Ashley Lopez

Post-Baccalaureate Research Collaborator

About Ashley

Ashley Lopez holds a B.A. in Psychology (Honors) and an M.A. in Industrial/Organizational Psychology from NYU, with minors in Social Work and Child & Adolescent Mental Health Studies. Former Lab Manager of the CREAR Lab. She is interested in studying how distinct forms of social support shape academic and workplace outcomes for minoritized communities and plans to pursue a Ph.D.

Research Interests

Mentorship and social support in educational and workplace settings Barriers and facilitators of belonging for minoritized communities Social identity, discrimination, and well-being Organizational and interpersonal processes that influence equity

Under Review

Adame Montelongo, E. S., Lopez, A. M., Martinez, A., and Medrano, A. S. (under review). Financial stress and mental health: Anxiety and loneliness among racially diverse international and domestic students.

Presentations and Workshops

Lopez, A. M., Dupree, G., and Medrano, A. S. (2025, July). Cuando el Amor Deja Heridas: Relaciones Sentimentales y sus Consecuencias Emocionales. Interactive psychoeducational workshop series delivered to women across ten municipalities in Santa Barbara, Honduras. Medrano, A. S., and Lopez, A. M. (2025, April). Primeros Auxilios en Investigaciones Informadas por el Trauma. Trauma-informed research workshop delivered to Centro de Derechos de Mujeres in Tegucigalpa, Honduras. Lopez, A. M. and Estrada, Y. (2025, February). Analyzing qualitative data. Guest lecture for undergraduate students at the University of Pittsburgh.

Presentations & Posters

Quintero P.T., Adame Montelongo E.S., Lopez A.M., & Medrano A.S. (2026). Parental Monitoring, Solicitation, and Adolescent Disclosure in Contexts of Violence: Insights from Rural and Urban Mexico [Conference presentation]. APS, Barcelona, Spain.Poster View Poster ↗

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