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Johnson, and Bernd Figner at the Center for the Decision Sciences. She then completed a PhD at New York University with Professor David Amodio, where she examined economic scarcity effects on discrimination through multiple levels of social perception - from mental representations to neural encoding. She most recently worked as a post-doc with Professor Mina Cikara at Harvard University investigating social value and reinforcement learning. Amy joined the Cornell psychology department as an Assistant Professor in July, 2016, and is excited to get back to the woods. cv | email https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/574317af1d07c02a84a63da6/1602013743731-SHBX4CZE74K5IQTFSY5Q/Krosch_Headshot+copy.jpg Current - Amy Krosch | Lab Director Amy studies how social and economic factors shape the way we see, think and feel about, and make decisions for others. She was born and raised in rural Minnesota and received a B.S. in Psychology from the University of Wisconsin - Madison, where she investigated intersectionality and discriminatory judgments with Professor Colleen F. Moore. Next she moved to New York City and researched intertemporal choice and risky decision making at Columbia University with Professors Elke U. Weber, Eric J. Johnson, and Bernd Figner at the Center for the Decision Sciences. She then completed a PhD at New York University with Professor David Amodio, where she examined economic scarcity effects on discrimination through multiple levels of social perception - from mental representations to neural encoding. She most recently worked as a post-doc with Professor Mina Cikara at Harvard University investigating social value and reinforcement learning. Amy joined the Cornell psychology department as an Assistant Professor in July, 2016, and is excited to get back to the woods. cv | email https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/574317af1d07c02a84a63da6/1727116219226-FNDKDQ13RAY0YEM82DWV/IMG_1118.jpg Current - Yinqing Zheng | Lab Manager Yinqing graduated from the University of Chicago with the M.A. in Social Sciences with a concentration in Psychology in 2022 and earned her undergraduate degrees in China. Her research interest focuses on cognitive and motivational factors underlying people’s (mis)perception of and inaction toward inequality, what motivate the privileged to support inequality-mitigating policies, and how to encourage allyship. Prior to joining the Krosch Lab, she worked with Dr. Rebecca Littman and Dr. Sohad Murrar at UIC for two years. She is still leading a project examining how people judge ingroup members’ (vs outgroups members’) norm behavior with Dr. Littman. email https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/574317af1d07c02a84a63da6/1645036213506-FXGB6AI1S85OK3T83327/image-asset.jpeg Current - Kirstan Brodie | Graduate Student Kirstan is a graduate student in Social Psychology studying how basic cognitive processes contribute to and reinforce widespread inequalities. Her current research focuses on the reward value of having one's stereotypes confirmed, and accordingly the role that reward learning plays in updating and maintaining stereotypes. Kirstan received a B.A. in Psychology from Boston College. Outside of the lab, she enjoys trying new recipes and hiking the beautiful trails in and around Ithaca. website | cv | email https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/574317af1d07c02a84a63da6/1717677469458-EDEAMK6DBA3OQOHYM4RE/_DSC1213.jpg Current - Celia Guillard | Graduate Student Celia Guillard is a PhD student interested in the neural and psychological mechanisms that contribute to intergroup conflict. Prior to joining the Krosch Lab, she worked as a research assistant at UPenn in Dr. Emile Bruneau’s Peace and Conflict Neuroscience Lab and at NYU in both Dr. David Amodio’s Social Neuroscience Lab and on the Tandon School of Engineering’s Online Political Ads Transparency Project. She also previously interned at one of the United Nations' war crimes tribunals, where she assisted in research used during the trial of Ratko Mladić for genocide and crimes against humanity. She holds undergraduate degrees from UConn in Political Science, International Relations, Neuroscience, and Human Rights, as well as a Master’s in Cognitive Neuroscience from University College London. She loves hiking, bouldering, yoga, reading, and anything related to fashion. email https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/574317af1d07c02a84a63da6/1724082941178-Q2U43S6O9I5SNGOFHGHQ/image-asset.jpeg Current - Nikta Khalilkhani | Graduate Student Nikta graduated from University of Oklahoma with a B.S. in Cognitive science in 2021. Post graduation, she worked with Dr. Elizabeth Losin at University of Miami and Penn State University for three years where she studied health disparities and doctor patient relationship. Nikta is interested in intergroup relationships, specifically how people's demographics like race, gender, or socioeconomic status influence trait inference and downstream interpersonal behavior, with an ultimate goal is to inform ways to improve group dynamics to promote a more cohesive and kind society. email https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/574317af1d07c02a84a63da6/1645466929039-RNB3KHC5N0CLBTMMGP0J/Breanna.jpg Current - Breanna E. Green | Graduate Student Breanna is an early stage Information Science PhD student at Cornell University, primarily advised by Drew Margolin. She is interested in the ways U.S. based extremist identities and ideologies manifest online using various social media platforms such as Twitter, Gab, YouTube, and Reddit. Before arriving at Cornell, Breanna earned both her B.S. and M.S. in Psychology from Prairie View A&M University (PVAMU) and the University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA), respectively. After UTSA, she worked as a Research Analyst in the Institutional Research department of a large community college in Texas. resume | email | website https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/574317af1d07c02a84a63da6/1645553832563-QTJDHWJS6NOBRI4CRQP3/Claire.jpg Current - Claire Malcomb | Graduate Student Claire is a PhD student in Organizational Behavior. Her research focuses on allyship behavior and how organizations can create more inclusive workplaces. She also studies stigma and discrimination with an interest in the backlash people face for acting in counterstereotypical ways. Claire received her bachelor's in psychology and cognitive sciences at Rice University. You can find her hiking and exploring local wineries with her husband and two dogs on the weekends! cv | email https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/574317af1d07c02a84a63da6/1684957345381-97RYM25K6Y761GNC88CV/LeinaMHeadshot.jpg Current - Leina McLaughlin | Research Assistant Leina is a rising sophomore in the College of Arts and Sciences double majoring in Information Science and Psychology with a minor in American Sign Language. She is primarily interested in researching decision-making, bias formation, and how social inequity can be modeled through technology. Outside of her research, she is passionate about recruiting diverse students, especially Native Americans and Pacific Islanders, to joining the Ivies and research. She serves as the Diversity Chair for the Cornell Undergraduate Research Board and works as a Diversity Intern in the Cornell Admissions office. