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Graduate Student Spotlight

Graduate Student Spotlight: Kat Swerbenski

Posted on April 23, 2026

Kat Swerbenski is a Social Psychology PhD student working with Dr. Kristin Shutts in the Social Kids Lab and Dr. Patricia Devine in the Prejudice and Intergroup Relations Lab. She studies children’s and adolescents’ peer …

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Graduate Student Spotlight: Siddharth Suresh

Posted on April 23, 2026

Siddharth Suresh is a PhD student in the departments of Psychology and Computer Science. His research interests lie in the confluence of cognitive science and machine learning. Learn more about his research in the Knowledge …

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Graduate Student Spotlight: Eren Fukuda

Posted on April 23, 2026

Eren Fukuda is a PhD student in developmental psychology with an interest in how children reason about the social world. Learn more about her research with Dr. Kristin Shutts and the Social Kids Lab and …

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Graduate Student Spotlight: Ezgi Yüksel

Posted on April 23, 2026

Ezgi Yüksel is a Cognitive Psychology PhD student with a keen interest in memory, learning, and metacognitive processes within educational contexts. Learn more about her research with the Learning and Transfer lab and her favorite …

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Graduate Student Spotlight: Lauren Anthony

Posted on April 23, 2026

Lauren Anthony is a PhD student in the Department of Psychology’s Cognition and Cognitive Neuroscience area, co-advised by Martha Alibali and C. Shawn Green. Her research examines learning and generalization in applied contexts, with a …

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Graduate Student Spotlight: Ivette Colón

Posted on April 23, 2026

Ivette Colón is a PhD student who works with Tim Rogers in the Knowledge and Concepts Lab and Paula Niedenthal in the Niedenthal Emotions Lab. Ivette primarily studies how we represent social and visual concepts …

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Graduate Student Spotlight: Michelle Marji

Posted on April 23, 2026

Michelle Marji is a Social Psychology PhD student in the Niedenthal Emotions Lab where she studies the intersections between identity, emotion, and social interaction. Learn more about her research and personal interests here. Please describe …

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Graduate Student Spotlight: Ellie Breitfeld

Posted on April 22, 2026

Ellie Breitfeld is a Developmental Psychology PhD student working in the Infant Learning Lab. Her research explores what kinds of experiences and perceptual cues drive children’s curiosity to explore objects and learn new words. Check …

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