At the Applied Moral Psychology Lab, our topics and collaborators are multidisciplinary:
- Social Psychology
- Cognitive Science
- Moral Psychology
- Linguistics & Psychology of Language
- Organizational Behavior
- Experimental Philosophy
We investigate BASIC QUESTIONS ABOUT MORAL COGNITION AND SOCIAL-MORAL PSYCHOLOGY and how findings might be applied to improve well-being for more people. See research page for more info.
people
Laura Niemi | Lab Director
Fiona is a lab manager, and she holds a BA in Psychology from UC Santa Cruz. She is interested in moral decision-making, reasoning, and the role of social influences in development. Outside the lab, she enjoys going to frog hopping competitions.
Ivy is a second-year PhD student in Social Psychology. She holds an MA in Linguistics from Florida Atlantic University and has worked and volunteered with several animal protection agencies. She is interested in moral psychology, cognitive and sociocultural linguistics, animal rights, and social/environmental justice.
Cristina is a PhD student at the Causal Cognition Lab at University College London. She is mainly interested in how people create causal models of real-world events, and how such models influence framing in subjective memory and problem-solving.
Sarah is a first-year PhD student in Social Psychology. She holds a BA in Psychology from Lee University, and she was the Lab Manager for the AMP Lab prior to beginning grad school. She is broadly interested in moral psychology and experimental philosophy, the intersection between these fields, and how this research can be applied to enable individual and group well-being. Outside the lab, she enjoys critiquing movies and having debates about normative ethics.
Gabrielle is a post-bac research assistant funded through NIH BUILD. She holds a BA in Psychology from California State University, Northridge. She is interested in cognitive neuroscience, specifically moral cognition and moral psychology. Outside the lab, she loves to play cozy video games and read.
Chase is a senior majoring in Industrial & Labor Relations with minors in Philosophy and Cognitive Science. He is particularly interested in how moral concepts are collectively formulated through social interaction, as well as the applications of theoretical fields like logic and game theory to moral thought.
Annika is a senior majoring in Psychology with a minor in Linguistics. She is interested in the interaction between language use and moral judgement, specifically as it relates to consumption habits, animal rights, and environmental harm. Outside of the lab, she enjoys reading, water coloring, and spending time outside.
Rachel is a junior majoring in Psychology. She is interested in understanding the nuance of building a person’s identity throughout their lifetime, and she would like to explore factors within moral psychology, language, and social/cultural environments. Outside the lab, she likes crime podcasts, yoga, and exploratory walks.
Bridget is a junior majoring in Human Development. She is interested in how moral psychology research can enact change in the legal, education, and healthcare systems. Outside the lab, she loves to paint and listen to showtunes.
Alex is a senior majoring in Psychology and Philosophy. His areas of interest include the psychology of language and moral psychology, with a particular focus on the effects of language exposure on moral positions and the effects of moral positions on language selection.
Eric is a junior majoring in Development Sociology and Environment & Sustainability with a minor in Philosophy. He is interested in how socioeconomic status impacts (1) normative and empirical expectations of moral behavior, (2) interactions with institutions, and (3) conceptions of private wealth accumulation. Outside of the lab, he enjoys swimming, running, reading, being outdoors, and spending time with friends and family.
Lab Alumni
Post-Doc
Gina Roussos
Lab Manager
Beyza Gultekin
Sarah Milliron
Research Assistants
Tanya Abergel
Jacqueline Allen
Camilla Balbis
Will Blakey
Natalie Boychuk
Oliver Eccleston
Chineme Ewenike
Aurelio Falconi
Gabrielle Furman
Lauren Greene
Lilyanna Gross
Zissis Hadjis
Micah Hoffman
Marko Kljajic
Evelyn Li
Yue Li
Zhimeng Li
Beth Mieczkowski
Gavin Mullin
Isobel Munday
Joseph Outa
Julia Papp
Varun Parkash
Madhulika Shastry
Caroline Sun
Michael Warchol
Louisa (Zi Ting) You
LAURA NIEMI, PHD 