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/574317af1d07c02a84a63da6/1724181486071-BXDRP11Z67ORZAS8KZX1/image-asset.jpeg Current - Bora Shin | Research Assistant Bora is a senior at the College of Arts and Sciences, majoring in psychology with minors in fine arts and game design. She joined the Krosch lab in the spring of 2024 and is interested in mind-media interaction and how media creation and consumption influence social perception and inequality. Beyond the lab, Bora serves as a language-learning facilitator at Cornell’s Language Resource Center and is involved in the Cornell University Research Journal (CURJ), the Cornell Translator Interpreter Program (TIP), and PC and mobile game development projects. In her free time, she enjoys digital drawing, translating her favorite game, and listening to musical numbers. email https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/574317af1d07c02a84a63da6/1727213633151-3L7CL79O003U77OXYWLH/C38C1898-7551-44A8-885B-AA56D66725D4.JPG Current - Gwen Osafo | Research Assistant Gwen Osafo is a senior at Cornell majoring in Psychology and minoring in Africana Studies! She is passionate about researching different inequalities and the impact of race on various aspects of life. She is also passionate about mental health advocacy, especially regarding marginalized groups. In her free time, she enjoys reading, baking, and dancing! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/574317af1d07c02a84a63da6/1727554488438-AWYNN4T04TL4F8ZUEKE8/Jang_Celina_Headshot.jpeg Current - Celina Jang | Research Assistant Celina is a junior at Cornell majoring in Human Development and pursuing a minor in Data Science. Celina joined the Krosch Lab on Fall 2024 and is interested in a wide range of clinical psychology field including relationship science mental illnesses. In the lab, she is assisting in data analysis and experiment operation of the research project focused on how social identities impact financial choices. Outside of research, Celina is the Social Chair for the Korean Student Association at Cornell. She enjoys weightlifting, pencil drawing, and cooking. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/574317af1d07c02a84a63da6/1740504892244-PWDBDN19FB030IPQYJ9U/Photo+on+8-30-24+at+1.44+PM+2.jpg Current - Marina Mahashin | Research Assistant Marina is a junior majoring in Biological Sciences with a minor in Psychology. She is particularly interested in factors that shape racial stereotypes and prejudice and how they influence well-being. She is also fascinated by the ways brain imaging studies can help understand ideological differences. Outside of the Krosch Lab, she works as a pharmacy technician at CVS and serves as a Cornell Tradition Fellow. Previously, she worked as a PSYCH 1101 tutor. In her free time, She enjoys running and experimenting with new recipes. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/574317af1d07c02a84a63da6/1740504955840-804PAAFD55FZBVW330M6/Headshot-25.PNG Current - Emily Cho | Research Assistant Emily is a first-year student in the College of Engineering with an interest in neurology, psychiatry, and their intersection with technology. Outside of academics, she enjoys listening to podcasts and exploring the economic history of various industries. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/574317af1d07c02a84a63da6/1740504959775-17HKJR3JNM16SFKIIP1N/78767CF9-36FC-44F4-AF41-A8BA17CFD88A_1_105_c.jpeg Current - Annabelle Ford | Research Assistant Annabelle is a freshman majoring in Computer Science and Information Science. She is interested in exploring the intersection between building digital systems/products and behavioral aspects of how users interact with these systems/products. She is a member of the Cybersecurity, XR, and Interdisciplinary Psychology Clubs. She likes to read and play tennis in her free time. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/574317af1d07c02a84a63da6/1740505184685-DK5LL1O8V7U21JLCB013/KAIDEN_LAYLA_PICTURE.JPG Current - Layla Kaiden | Research Assistant Layla is a sophomore majoring in Biology & Society and Psychology, with a strong interest in neuroscience, cognitive research, and and social determinants of health. She joined the Krosch Lab in 2025 and is particularly interested in how social perception and cognitive biases influence healthcare disparities and patient outcomes. Beyond the lab, Layla conducts research at Weill Cornell, serves as the president of Cornell’s Best Buddies chapter, and is on the executive board for the Brain Exercise Initiative. She is passionate about advocating for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities and exploring ways to improve accessibility in healthcare. http://www.kroschlab.com/alumni daily 0.75 2025-02-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/574317af1d07c02a84a63da6/1702478996231-3OV5EHY70CZ89S90KKB4/image-asset.png Alumni - Youssef Amin | Former Lab Manager Youssef is a graduate student at Princeton University studying musicology and neuroscience. He is interested in pattern recognition and how manipulation of patterns translates to affective responses in music listeners. He was lab manager of the Krosch Lab from 2021-2023. He collaborates with Amy and the Krosch Lab on minimal group bias research. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/574317af1d07c02a84a63da6/1702478996231-3OV5EHY70CZ89S90KKB4/image-asset.png Alumni - Youssef Amin | Former Lab Manager Youssef is a graduate student at Princeton University studying musicology and neuroscience. He is interested in pattern recognition and how manipulation of patterns translates to affective responses in music listeners. He was lab manager of the Krosch Lab from 2021-2023. He collaborates with Amy and the Krosch Lab on minimal group bias research. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/574317af1d07c02a84a63da6/1702499533193-9YAX6YWV941U88CRB9FM/izzy.jpeg Alumni - Isabella Crame | Former Research Assistant Isabella Crame graduated from Cornell University in 2024 with a double major in psychology, with a concentration in social and personality psychology, and sociology, as well as minors in Latino studies and inequality studies. She is interested in the social psychology of race and racism, and explores topics such as racial identity formation, identity salience in multiple minority individuals, and anti-bias strategies. Her current work looks at the affiliative labeling behaviors of multiple minority multiracial people under identity threat and how that interacts with the boundaries of multiracial identity flexibility. Her question here is, when an individual has many options for how to describe themselves, what factors influence their choice? She is currently pursuing this work in an honors thesis: Multiracial identity flexibility under conditions of identity threat. In the lab, she is also working with graduate students on projects investigating harm aversion toward political in-groups and out-groups, as well as risky decision-making tasks for racial in-groups and out-groups. Outside of research, Isabella loves cooking, dancing, and watching old rom-coms. Isabella will be starting her PhD at Oregon State University this fall. email https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/574317af1d07c02a84a63da6/1684953476249-YT7Y5V7BIKJ070GMX2UX/anya_english.jpg Alumni - Anya English | Former Research Assistant Anya English graduated from Cornell University with a major in Psychology and a minor in Health Equity in 2024. Anya's research in the lab focused on bias in intergroup pain perception, health seeking behaviors, and Black maternal experiences. Anya is passionate about women's health equity and plans to become a doula. Outside of the lab, Anya researched at SUNY Upstate Medical University, investigating ADHD and cardiometabolic disorders. She worked at the Women's Resource Center, was a member of Psi Chi, and an EARS trainee. After receiving her Bachelor’s degree, she plans to pursue a Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology, with the goals of providing community mental health care with a focus on women’s health, preventative care, and public health policy. