that influence PTG, the development and validation of assessment tools to measure PTG, and the design of intervention programs aimed at fostering PTG. She is also enjoying the rich cultural and artistic life of Chicago!

Brianna Mabie

Brianna (she/her) achieved her MA/PhD Community Psychology program. In the CARE Lab, she has been assisting on a project to learn more about community-based intervention programs for elderly adults. In her free time, she likes to bike, read, paint, and spend time with friends.

Thomas Rice

Thomas Rice (He/They) is a third-year student in the I-O Psychology Ph.D. program at DePaul University. Their current research focus is on organizational climates involving democracy and psychological safety. Thomas’ practical experience consists of a range of Human Resources and supervisory positions working with the deaf and hard-of-hearing community, and medical professionals through temporary staffing agencies. 

MAia Hess

​Maia is a junior undergraduate Psychology major with a concentration in Cognitive Neuroscience. Outside of the lab, they enjoy playing guitar, hanging out with friends, and spending time with their two cats. Maia is super excited to be a part of CARE Lab and hopes to go into research as a career in the future. 

Johnathan Hanold 

Jonathan is super excited to be a part of CARE Lab. He loves how the local and specific focus of CARE Lab gives him insight into how to improve the lives of members of his community as well as his loved ones. When Jonathan isn't working with CARE Lab, he loves playing Ultimate Frisbee and Dungeons & Dragons with his friends. ​

gavin warner

Gavin is an undergraduate Psychology major at DePaul. When he's not in the lab, Gavin loves playing music, singing in his a capella group, and being outdoors! He is excited to be a part of CARE Lab and learn as much as possible in the process.
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SOcrates hwang

Socrates is an undergraduate Psychology and Percussion Performance major at DePaul. He loves music, art, and his favorite animals are bunnies. He hopes to enter the field of Music Cognition and perform music.