About Me
Hello! I am a postdoctoral fellow at Geisinger Health System, where I study behavioral science, decision-making, and social perception together with Chris Chabris and Michelle Meyer.
I earned my PhD from Brown University studying the Self, social judgment and decision making, and prosocial behavior. In my final year at Brown, I was awarded the Deans' Faculty Fellowship for excellence in research and teaching.
Below are some of my current projects and the research questions I have been working to answer. For more details, please visit my research page. If you are interested in my teaching portfolio, please visit my teaching page.
I earned my PhD from Brown University studying the Self, social judgment and decision making, and prosocial behavior. In my final year at Brown, I was awarded the Deans' Faculty Fellowship for excellence in research and teaching.
Below are some of my current projects and the research questions I have been working to answer. For more details, please visit my research page. If you are interested in my teaching portfolio, please visit my teaching page.
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Self-Enhancement and OverconfidenceMost people perceive themselves more favorably than they perceive others. How do we distinguish between those who accurately see themselves as better than others, and those who do so in error? Can social perceivers make this distinction, and what are the reputational consequences of making erroneous vs. accurate self-superiority claims (in other words, bragging)?
Social Perception of Decisions made in Uncertain EnvironmentsHow do we as social agents perceive the decisions and behaviors made by others in uncertain or risky environments? When judging others, do we pay more attention to a decision-maker's intentions, or the outcome of the event? How do these social consequences differ between rational and moral domains?
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The Volunteer's DilemmaHow do individuals reason when choosing whether to pay a small cost to themselves to benefit those around them? How do social perceivers think about this decision to volunteer or abstain? When judging volunteers and defectors, do people consider the target's expectations and the dilemma's outcome?
Public Perceptions of Science and ExperimentationIn collaboration at Geisinger Health System, I am conducting research on everyday perceptions of experimentation, informed consent, research ethics, and the scientific method. When and why does human experimentation cause moral outrage? How can public education and training reduce the perceived moral wrongness of science?
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