Background:
Woohyeuk (Leo) is a doctoral student in the Computational Cognitive Neuroscience program working with Ed Awh. He graduated from Carnegie Mellon University in 2021 with B.S. in Computational Neuroscience.
Research Interests:
Leo is broadly interested in investigating the interactions between rich visual stimuli and memory dynamics through electrophysiology and computational modeling.
Background
Youngjae is a doctoral student in the Social program, working with Shigehiro Oishi. He received his B.A. and M.A. from Sungkyunkwan University, Korea. After graduation, he conducted research at Seoul National University, Columbia University, and the University of Virginia as a Ph.D. student and/or visiting scholar.
Research interests
Youngjae is interested in how macro-level ecological factors influence human curiosity, exploration, and psychological richness.
Background:
Ren is a doctoral student in the Computational Cognitive Neuroscience program working with Yuan Chang Leong. They received a B.S. in Neuroscience and Cognitive Science with an emphasis in Philosophy of Mind from the University of Arizona in 2021. Following graduation, they worked as the lab manager of Dr. Leong’s lab at the University of Chicago.
Research Interests:
Ren is broadly interested in how people perceive, reason about, and interact with their environments, including how their judgments about physical events or scenes might be influenced by uncertainty, risk, or reward.
Background:
Louisa is a doctoral student in the Cognition program working with Boaz Keysar. She received her B.A. in Cognitive Science in Spring 2021 from the University of California, Berkeley.
Research Interests:
Louisa is broadly interested in exploring the relationship between language and persuasion. She is particularly interested in how verbal and visual communication influences perceptions of power, negotiation, and decision-making.
Background
Huiqin Chen is a doctoral student in the Computational Cognitive Neuroscience program working with Ed Vogel. She graduated from the University of Toronto with double majors in Computer Science and Psychology.
Research Interests
Huiqin is interested in the dynamics of visual working memory with methods in EEG and computational modeling. She seeks to describe the information flow of the brain in mathematical and computational languages.
Background
Nan is a doctoral student in the Integrative Neuroscience program working with Jai Yu. She did her BA in Chinese Language & Literature at Wuhan University and her MEd at Zhengzhou University. Prior to coming to the University of Chicago, Nan worked in the Affect and Cognition Lab under the guidance of Dr. Adam Anderson and Dr. Eve De Rosa at Cornell University, where she completed her MA in Developmental Psychology.
Research Interests
Nan is currently interested in understanding the neural basis of learning and memory and how neural activity in different brain regions influence the ability to learn and remember across the life span.
Background
Ziwei is a doctoral student in the Cognition program working with Monica Rosenberg. She received her B.S. in Neuroscience and A.B. in Psychology from Duke University in spring 2020.
Research Interests
Ziwei is interested in the neural underpinnings of human learning and how attention helps us achieve flexible learning behaviors. She is interested in combining brain imaging methods and computational modeling to better investigate this question.
Background
Jessica is a doctoral student and Institute of Education Sciences (IES) Fellow in Developmental Psychology working with Katherine Kinzler and Susan Levine. She graduated in 2021 with a B.A. in Psychology from the University of California, Davis with Highest Honors. For her honors thesis, Jessica examined how general mindsets (Dweck, 1999) and stress mindsets (Crum et al., 2013) relate to college students’ experiences of stress and academic burnout during the COVID-19 pandemic under the supervision of Yuko Munakata. During her time at Davis she worked as a research assistant in the Social Environment and Stress Lab of Dr. Camelia Hostinar, and the Cognition in Context Lab of Dr. Yuko Munakata. She also completed an NSF funded CSLI summer Internship at Stanford University in 2020 working with Dr. Ellen Markman and a graduate student, in which they examined helicopter parenting practices and beliefs.
Research Interests
Broadly, Jessica’s interests include 1) understanding what shapes our conception of our cognitive abilities and how this influences our behaviors; 2) investigating how this knowledge can bolster interventions in education, industry, policy, and medical fields.
Background
Mia is a doctoral student in the Cognition program working with Dr. Susan Levine. She graduated from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in 2016 with a B.S. in Psychology and minor in Chemistry. While at UIUC, Mia worked as a research assistant in the Brain and Cognitive Development Lab of Dr. Daniel Hyde. After graduation, she spent two years as research assistant and lab manager for Drs. Nora Newcombe and Tim Shipley in the Research in Spatial Cognition Lab at Temple University.
Research Interests
Mia is broadly interested in the underlying cognitive mechanisms of mathematical learning, and, more specifically, the relationship between spatial and numerical cognitive development. She is also interested in the effects of sociocultural factors on cognition, and supporting underrepresented students in STEM.
Background
John is a doctoral student in the Integrative Neuroscience Program, currently working with Howard Nusbaum. John received his B.S. in Statistics and B.A. in Psychology and Economics from University of Chicago in 2019.
Research Interests
John is interested in the bidirectional relationship between the neural mechanisms of sensorimotor control and higher level mental functions.