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/574317af1d07c02a84a63da6/1654180794375-JLGWKEMJJYPJAN9NB8RN/Professional+Headshot.jpeg Alumni - Hyacinth White-Grey | Former Research Assistant Hyacinth graduated from Cornell in 2024 with a major in psychology. She joined the Krosch Lab as a Nexus Scholar for the Summer 2022. She is primarily interested in biases in healthcare and different methods to reduce bias. Outside of research, she was co-president of the women of color mentorship organization Building Ourselves Through Sisterhood and Service and the pre-medical fraternity Phi Delta Epsilon. She enjoys listening to music, attending festivals, watching Netflix, and exploring Ithaca. cv | email https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/574317af1d07c02a84a63da6/1645579217851-W0LNZGGPS6V2CKBV0XMW/Abena.JPG Alumni - Abena Gyasi | Former Research Assistant Abena graduated in the College of Arts & Sciences double majoring in Biology & Society and Psychology with a minor in Inequality Studies on the Health Equity track in May 2022. She joined the Krosch Lab in Spring 2020 and is interested in how our perceptions of race impact healthcare disparities and outcomes. In her free time, she enjoys cooking, playing the guitar, making music, and rollerskating. email https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/574317af1d07c02a84a63da6/1645553735427-1280F9ADG3BM3Q9P0JYA/Chade.JPEG Alumni - Chadé Darby | Graduate Student Chadé Darby is a PhD Student in Organizational Behavior at Cornell University's School of Industrial and Labor Relations. Chadé earned a B.S. in psychology with honors from the University of Pittsburgh in 2021. Her research interests lie in understanding the emotions and feelings of marginalized employees to better inform diversity, equity, and inclusion policies and practices in the workplace. email https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/574317af1d07c02a84a63da6/1645037335694-NKDQUA4MOBPXKKW12ZZQ/image-asset.jpeg Alumni - Anna Hu | Former Research Assistant Anna graduated from Cornell University in May 2022, double majoring in Psychology and College Scholar (independent research-based major). As an international student from Shanghai, China, she is interested in intercultural studies and intergroup relations, specifically interminority relations. Her current research studies examines Asians' and African Americans’ perception, attitudinal and behavioral outcomes towards each other, and how memory affects these outcomes. Outside of research, she was active in the Cornell Taekwondo team and co-founded HEAL, a culturally-sensitive mental health platform for Asian international students. email https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/574317af1d07c02a84a63da6/1600196958562-OICJIT7CD3CAP0H0KAF9/Rachel.jpg Alumni - Rachel King | Former Graduate Student Rachel is a second-year Ph.D. student in social psychology working with Drs. Amy Krosch and Katherine Kinzler, and she is broadly interested in the development of social group concepts and biases. In the Krosch Lab, Rachel researches people's thinking about social category-based privilege and designs interventions to reduce intergroup biases. Outside of the Krosch Lab, Rachel researches adults' and children's thinking about wealth, geography, and social mobility. email https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/574317af1d07c02a84a63da6/1694724326015-PN5FS2IDIBOPQ8JKKBJA/image.jpg Alumni Benedek Kurdi | Postdoc Benedek was a postdoctoral associate in the Psychology Department at Cornell University, working with Melissa Ferguson and Amy Krosch. Benedek obtained his A.M. and his Ph.D. at Harvard University where he worked with Mahzarin Banaji, Fiery Cushman, and Sam Gershman. He is currently an assistant professor at the University of Illinois - Urbana Champagne. email | CV | website https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/574317af1d07c02a84a63da6/1600197038119-ZYQN88BPF9QSQ2YP4EXQ/Randy+Headshot.jpg Alumni - Randy Lee | Former Graduate Student Randy Lee is a graduate student is interested in three distinct, but interrelated topics: 1) emotion and emotion theory (e.g., equifinality and equipotentiality of emotion); 2) the deliberate and automatic ways we intrapsychically and interpersonally regulate emotion (e.g., attachment behaviors); and 3) the causes, responses, and outcomes of and to social exclusion at the intrapsychic, interpersonal, communal, and institutional levels. Randy received his B.A. in psychology from the University of California, Berkeley. email https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/574317af1d07c02a84a63da6/1640200353392-XXXXTXUSGY7IC41BXF89/RachelLisner.jpeg Alumni - Ari Lisner | Former Lab Manager Lab Manager (Fall 2016-Summer 2018) Rachel earned a B.A. in psychology and philosophy from Rutgers University - New Brunswick and completed an honors thesis that employed forensic analytic techniques (p-curve, replicability index, and test of insufficient variance) to examine the evidential value of politicized and non-politicized literatures within social psychology. Rachel joined the lab in Fall 2016 as Lab Manager and researched essentialist beliefs about race and gender, perceptions of gender ambiguity, and representations of race in the legal context. Rachel is now located New York City in a Quantitative User Experience Analyst role learning more about what motivates consumer behavior. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/574317af1d07c02a84a63da6/1640200639274-QL9HS9QFSPOHA3U7M4L2/SabrinaLIu.jpeg Alumni - Sabrina Liu | Former Honors Student Sabrina is a senior in the College of Arts and Sciences pursuing majors in Psychology and Government and minors in Theatre and Inequality Studies. She is currently conducting her honors thesis in the Social Perception & Intergroup Inequality Lab, investigating social perceptions of previously incarcerated citizens in job application processes. After graduation, she is considering a Master of Fine Arts in drama, and she may also go to law school. email https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/574317af1d07c02a84a63da6/1599578031081-O757VDV29MX60EQCG8T3/abby%2Bnissenbaum%2Bbio%2Bpic.jpg Alumni - Abby Nissenbaum | Former Visiting RA Research Assistant (Fall 2016-Spring 2017) Abby Nissenbaum is a third-year PhD student at Clark University who is currently collaborating with the Krosch Lab. Broadly, her research interests coalesce into areas of stereotyping, prejudice, and violence toward marginalized sex and gender groups. email https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/574317af1d07c02a84a63da6/1640200817413-8XGRLXX95TI14O0ONR73/SuzyPark.jpeg Alumni - Suzy Park | Former Honors Student Suzy graduated from Cornell’s College of Arts and Sciences double majoring in Economics and Psychology, and minoring in Law and Society. While she was a member of the Krosch Lab, she conducted an honors thesis on how the perception of minority advancement influences White Americans’ perception of and behaviors toward Black Americans. Suzy has since gone on to seek higher education at Columbia Law. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/574317af1d07c02a84a63da6/1640200909153-3FRMW7UZXK0X9TQ2N2DX/BenjaminRuisch.jpeg Alumni - Benjamin Ruisch | Former Graduate Student Benjamin Ruisch was born in the rural Midwest. After a few years of traveling the country and getting to know its inhabitants, he enrolled at Hunter College in New York City, where he earned his B.A. in psychology with a minor in media studies in 2012. He is currently a sixth-year graduate student in social psychology. He is primarily interested in the implicit influences of ideologies, especially their role in shaping intergroup relations. In his spare time, he can be found scouring Ithaca curbsides for free stuff. email | website https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/574317af1d07c02a84a63da6/1600197111340-V2HR2UP82RHOEWORPHMJ/Xi.jpeg Alumni - Xi Shen | Former Graduate Student Xi mainly researches implicit impression formation and updating and judgments about trustworthiness. In the Krosch Lab, she studies how people's perception of facial trustworthiness could be influenced by threatening situations. Xi received her B.S. in China and M.A at NYU without leaving psychology. She enjoys traveling and searching on Yelp for good and bad restaurants. email