• Social Psychology
• Cognitive Science
• Moral Psychology
• Linguistics & Psychology of Language
• Organizational Behavior
• Experimental Philosophy

Laura Niemi, Ph.D.
Director

Ivy Gilbert
5th-Year Ph.D.

Sarah Milliron
4th-Year Ph.D.

Nathan Liang
3rd-Year Ph.D.

Ashlynn Mai

Ashlynn is a senior majoring in Cognitive Science, with a double minor in English and Computer Science. She is interested in developmental neurolinguistics, specifically the interaction between the brain, language, and thought. Intrigued by how our values are subtly yet profoundly shaped by our language, she hopes to learn about new ways to approach social divisions and moral conflicts.

Lauren Yeo

Lauren is a junior majoring in Psychology and minoring in Moral Psychology. She is curious about cultural differences in perceptions of morality and social justice, particularly between societies with differing levels of collectivist and individualist values. Outside of her academic work, Lauren enjoys classical singing, hanging out with friends, and re-watching The Lord of the Rings.

Emilie Sawicki

Emilie is a junior majoring in Biology and Society. She is interested in the power of language and how it may be utilized to affect decision making, as well as sociolinguistics. Outside of the lab, she enjoys swimming, reading, and spending time with her family and dog.

Alina Draa

Alina is a junior in the College of Arts and Sciences, majoring in Psychology and minoring in East Asian Studies. She is interested in learning more about social and moral psychology in a global context, specifically regarding the impact of individualism and collectivism on group decision-making. Alina is also an active member of the Cornell dance community and part of the pre-professional psychology fraternity Psi Chi. In her free time, she likes to read and play with her cats.

Lasya Priya Vadlamani

Lasya is a junior majoring in Human Development. She is interested in how  culture, family background, socioeconomic status, and religion impacts an individual’s moral decision making skills and their identity development. Outside of the lab, she enjoys watching movies, reading, listening to Taylor Swift, playing the violin, watching cricket, and spending time with friends and family. 

Lia Aldea-Lustig

Lia is a Junior majoring in Human Development and has minors in Education and Moral Psychology. She is interested in how factors like people’s religious and political beliefs impact their punitive attitudes toward people in their in and out-groups. Outside of the lab, she loves hiking, snow and water skiing, embroidery, metalwork, legos, and traveling. 

Samantha Tellefsen
Beyza Gultekin

Fiona DeBernardi
Sarah Milliron

Caroline Sun
Jemima Yoon
Tanya Abergel
Chase Agheli
Natalie Boychuk
 Chineme Ewenike
Meghana Gavirneni
Zissis Hadjis
Rachel Kodysh
Yue Li
Beth Mieczkowski
Alex Myers
Varun Parkash
Gaby Tupaz

Jacqueline Allen
Diana Ayubi
Annika Dahlin
Aurelio Falconi
Lauren Greene
Micah Hoffman
Bridget Lee
Zhimeng Li
Gavin Mullin
Joseph Outa
Madhulika Shastry
Michael Warchol
Quinn Jiang

Camilla Balbis
Will Blakey
 Oliver Eccleston
Gabrielle Furman
Lilyanna Gross
Marko Kljajic
Evelyn Li
Charlotte Liu
Isobel Munday
Julia Papp
Caroline Sun
Louisa (Zi Ting) You