Graduate Students

B.S. Cognitive Studies, Vanderbilt University (2022)

Yining is a first-year Ph.D student in the lab. She is interested in how people perceive fleeting moments in their lives and represent them in the brain, as well as how these processes change with age and experience. In her free time, Yining enjoys singing, reading, watching musicals, creating new recipes, and learning German and Japanese for fun.

B.S. Computer Science, University of Science (2019)

Tan is a first-year graduate student. He is interested in combining computational, behavioral, and neural perspectives as a basis for analyzing and understanding event perception and memory. When he's not in the lab, he likes to read and play sports.

B.A. Economics and Psychology, Cornell University (2019)

Sophie is interested in using a combination of computational modeling, neuroimaging, and behavior experiments to better understand how people extract useful information in this noisy, ambiguous, and dynamic world.

In her free time, she like reading, watching more YouTube than she would like to admit, and engaging in online debates.

B.A. Psychology, Northwestern University (2023)

B.A., Econometrics, Northwestern University (2023)

I am currently pursuing a Master of Social Work at the Brown School and graduated from Northwestern University with dual degrees in Psychology and Econometrics. Besides being a graduate student, I conduct weekly therapy sessions as a Mental Health Counselor intern, employing evidence-based interventions to effectively support clients facing a variety of mental health challenges. I am particularly interested in how research methodologies and findings can be leveraged to understand cognitive perception impairments related to various mental health disorders. My goal is to develop targeted interventions that address the unique needs of each patient population. In my free time, I enjoy playing golf and baking.