https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/574317af1d07c02a84a63da6/1600197142056-EMA8XUBHQ4V3D3DRIHKM/Mikaela%25252BPortrait%25252B2.jpg Alumni - Mikaela Spruill | Former Graduate Student Mikaela was a graduate student who studies perceptual bias at the intersection of race and gender. Her research focuses on revealing the ideological barriers to social justice that exist for minority groups. She works to understand how our beliefs about the overarching American system amplify discrimination and inequality in order to uncover interventions that can aid in reducing bias and addressing disparities in America. Mikaela earned her MA in experimental psychology from Wake Forest University, and her BS in neuroscience from The College of William and Mary. She enjoys going to concerts, doing yoga, and watching football. cv | email | website https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/574317af1d07c02a84a63da6/1600197425235-H69C9MQZ5J95WDD57NGW/Steve+Headshot.jpg Alumni - Steve Strycharz | Former Graduate Student Steve studies how perceived time scarcity (i.e., feeling as if one does not have enough time to do the things that need to be done) influences life satisfaction as well as everyday judgments and decisions. One project explores how life satisfaction is differentially influenced by subjective busyness (i.e., perceived time scarcity) and objective busyness (i.e., number of hours spent on work-related activities). Before beginning his Ph.D. at Cornell, Steve studied psychology at the University of Michigan, working primarily with Ethan Kross. When not in the lab, Steve enjoys spending time in the natural areas around Ithaca – hiking, running, biking, and kayaking. He also enjoys traveling, cooking, and watching his favorite team– Liverpool FC. email https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/574317af1d07c02a84a63da6/1600197172061-BAN7XUX7KFU3MTGDSIC1/Steph_Headshot.jpg Alumni - Stephanie Tepper | Former Graduate Student Stephanie Tepper was a graduate student in the Krosch Lab studying how people make decisions in ways that influence high-level social inequalities. She focuses on questions related to perceptions of inequality, resource allocation decisions, and interventions to promote equal outcomes. Prior to starting graduate school, she worked at the Center for Advanced Hindsight conducting research to improve financial decision-making through behavioral intervention. Stephanie received a B.A. in Psychology & Neuroscience from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Outside of the lab, she enjoys browsing Ithaca's local markets and playing music. cv | email | website https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/574317af1d07c02a84a63da6/1645037637712-4YBA1GZQUA14UQ0NSDEU/image-asset.png Alumni - Tara Soltani | Former Research Assistant Tara received her B.A. in Information Science and Psychology from Cornell's College of Arts & Sciences in December 2021. She joined the Krosch Lab as an undergraduate research assistant in spring 2020, and she is interested in how people perceive mixed-race individuals. In her free time, Tara enjoys exploring Ithaca's cuisine and going to spin classes. email https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/574317af1d07c02a84a63da6/1640201038479-N7LUYXEHNW6IYQ82OSZI/JesseWalker.jpeg Alumni - Jesse Walker | Former Graduate Student Jesse Walker studies consumer behavior. He’s interested in how normal judgment processes can be hijacked by the social environment to create predictable biases in consumer decision making. He received his PhD in social psychology from Cornell University in 2019. Prior to graduate school, he spent nine years touring the world with his band, the Flobots, and three years as a Senior Pricing Analyst with Safeco Insurance Company. Jesse Walker is currently an assistant professor in Marketing and Logistics at the Fisher College of Business at Ohio State University. email https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/574317af1d07c02a84a63da6/1640201087111-Y48EJ7B7KE8Z2UCTWH3K/CatherineWall.jpeg Alumni - Catherine Wall | Former Lab Manager Catherine earned her B.S. in Psychology from Virginia Commonwealth University, where she worked with numerous labs in both Social and Health Psychology. Her research interests holistically focus on bias and prejudice, considering both internal and external factors and outcomes. She is particularly interested in investigating bias and prejudice towards individuals with concealable stigmatized identities, with a more specific focus on those with intersectional stigmatized identities. Catherine joined the Social Perception & Intergroup Inequality Lab in the Summer 2018 as the lab manager. She enjoys spending her free time hiking, baking, and learning to play new instruments. email https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/574317af1d07c02a84a63da6/1702500598697-ZURMZH6FKHWD8936PLK1/image-asset.jpeg Alumni - Samantha Tellefsen | Post-Bacc Researcher Sam is a post-bacc researcher interested in how people contend with privilege and whether, and where, people differ in what they believe to be morally good. She holds a BS in Psychological and Brain Sciences from the University of California, Santa Barbara and has interned in the Emotion, Health, and Psychophysiology Lab at the University of California, San Francisco. She is also the lab manager for the Applied Moral Psychology Lab at Cornell. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/574317af1d07c02a84a63da6/1702416212085-FHGSKPX3FJC5QO99FXHA/image-asset.jpeg Alumni - Teresa Garcia | Former Lab Manager Teresa is an Ithaca native and recent graduate from UCLA where she got her BS in Cognitive Science with a minor in Spanish. During her undergraduate degree she interned at the Institute for Advanced Consciousness Studies under Dr. Nicco Reggente in Santa Monica, California, as well as at a Social Cognition Laboratory under Dr. Berenice Valdés-Conroy at the Universidad de Complutense during a semester abroad in Madrid, Spain. Outside of the lab, she enjoys running, singing, and spending time outside. email https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/574317af1d07c02a84a63da6/1684953218992-WGDU6568NC2OQZN18UQR/kai_barker.jpg Alumni - Kai Barker | Research Assistant Kai Barker is an undergraduate junior pursuing a double major in Information Science and Psychology in Cornell University’s College of Arts and Sciences. He is mainly interested in the behavioral parameters behind decision making and biases that may impact choice processes. For the lab, he is currently the project lead on research investigating biases in risky financial decision making. Outside of his research, he trains in multiple combat sports and is the president of the Cornell Muay Thai Club. He also enjoys jazz, traveling, and philosophy. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/574317af1d07c02a84a63da6/1654190145120-ZKXGBMTOKPH6HNT6Y2EY/DSC_0039.JPG Alumni - Laila Dancy | Research Assistant Laila is a rising junior in Cornell University’s College of Arts and Sciences. She is majoring in Information Science, with a concentration in User Expereince, and minoring in Psychology. She joined the Krosch lab in the summer of 2022 as a part of the Nexus Scholars program. She is mainly interested in the intersection of psychology and technology, and how its connection plays a role in societal inequalities. Outside of the Krosch Lab, Laila is also a research assistant for the Cornell Social Media Lab and the Xenophobia Meter Project. At Cornell, she is involved in Global Shapers, Cornell Piano Society, Cornell Votes, Cru Cornell, and The Women’s Network. 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He is interested in pattern recognition and how manipulation of patterns translates to affective responses in music listeners. He was lab manager of the Krosch Lab from 2021-2023. He collaborates with Amy and the Krosch Lab on minimal group bias research. