I'm a lab manager in the Deepest Beliefs Lab (PI: Dr. Kurt Gray) and the Center for the Science of Moral Understanding at The Ohio State University. Previously, I was a lab manager (Well-Being, Health, and Interpersonal Relationships Lab: Dr. Amie M. Gordon) and completed my B.S. in Biopsychology, Cognition, and Neuroscience at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor.
I'm interested in how insights from psychology can better inform the legal system and how we handle criminal cases. Specifically, I'm currently researching questions like:
I'm interested in how insights from psychology can better inform the legal system and how we handle criminal cases. Specifically, I'm currently researching questions like:
- Does having someone with you when facing an intrusive consent request (like "Can I search your car?") make you less likely to comply? Recently, I presented a flash talk on this at SPSP 2025. The full talk and slides can be found HERE.
- Does hearing about crime in your area affect how you place blame on victims and perpetrators? I presented a poster on this at SPSP 2025, which can be found HERE.
- How do people determine whether someone is behaving deceptively, and is their determination of guilt changed when informed by an AI algorithm that judges gait? I presented a poster on this at AP-LS 2025, which can be found HERE.