Projects*

Semantic Integration and Source Memory Competition

For my cognitive science senior thesis research, I designed a study probing the effects of semantic integration into mental models on source monitoring errors.

I presented the initial results at the Midwestern Psychological Association Annual Meeting, the Minnesota Undergraduate Psychology Conference, and a talk at Carleton. I am currently replicating the study using an online sample and within-subjects design to determine whether the observed source quantity effect generalizes beyond a collegiate population and/or can better be explained by differences at encoding rather than retrieval.

I was fortunate to receive distinction on my paper, as determined by my advisor, second reader, and program director. I am grateful to Mija Van Der Wege for advising this ongoing project, to Kathleen Galotti for supervising my proposal and funding both experiments, and to Jason Decker for helping me consider the epistemological implications of the present findings.

Click here to read the full write-up of the initial study and here to view slides I presented at MUPC.

Restorative Effects of Nature Simulations

For my psychology senior thesis, my research partner and I systematically varied the modality of a nature simulation to examine the role of immersiveness in nature-induced affective, cognitive, and physiological restoration.

We received distinction on our paper, as determined by an external panel of faculty from other institutions. We presented our findings at the Minnesota Psychological Association Annual Conference and the Minnesota Undergraduate Psychology Conference.

I am thankful to Ken Abrams for his guidance throughout this project and to my research partner, Yichen Zhang.

Click here to read our paper!

Biochemical Panic Models Review

I was fortunate to contribute to a review of biochemical challenge procedures used to evaluate novel anti-panic drugs with Ken Abrams, Lawrence Wichlinski, and Nancy Cullen.

The article was published in Pharmacology, Biochemistry and Behavior. Read it here!

Multisensory Perception and Illusory Embodiment

In the summer of 2023, I designed and implemented a study probing the cognitive mechanisms of the Anne Boleyn Illusion, a procedure that leverages a mirror box and concurrent visuotactile stimulation to induce illusory embodiment of a supernumerary finger.

I presented our findings at the University of Delaware's Symposium for Undergraduate Research and Carleton's Undergraduate Research and Internship Symposium.

I am fortunate to have benefited from the mentorship of Jared Medina and his graduate student, Carli Fine. I'm also lucky to have been able to collaborate with UD undergraduate Sarah Scotti on this project.