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/574317af1d07c02a84a63da6/1702499533193-9YAX6YWV941U88CRB9FM/izzy.jpeg People - Isabella Crame | Former Research Assistant Isabella Crame graduated from Cornell University in 2024 with a double major in psychology, with a concentration in social and personality psychology, and sociology, as well as minors in Latino studies and inequality studies. She is interested in the social psychology of race and racism, and explores topics such as racial identity formation, identity salience in multiple minority individuals, and anti-bias strategies. Her current work looks at the affiliative labeling behaviors of multiple minority multiracial people under identity threat and how that interacts with the boundaries of multiracial identity flexibility. Her question here is, when an individual has many options for how to describe themselves, what factors influence their choice? She is currently pursuing this work in an honors thesis: Multiracial identity flexibility under conditions of identity threat. In the lab, she is also working with graduate students on projects investigating harm aversion toward political in-groups and out-groups, as well as risky decision-making tasks for racial in-groups and out-groups. Outside of research, Isabella loves cooking, dancing, and watching old rom-coms. Isabella will be starting her PhD at Oregon State University this fall. email https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/574317af1d07c02a84a63da6/1684953476249-YT7Y5V7BIKJ070GMX2UX/anya_english.jpg People - Anya English | Former Research Assistant Anya English graduated from Cornell University with a major in Psychology and a minor in Health Equity in 2024. Anya's research in the lab focused on bias in intergroup pain perception, health seeking behaviors, and Black maternal experiences. Anya is passionate about women's health equity and plans to become a doula. Outside of the lab, Anya researched at SUNY Upstate Medical University, investigating ADHD and cardiometabolic disorders. She worked at the Women's Resource Center, was a member of Psi Chi, and an EARS trainee. 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She enjoys listening to music, attending festivals, watching Netflix, and exploring Ithaca. cv | email https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/574317af1d07c02a84a63da6/1645579217851-W0LNZGGPS6V2CKBV0XMW/Abena.JPG People - Abena Gyasi | Former Research Assistant Abena graduated in the College of Arts & Sciences double majoring in Biology & Society and Psychology with a minor in Inequality Studies on the Health Equity track in May 2022. She joined the Krosch Lab in Spring 2020 and is interested in how our perceptions of race impact healthcare disparities and outcomes. In her free time, she enjoys cooking, playing the guitar, making music, and rollerskating. email https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/574317af1d07c02a84a63da6/1645553735427-1280F9ADG3BM3Q9P0JYA/Chade.JPEG People - Chadé Darby | Graduate Student Chadé Darby is a PhD Student in Organizational Behavior at Cornell University's School of Industrial and Labor Relations. Chadé earned a B.S. in psychology with honors from the University of Pittsburgh in 2021. Her research interests lie in understanding the emotions and feelings of marginalized employees to better inform diversity, equity, and inclusion policies and practices in the workplace. email https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/574317af1d07c02a84a63da6/1645037335694-NKDQUA4MOBPXKKW12ZZQ/image-asset.jpeg People - Anna Hu | Former Research Assistant Anna graduated from Cornell University in May 2022, double majoring in Psychology and College Scholar (independent research-based major). As an international student from Shanghai, China, she is interested in intercultural studies and intergroup relations, specifically interminority relations. Her current research studies examines Asians' and African Americans’ perception, attitudinal and behavioral outcomes towards each other, and how memory affects these outcomes. Outside of research, she was active in the Cornell Taekwondo team and co-founded HEAL, a culturally-sensitive mental health platform for Asian international students. email https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/574317af1d07c02a84a63da6/1600196958562-OICJIT7CD3CAP0H0KAF9/Rachel.jpg People - Rachel King | Former Graduate Student Rachel is a second-year Ph.D. student in social psychology working with Drs. Amy Krosch and Katherine Kinzler, and she is broadly interested in the development of social group concepts and biases. In the Krosch Lab, Rachel researches people's thinking about social category-based privilege and designs interventions to reduce intergroup biases. Outside of the Krosch Lab, Rachel researches adults' and children's thinking about wealth, geography, and social mobility. email https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/574317af1d07c02a84a63da6/1694724326015-PN5FS2IDIBOPQ8JKKBJA/image.jpg People Benedek Kurdi | Postdoc Benedek was a postdoctoral associate in the Psychology Department at Cornell University, working with Melissa Ferguson and Amy Krosch. Benedek obtained his A.M. and his Ph.D. at Harvard University where he worked with Mahzarin Banaji, Fiery Cushman, and Sam Gershman. He is currently an assistant professor at the University of Illinois - Urbana Champagne. email | CV | website https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/574317af1d07c02a84a63da6/1600197038119-ZYQN88BPF9QSQ2YP4EXQ/Randy+Headshot.jpg People - Randy Lee | Former Graduate Student Randy Lee is a graduate student is interested in three distinct, but interrelated topics: 1) emotion and emotion theory (e.g., equifinality and equipotentiality of emotion); 2) the deliberate and automatic ways we intrapsychically and interpersonally regulate emotion (e.g., attachment behaviors); and 3) the causes, responses, and outcomes of and to social exclusion at the intrapsychic, interpersonal, communal, and institutional levels. Randy received his B.A. in psychology from the University of California, Berkeley. email https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/574317af1d07c02a84a63da6/1640200353392-XXXXTXUSGY7IC41BXF89/RachelLisner.jpeg People - Ari Lisner | Former Lab Manager Lab Manager (Fall 2016-Summer 2018) Rachel earned a B.A. in psychology and philosophy from Rutgers University - New Brunswick and completed an honors thesis that employed forensic analytic techniques (p-curve, replicability index, and test of insufficient variance) to examine the evidential value of politicized and non-politicized literatures within social psychology. Rachel joined the lab in Fall 2016 as Lab Manager and researched essentialist beliefs about race and gender, perceptions of gender ambiguity, and representations of race in the legal context. Rachel is now located New York City in a Quantitative User Experience Analyst role learning more about what motivates consumer behavior. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/574317af1d07c02a84a63da6/1640200639274-QL9HS9QFSPOHA3U7M4L2/SabrinaLIu.jpeg People - Sabrina Liu | Former Honors Student Sabrina is a senior in the College of Arts and Sciences pursuing majors in Psychology and Government and minors in Theatre and Inequality Studies. She is currently conducting her honors thesis in the Social Perception & Intergroup Inequality Lab, investigating social perceptions of previously incarcerated citizens in job application processes. After graduation, she is considering a Master of Fine Arts in drama, and she may also go to law school. email https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/574317af1d07c02a84a63da6/1599578031081-O757VDV29MX60EQCG8T3/abby%2Bnissenbaum%2Bbio%2Bpic.jpg People - Abby Nissenbaum | Former Visiting RA Research Assistant (Fall 2016-Spring 2017) Abby Nissenbaum is a third-year PhD student at Clark University who is currently collaborating with the Krosch Lab. Broadly, her research interests coalesce into areas of stereotyping, prejudice, and violence toward marginalized sex and gender groups. email https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/574317af1d07c02a84a63da6/1640200817413-8XGRLXX95TI14O0ONR73/SuzyPark.jpeg People - Suzy Park | Former Honors Student Suzy graduated from Cornell’s College of Arts and Sciences double majoring in Economics and Psychology, and minoring in Law and Society. While she was a member of the Krosch Lab, she conducted an honors thesis on how the perception of minority advancement influences White Americans’ perception of and behaviors toward Black Americans. Suzy has since gone on to seek higher education at Columbia Law. