Neil Wegenschimmel
Neil is a second-year graduate student with a background in sociology. He is broadly interested in cultural and social change, political psychology, personality, meaning and belief in different contexts (religion, extremism, polarization, and nihilism), media and information consumption, and the effect of digital social life on what we see as being real or true. He is currently researching how perceptions of societal extremism might influence social norms.
Outside of psychology, Neil reads and writes widely while maintaining a life-long love of music-making, vinyl records, literature, travel, and history.
Odin Fisher-Skau
Outside the walls of the psychology department, Odin enjoys trivia, playing guitar, and cooking.
Jisoo Kim
Jisoo is a first year graduate student in cognitive psychology, with a background in social psychology, psychophysiology of stress, and biology. Her interests lie in the fields of morality, legality, decision making, and biometrics. Throughout her time here, she hopes to study the relationship between morality and the creation and upholding of criminal laws.
In her free time, Jisoo enjoys reading, writing, horseback riding, sailing, and talking about her dogs.
Avery Bernardin
Avery is a first-year graduate student in cognitive psychology. He is interested in exploring the cognitive mechanisms behind human decision-making.
Besides this, he enjoys cycling, climbing, and comedy.
Jordan Sheen
Jordan is a first-year graduate student in cognitive psychology. They are primarily interested in how the psychology of markets, meaning, and decision-making interact with cognition, personality, and evolutionary psychology.
Outside the lab, Jordan is obsessed with competitive games, whether it be board games, mind games, or just plain game theory.
Doğukan Demircioğlu
Dogukan is a Ph.D. student in Cognitive Psychology. His background also includes cognitive science and philosophy. His research centers around emotions, motivated reasoning, and decision-making, with a specific focus on understanding the psychological mechanisms behind people’s economic preferences. Recently, he has been exploring how people’s intuitive theories of emotion and cognition impact their risky and intertemporal choices.
When Dogukan is not researching, he finds joy in swimming, running, and doing yoga.