Background:  

Mystie Saturday is a doctoral student in the Social Psychology program working with Lydia Emery. Originally from the southeastern US, she graduated from Emory University in 2022 with a B.A. in Psychology and a minor in Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies. After graduating, she became a Chicago transplant, where she worked as a full-time research assistant at Northwestern University.

Research Interests:

Mystie’s doctoral research broadly focuses on the overlap between the social world, identity, and well-being. Using mixed qualitative and quantitative methods, Mystie examines the mechanisms that influence identity development, including close relationships (platonic, romantic, and familial), socioeconomic status, and personal narratives. Ultimately, she hopes to uncover why identity development is so crucial for well-being outcomes, and to conceptualize a model for how identity development can be reimagined as a learnable skill.