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/574317af1d07c02a84a63da6/1640200909153-3FRMW7UZXK0X9TQ2N2DX/BenjaminRuisch.jpeg People - Benjamin Ruisch | Former Graduate Student Benjamin Ruisch was born in the rural Midwest. After a few years of traveling the country and getting to know its inhabitants, he enrolled at Hunter College in New York City, where he earned his B.A. in psychology with a minor in media studies in 2012. He is currently a sixth-year graduate student in social psychology. He is primarily interested in the implicit influences of ideologies, especially their role in shaping intergroup relations. In his spare time, he can be found scouring Ithaca curbsides for free stuff. email | website https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/574317af1d07c02a84a63da6/1600197111340-V2HR2UP82RHOEWORPHMJ/Xi.jpeg People - Xi Shen | Former Graduate Student Xi mainly researches implicit impression formation and updating and judgments about trustworthiness. In the Krosch Lab, she studies how people's perception of facial trustworthiness could be influenced by threatening situations. Xi received her B.S. in China and M.A at NYU without leaving psychology. She enjoys traveling and searching on Yelp for good and bad restaurants. email https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/574317af1d07c02a84a63da6/1600197142056-EMA8XUBHQ4V3D3DRIHKM/Mikaela%25252BPortrait%25252B2.jpg People - Mikaela Spruill | Former Graduate Student Mikaela was a graduate student who studies perceptual bias at the intersection of race and gender. Her research focuses on revealing the ideological barriers to social justice that exist for minority groups. She works to understand how our beliefs about the overarching American system amplify discrimination and inequality in order to uncover interventions that can aid in reducing bias and addressing disparities in America. Mikaela earned her MA in experimental psychology from Wake Forest University, and her BS in neuroscience from The College of William and Mary. She enjoys going to concerts, doing yoga, and watching football. cv | email | website https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/574317af1d07c02a84a63da6/1600197425235-H69C9MQZ5J95WDD57NGW/Steve+Headshot.jpg People - Steve Strycharz | Former Graduate Student Steve studies how perceived time scarcity (i.e., feeling as if one does not have enough time to do the things that need to be done) influences life satisfaction as well as everyday judgments and decisions. One project explores how life satisfaction is differentially influenced by subjective busyness (i.e., perceived time scarcity) and objective busyness (i.e., number of hours spent on work-related activities). Before beginning his Ph.D. at Cornell, Steve studied psychology at the University of Michigan, working primarily with Ethan Kross. When not in the lab, Steve enjoys spending time in the natural areas around Ithaca – hiking, running, biking, and kayaking. He also enjoys traveling, cooking, and watching his favorite team– Liverpool FC. email https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/574317af1d07c02a84a63da6/1600197172061-BAN7XUX7KFU3MTGDSIC1/Steph_Headshot.jpg People - Stephanie Tepper | Former Graduate Student Stephanie Tepper was a graduate student in the Krosch Lab studying how people make decisions in ways that influence high-level social inequalities. She focuses on questions related to perceptions of inequality, resource allocation decisions, and interventions to promote equal outcomes. Prior to starting graduate school, she worked at the Center for Advanced Hindsight conducting research to improve financial decision-making through behavioral intervention. Stephanie received a B.A. in Psychology & Neuroscience from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Outside of the lab, she enjoys browsing Ithaca's local markets and playing music. cv | email | website https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/574317af1d07c02a84a63da6/1645037637712-4YBA1GZQUA14UQ0NSDEU/image-asset.png People - Tara Soltani | Former Research Assistant Tara received her B.A. in Information Science and Psychology from Cornell's College of Arts & Sciences in December 2021. She joined the Krosch Lab as an undergraduate research assistant in spring 2020, and she is interested in how people perceive mixed-race individuals. In her free time, Tara enjoys exploring Ithaca's cuisine and going to spin classes. email https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/574317af1d07c02a84a63da6/1640201038479-N7LUYXEHNW6IYQ82OSZI/JesseWalker.jpeg People - Jesse Walker | Former Graduate Student Jesse Walker studies consumer behavior. He’s interested in how normal judgment processes can be hijacked by the social environment to create predictable biases in consumer decision making. He received his PhD in social psychology from Cornell University in 2019. Prior to graduate school, he spent nine years touring the world with his band, the Flobots, and three years as a Senior Pricing Analyst with Safeco Insurance Company. Jesse Walker is currently an assistant professor in Marketing and Logistics at the Fisher College of Business at Ohio State University. email https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/574317af1d07c02a84a63da6/1640201087111-Y48EJ7B7KE8Z2UCTWH3K/CatherineWall.jpeg People - Catherine Wall | Former Lab Manager Catherine earned her B.S. in Psychology from Virginia Commonwealth University, where she worked with numerous labs in both Social and Health Psychology. Her research interests holistically focus on bias and prejudice, considering both internal and external factors and outcomes. She is particularly interested in investigating bias and prejudice towards individuals with concealable stigmatized identities, with a more specific focus on those with intersectional stigmatized identities. Catherine joined the Social Perception & Intergroup Inequality Lab in the Summer 2018 as the lab manager. She enjoys spending her free time hiking, baking, and learning to play new instruments. email https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/574317af1d07c02a84a63da6/1702500598697-ZURMZH6FKHWD8936PLK1/image-asset.jpeg People - Samantha Tellefsen | Post-Bacc Researcher Sam is a post-bacc researcher interested in how people contend with privilege and whether, and where, people differ in what they believe to be morally good. She holds a BS in Psychological and Brain Sciences from the University of California, Santa Barbara and has interned in the Emotion, Health, and Psychophysiology Lab at the University of California, San Francisco. She is also the lab manager for the Applied Moral Psychology Lab at Cornell. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/574317af1d07c02a84a63da6/1702416212085-FHGSKPX3FJC5QO99FXHA/image-asset.jpeg People - Teresa Garcia | Former Lab Manager Teresa is an Ithaca native and recent graduate from UCLA where she got her BS in Cognitive Science with a minor in Spanish. During her undergraduate degree she interned at the Institute for Advanced Consciousness Studies under Dr. Nicco Reggente in Santa Monica, California, as well as at a Social Cognition Laboratory under Dr. Berenice Valdés-Conroy at the Universidad de Complutense during a semester abroad in Madrid, Spain. Outside of the lab, she enjoys running, singing, and spending time outside. email https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/574317af1d07c02a84a63da6/1684953218992-WGDU6568NC2OQZN18UQR/kai_barker.jpg People - Kai Barker | Research Assistant Kai Barker is an undergraduate junior pursuing a double major in Information Science and Psychology in Cornell University’s College of Arts and Sciences. He is mainly interested in the behavioral parameters behind decision making and biases that may impact choice processes. For the lab, he is currently the project lead on research investigating biases in risky financial decision making. Outside of his research, he trains in multiple combat sports and is the president of the Cornell Muay Thai Club. He also enjoys jazz, traveling, and philosophy. