HOT SCIENCE
Relationship insights based on research. In this section, you will find the latest empirical publications from the eHarmony Labs research team and our collaborators nationwide.
We will also look at what’s hot off the presses in order to show you what we think is interesting and how cutting edge science can apply to your relationships. This section is continuously being updated, so keep checking back.
Gian Gonzaga, Ph.D.
Senior Director of Research & Development
Dr. Gonzaga brings expertise in relationship, emotion and health psychology to eHarmony Labs. At the Labs, Dr. Gonzaga is researching initial attraction and will direct one of the largest, and most comprehensive longitudinal study of marriage to date.
Prior to joining eHarmony Dr. Gonzaga worked with world-renowned marriage researcher Dr. Thomas [...]
Steven R. Carter, Ph.D.
Senior Director of Research & Development
Dr. Carter is the Senior Director of Research and Development at eHarmony.com. As part of the team that developed the eHarmony business model from research concept to enterprise, Dr. Carter has led the development, testing, implementation, validation and ongoing improvement of relationship compatibility models which power the eHarmony matching [...]
Patrick Giordani, Ph.D.
Director of Matching
As director of Matching Satisfaction, Dr. Giordani is responsible for creating and enhancing users’ matching experience at eHarmony. He brings with him expertise in statistical research and methodology, as well as domain expertise in stress and burnout, interpersonal rapport, and person perception.
Prior to joining eHarmony, Dr. Giordani headed Yahoo!’s click fraud department, [...]
Vaclav Petricek, Ph.D.
Sr. Matching Researcher
As a senior matching researcher Dr. Petricek is responsible for developing matching algorithms and predictive models at eHarmony. He brings expertise in collaborative filtering, neural networks, predictive analytics and other machine learning areas as well as expertise in distributed systems. From vast amounts of historical data he creates statistical models predicting which users [...]
Erina Lee, Ph.D.
Research Scientist
As a research scientist, Dr. Lee is responsible for developing studies related to relationship processes and applying research findings and theories to related product lines. She is also involved in the support and advancement of the online research labs.
Prior to joining eHarmony, Dr. Lee studied relationship functioning and outcomes, including maintenance behaviors in [...]
Amy Strachman, Ph.D.
Research Scientist
Dr. Strachman brings expertise in motivation and relationships to eHarmony Labs. She has presented and published extensively on her work relating to commitment, motivation, support, and relationships; and has received numerous honors and awards including the prestigious Predoctoral National Research Service Award from NIMH and the American Psychological Association’s Dissertation Research Award.
Prior to joining [...]
Heather Setrakian, MA
Research Associate and Project Coordinator
Ms. Setrakian blends her research and coordination experience into the research team at eHarmony Labs.
Ms. Setrakian came to eHarmony Labs after working as the project coordinator and principal interviewer in The Marriage and Family Development Project at the University of California, Los Angeles. It was there she began to research [...]
Kolby Kirk
Research Assistant and Technical Coordinator
Kolby brings to the department expertise in graphic design, technology, and participant recruitment. He came to eHarmony Labs after working for eHarmony’s Customer Care department for two years, where he worked as a Customer Care representative and a Quality Assurance agent. He assists the Research and Development Department as the technical [...]
Jacqueline A. Martin, BA
Research Assistant
As Research Assistant in the eHarmony Research and Development Department, Jacqueline Martin assists all the researchers with all the technical aspects of a research survey, from survey design and launch to data gathering and analysis.
Prior to joining the Research and Development Department, Ms. Martin was a member of the Customer Care team for [...]
Erica Scheer, BA
Research Assistant
As Research Assistant for eHarmony Labs, Erica is dedicated to working on all angles of the Longitudinal Study of Marriage, from data gathering and analysis to acting as a participant liaison.
Ms. Scheer received her Bachelor’s Degree in Media Effects and Telecommunications at Indiana University-Bloomington. At IU, she worked extensively at the Kinsey Institute, examining [...]
