Lab Personnel
Chris Barry
chris.barry@wsu.edu
(509) 335-4906
Dr. Barry is a Professor in the Department of Psychology at WSU. Prior to joining the faculty at WSU in August 2015, he served as a faculty member for 11 years at The University of Southern Mississippi. He completed his B.S. in psychology at Virginia Tech, his MA and Ph.D. in clinical psychology at The University of Alabama, his predoctoral internship at the University of Louisville School of Medicine, and a one-year postdoctoral fellowship at Scott & White Clinic/Texas A&M School of Medicine.
His overall research interests are in self-perception (e.g., narcissism, self-esteem) and personality (e.g., callous-unemotional traits) during childhood and adolescence relate to various indices of behavioral, emotional, and social functioning. Recent research has attempted to address the self-perception correlates of social media behavior and engagement in adolescents and young adults.
Hyunah Kim
hyunah.kim@wsu.edu
Hyunah Kim is a fifth year student in Dr. Chris Barry’s lab and received her B.A. in Psychology and Child Psychology and Education and her M.A. in Clinical Psychology from Sungkyunkwan University in South Korea. Her primary research interests include psychopathic traits, narcissism, antisocial behaviors, and aggression, and focus on the development and prevention of these traits and behaviors.
Mackenzie (Mac) Murphy
mac.murphy@wsu.edu
Mac Murphy is a third year student in Dr. Chris Barry’s lab and received her B.A. in Engineering Sciences at Dartmouth College in 2015 with a concentration in applied math. After graduation, she worked in macroeconomic research and talent and recruiting strategy at Bridgewater Associates and as a field instructor for New Vision Wilderness Therapy before deciding to return to graduate school in psychology. Her primary research interests include the impacts of childhood trauma, delinquency and externalizing traits in adolescents, advanced statistics and quantitative modeling, and using virtual reality to measure risk-taking. In her clinical work, Mac is interested primarily in assessment, especially in forensic contexts.
Alex Anderson
alex.anderson@wsu.edu
Alex Anderson is a second-year student in Dr. Chris Barry’s lab. They completed a B.S. in psychology at Washington State University in 2017 and received their M.A. in counseling psychology from the University of Denver in 2019. Alex is a licensed professional counselor in the state of Colorado, and prior to returning to WSU they worked as a school-based therapist at a diverse, suburban high school. Their primary research interests include adolescent and young adult social media engagement and behavior, self-perception, and externalizing behavior. In their clinical work, Alex is interested in assessment and working with LGBTQ+ youth and other marginalized populations.
Shir Levy
Shir.levy@wsu.edu
Shir Levy is a first-year student in Dr. Chris Barry’s lab. She completed her B.S. in psychology at Washington State University in 2022. Shir is a former women’s basketball athlete at WSU, and her primary research interests include the relation between dark personality traits (i.e., psychopathy and narcissisms) and aggression within competitive environments, particularly within competitive sports teams.