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/574317af1d07c02a84a63da6/1654190145120-ZKXGBMTOKPH6HNT6Y2EY/DSC_0039.JPG People - Laila Dancy | Research Assistant Laila is a rising junior in Cornell University’s College of Arts and Sciences. She is majoring in Information Science, with a concentration in User Expereince, and minoring in Psychology. She joined the Krosch lab in the summer of 2022 as a part of the Nexus Scholars program. She is mainly interested in the intersection of psychology and technology, and how its connection plays a role in societal inequalities. Outside of the Krosch Lab, Laila is also a research assistant for the Cornell Social Media Lab and the Xenophobia Meter Project. At Cornell, she is involved in Global Shapers, Cornell Piano Society, Cornell Votes, Cru Cornell, and The Women’s Network. In Laila’s free time, she enjoys tap dancing, listening to music, and thrifting! resume | email https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/574317af1d07c02a84a63da6/1602013743731-SHBX4CZE74K5IQTFSY5Q/Krosch_Headshot+copy.jpg People - Amy Krosch | Lab Director Amy studies how social and economic factors shape the way we see, think and feel about, and make decisions for others. She was born and raised in rural Minnesota and received a B.S. in Psychology from the University of Wisconsin - Madison, where she investigated intersectionality and discriminatory judgments with Professor Colleen F. Moore. Next she moved to New York City and researched intertemporal choice and risky decision making at Columbia University with Professors Elke U. Weber, Eric J. Johnson, and Bernd Figner at the Center for the Decision Sciences. She then completed a PhD at New York University with Professor David Amodio, where she examined economic scarcity effects on discrimination through multiple levels of social perception - from mental representations to neural encoding. She most recently worked as a post-doc with Professor Mina Cikara at Harvard University investigating social value and reinforcement learning. Amy joined the Cornell psychology department as an Assistant Professor in July, 2016, and is excited to get back to the woods. cv | email https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/574317af1d07c02a84a63da6/1727116219226-FNDKDQ13RAY0YEM82DWV/IMG_1118.jpg People - Yinqing Zheng | Lab Manager Yinqing graduated from the University of Chicago with the M.A. in Social Sciences with a concentration in Psychology in 2022 and earned her undergraduate degrees in China. Her research interest focuses on cognitive and motivational factors underlying people’s (mis)perception of and inaction toward inequality, what motivate the privileged to support inequality-mitigating policies, and how to encourage allyship. Prior to joining the Krosch Lab, she worked with Dr. Rebecca Littman and Dr. Sohad Murrar at UIC for two years. She is still leading a project examining how people judge ingroup members’ (vs outgroups members’) norm behavior with Dr. Littman. email https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/574317af1d07c02a84a63da6/1645036213506-FXGB6AI1S85OK3T83327/image-asset.jpeg People - Kirstan Brodie | Graduate Student Kirstan is a graduate student in Social Psychology studying how basic cognitive processes contribute to and reinforce widespread inequalities. Her current research focuses on the reward value of having one's stereotypes confirmed, and accordingly the role that reward learning plays in updating and maintaining stereotypes. Kirstan received a B.A. in Psychology from Boston College. Outside of the lab, she enjoys trying new recipes and hiking the beautiful trails in and around Ithaca. website | cv | email https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/574317af1d07c02a84a63da6/1717677469458-EDEAMK6DBA3OQOHYM4RE/_DSC1213.jpg People - Celia Guillard | Graduate Student Celia Guillard is a PhD student interested in the neural and psychological mechanisms that contribute to intergroup conflict. Prior to joining the Krosch Lab, she worked as a research assistant at UPenn in Dr. Emile Bruneau’s Peace and Conflict Neuroscience Lab and at NYU in both Dr. David Amodio’s Social Neuroscience Lab and on the Tandon School of Engineering’s Online Political Ads Transparency Project. She also previously interned at one of the United Nations' war crimes tribunals, where she assisted in research used during the trial of Ratko Mladić for genocide and crimes against humanity. She holds undergraduate degrees from UConn in Political Science, International Relations, Neuroscience, and Human Rights, as well as a Master’s in Cognitive Neuroscience from University College London. She loves hiking, bouldering, yoga, reading, and anything related to fashion. email https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/574317af1d07c02a84a63da6/1724082941178-Q2U43S6O9I5SNGOFHGHQ/image-asset.jpeg People - Nikta Khalilkhani | Graduate Student Nikta graduated from University of Oklahoma with a B.S. in Cognitive science in 2021. Post graduation, she worked with Dr. Elizabeth Losin at University of Miami and Penn State University for three years where she studied health disparities and doctor patient relationship. Nikta is interested in intergroup relationships, specifically how people's demographics like race, gender, or socioeconomic status influence trait inference and downstream interpersonal behavior, with an ultimate goal is to inform ways to improve group dynamics to promote a more cohesive and kind society. email https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/574317af1d07c02a84a63da6/1645466929039-RNB3KHC5N0CLBTMMGP0J/Breanna.jpg People - Breanna E. Green | Graduate Student Breanna is an early stage Information Science PhD student at Cornell University, primarily advised by Drew Margolin. She is interested in the ways U.S. based extremist identities and ideologies manifest online using various social media platforms such as Twitter, Gab, YouTube, and Reddit. Before arriving at Cornell, Breanna earned both her B.S. and M.S. in Psychology from Prairie View A&M University (PVAMU) and the University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA), respectively. After UTSA, she worked as a Research Analyst in the Institutional Research department of a large community college in Texas. resume | email | website https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/574317af1d07c02a84a63da6/1645553832563-QTJDHWJS6NOBRI4CRQP3/Claire.jpg People - Claire Malcomb | Graduate Student Claire is a PhD student in Organizational Behavior. Her research focuses on allyship behavior and how organizations can create more inclusive workplaces. She also studies stigma and discrimination with an interest in the backlash people face for acting in counterstereotypical ways. Claire received her bachelor's in psychology and cognitive sciences at Rice University. You can find her hiking and exploring local wineries with her husband and two dogs on the weekends! cv | email https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/574317af1d07c02a84a63da6/1684957345381-97RYM25K6Y761GNC88CV/LeinaMHeadshot.jpg People - Leina McLaughlin | Research Assistant Leina is a rising sophomore in the College of Arts and Sciences double majoring in Information Science and Psychology with a minor in American Sign Language. She is primarily interested in researching decision-making, bias formation, and how social inequity can be modeled through technology. Outside of her research, she is passionate about recruiting diverse students, especially Native Americans and Pacific Islanders, to joining the Ivies and research. She serves as the Diversity Chair for the Cornell Undergraduate Research Board and works as a Diversity Intern in the Cornell Admissions office. