CV

Education

• Ph.D., Psychology, The University of Chicago | Expected 2030
  Focus: Computational Cognitive Neuroscience

• B.S., Psychological and Brain Sciences, University of California, Santa Barbara | 2021 – 2024
  Minor: Philosophy
  Distinction in Major

Research Experience

• Research Assistant, Memory, Emotion, Thought, and Awareness (META) Lab, UCSB | Jun. 2023 – Present
  Mentors: Dr. Jonathan W. Schooler and Shivang Shelat

• Research Assistant, Perception, Cognition, and Action (PCA) Lab, UCSB | Jan. 2024 – Jun. 2025
  Mentors: Dr. Tommy Sprague and Alison Li

• Research Assistant, Attention Lab, UCSB | Jun. 2023 – Dec. 2024
  Mentors: Dr. Barry Giesbrecht, Dr. Anne Milner, and Shivang Shelat

Presentations

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Publications

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Honors & Awards

• Morgan Award for Research Promise, UCSB (2025)
• NSF GRFP Honorable Mention (2025)
• Distinction in Major, PBS, UCSB (2024)
• PBS Honors Program, UCSB (2021–2024)
• Dean’s Honors, UCSB (7x, 2021–2024)
• Undergraduate Research and Creative Activities Grant, UCSB (2023)
• Best Poster Award, Psychology 120L, UCSB (2023)

Skills

• Programming: Python, JavaScript (jsPsych), HTML/CSS, C++
• Data collection: EEG (Brain Vision), fMRI, eye-tracking (EyeLink 1000 Plus), Qualtrics
• Data Analysis: R, MATLAB
• Writing: Grant writing, pre-registration

Service and Leadership

• Trained and supervised research assistants on multi-session EEG and behavioral studies
• Developed teamwork and multitasking skills through customer service (2020–present)