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I am a Ph.D. candidate in the Department of Psychology, Cornell University, working primarily with Dr. Vivian Zayas.

My research examines fundamental psychological processes of human cognition and attitudes, as well as the emergence and perpetuation of bias in everyday contexts.

In one line of work, I focus on the implicit evaluations that come online when people are navigating the social world. For example, what do implicit evaluations of a novel person look like? How do these implicit evaluations of a novel person differ depending on the gender and race/ethnicity of the person? How does the mental representation of specific persons generalize to even non-human minds?

In another line of research, I study how people make judgments and decisions that influence others’ professional outcomes, and how biases may arise and be maintained in our daily life. For instance, are male and female job applicants penalized to a different extent for photos they post on their personal, social media profiles? How does the humorous delivery of stereotypes and prejudice (e.g., sexist jokes) influence people’s reactions to them? When people speak up against biased and discriminatory behaviors, what are the social and professional costs to it, and how do the costs vary as a function of who is speaking up and in what way?