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/574317af1d07c02a84a63da6/1724181486071-BXDRP11Z67ORZAS8KZX1/image-asset.jpeg People - Bora Shin | Research Assistant Bora is a senior at the College of Arts and Sciences, majoring in psychology with minors in fine arts and game design. She joined the Krosch lab in the spring of 2024 and is interested in mind-media interaction and how media creation and consumption influence social perception and inequality. Beyond the lab, Bora serves as a language-learning facilitator at Cornell’s Language Resource Center and is involved in the Cornell University Research Journal (CURJ), the Cornell Translator Interpreter Program (TIP), and PC and mobile game development projects. In her free time, she enjoys digital drawing, translating her favorite game, and listening to musical numbers. email https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/574317af1d07c02a84a63da6/1727213633151-3L7CL79O003U77OXYWLH/C38C1898-7551-44A8-885B-AA56D66725D4.JPG People - Gwen Osafo | Research Assistant Gwen Osafo is a senior at Cornell majoring in Psychology and minoring in Africana Studies! She is passionate about researching different inequalities and the impact of race on various aspects of life. She is also passionate about mental health advocacy, especially regarding marginalized groups. In her free time, she enjoys reading, baking, and dancing! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/574317af1d07c02a84a63da6/1727554488438-AWYNN4T04TL4F8ZUEKE8/Jang_Celina_Headshot.jpeg People - Celina Jang | Research Assistant Celina is a junior at Cornell majoring in Human Development and pursuing a minor in Data Science. Celina joined the Krosch Lab on Fall 2024 and is interested in a wide range of clinical psychology field including relationship science mental illnesses. In the lab, she is assisting in data analysis and experiment operation of the research project focused on how social identities impact financial choices. Outside of research, Celina is the Social Chair for the Korean Student Association at Cornell. She enjoys weightlifting, pencil drawing, and cooking. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/574317af1d07c02a84a63da6/1740504892244-PWDBDN19FB030IPQYJ9U/Photo+on+8-30-24+at+1.44+PM+2.jpg People - Marina Mahashin | Research Assistant Marina is a junior majoring in Biological Sciences with a minor in Psychology. She is particularly interested in factors that shape racial stereotypes and prejudice and how they influence well-being. She is also fascinated by the ways brain imaging studies can help understand ideological differences. Outside of the Krosch Lab, she works as a pharmacy technician at CVS and serves as a Cornell Tradition Fellow. Previously, she worked as a PSYCH 1101 tutor. In her free time, She enjoys running and experimenting with new recipes. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/574317af1d07c02a84a63da6/1740504955840-804PAAFD55FZBVW330M6/Headshot-25.PNG People - Emily Cho | Research Assistant Emily is a first-year student in the College of Engineering with an interest in neurology, psychiatry, and their intersection with technology. Outside of academics, she enjoys listening to podcasts and exploring the economic history of various industries. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/574317af1d07c02a84a63da6/1740504959775-17HKJR3JNM16SFKIIP1N/78767CF9-36FC-44F4-AF41-A8BA17CFD88A_1_105_c.jpeg People - Annabelle Ford | Research Assistant Annabelle is a freshman majoring in Computer Science and Information Science. She is interested in exploring the intersection between building digital systems/products and behavioral aspects of how users interact with these systems/products. She is a member of the Cybersecurity, XR, and Interdisciplinary Psychology Clubs. She likes to read and play tennis in her free time. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/574317af1d07c02a84a63da6/1740505184685-DK5LL1O8V7U21JLCB013/KAIDEN_LAYLA_PICTURE.JPG People - Layla Kaiden | Research Assistant Layla is a sophomore majoring in Biology & Society and Psychology, with a strong interest in neuroscience, cognitive research, and and social determinants of health. She joined the Krosch Lab in 2025 and is particularly interested in how social perception and cognitive biases influence healthcare disparities and patient outcomes. Beyond the lab, Layla conducts research at Weill Cornell, serves as the president of Cornell’s Best Buddies chapter, and is on the executive board for the Brain Exercise Initiative. She is passionate about advocating for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities and exploring ways to improve accessibility in healthcare. http://www.kroschlab.com/spsp-2022 daily 0.75 2022-02-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/574317af1d07c02a84a63da6/ecd476fb-ae78-4909-baef-436c614e6bb4/v4SPSP+Poster_Anna+Hu.png SPSP 2022 - Make it stand out Click through for the pdf https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/574317af1d07c02a84a63da6/4843f4f1-e4e8-42b9-8beb-556c472792e2/BrodieGPIRPoster_SPSP2022-1.png SPSP 2022 - Make it stand out Click through for the pdf http://www.kroschlab.com/onlinestudies-form daily 0.75 2023-07-26 http://www.kroschlab.com/psych3820 daily 0.75 2022-11-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/574317af1d07c02a84a63da6/08638388-1d49-4bd3-b52c-eb0e4e73f2a5/internet.png PSYCH 3820 Syllabus - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/574317af1d07c02a84a63da6/2057b2fc-c676-42b5-bef6-1048f4274387/textbook.png PSYCH 3820 Syllabus - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/574317af1d07c02a84a63da6/1660894569242-AN9ZB2G98197CSX2UBSV/unsplash-image-3ym6i13Y9LU.jpg PSYCH 3820 Syllabus https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/574317af1d07c02a84a63da6/633643ff-1361-4e1d-a387-5459a75339ba/checklist.png PSYCH 3820 Syllabus - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/574317af1d07c02a84a63da6/454ee501-951f-4318-acef-5e214a85c6d1/grades.png PSYCH 3820 Syllabus - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/574317af1d07c02a84a63da6/11ee3fe1-679b-4914-8bcc-b5418ef58656/stick-man.png PSYCH 3820 Syllabus - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/574317af1d07c02a84a63da6/48a02941-55fd-4767-bb7b-26a7ac635c62/togetherness.png PSYCH 3820 Syllabus - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/574317af1d07c02a84a63da6/37dad3cd-9290-4431-b483-03df1e48e9d6/all-inclusive.png PSYCH 3820 Syllabus https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/574317af1d07c02a84a63da6/7b0a8add-6ba4-433a-8496-a5882fb58abf/file.png PSYCH 3820 Syllabus - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/574317af1d07c02a84a63da6/cdb7eb5f-3f82-4bc9-9ca2-6035019be597/observation.png PSYCH 3820 Syllabus - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/574317af1d07c02a84a63da6/82c5b027-c5ca-4def-8bfa-35505f8c9305/identification.png PSYCH 3820 Syllabus - Teaching Assistants Teaching Assistants Randy Lee: tl729@cornell.edu | Office hours: 4-6pm Thursdays Bryan West: sbw78@cornell.edu | Office hours: TBD https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/574317af1d07c02a84a63da6/14e9bbe9-3879-493b-a07d-9db37a803b03/identification.png PSYCH 3820 Syllabus - Dr. Amy Krosch Assistant Professor, Psychology Department Last name pronounced “crush” Pronouns: she/her/hers or they/them/theirs Best form of contact : amy.krosch@cornell.edu (always include “Psych 3820” in subject line) Office Hours sign-up: calendly.com/amy-krosch Office hours drop in: MW 4-5, 250 Uris Hall Zoom: https://cornell.zoom.us/my/krosch