Jillian Umstead
Graduate Student
Department of Psychological Sciences
Graduate Degree
PhD
Education
- M.S., 2026, Villanova University
- B.A., 2024, Northwestern University
Graduate Major or Research Training Area
Social Psychology
Graduate Advisor
Christopher Agnew
Selected Publications
- Slotter, E. B., & Umstead, J. (2026). What to expect when you’re blended: personal and perceived relational expectation alignment predict role clarity and well-being among stepparents. Self and Identity, 1-20.
- Slotter, E. B., & Umstead, J. (2025). Motivated self-change to protect the relational self: romantic jealousy promotes spontaneous self-change, but only when aligned with the ideal self. Self and Identity, 1-21.