Jessica Birg is a 4th-year clinical psychology Ph.D. student at the University of South Florida. She obtained her undergraduate degree in Philosophy-Neuroscience-Psychology at Washington University in St. Louis and her master’s degree in clinical psychological research at American University in D.C. She is primarily interested in how one’s view of the self impacts social well-being, including self-presentational and self-concept issues such as social anxiety and identity instability. Her thesis uses EMA methodology to investigate the ways in which social anxiety is associated with momentary authenticity, perceived social threat, and social motivation.