Biography
I am currently a second-year Master of Science in Psychological Science student at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, where I also earned my Bachelor of Science in Psychology in May 2024. As an undergraduate, I joined the Infant Cognition Lab under Dr. Renée Baillargeon, where I have continued to work as a supervisor and researcher. I primarily work within the Brain and Cognitive Development Lab, directed by Dr. Dan Hyde, During my first year in the MSPS program, I also became involved with the Center for Parent-Child Studies, directed by Dr. Eva Pomerantz. My primary concentration is within developmental psychology, focusing on working with infants and children.
Research Interests
- Infant and childhood cognition
- Education
- Math and test anxiety
- Genetics
Research Description
My primary research interest is the development of infant and childhood cognition, particularly throughout the first decade of life. To pursue this interest, I work across three research labs that integrate both developmental and cognitive psychology. Currently, my projects focus on young children’s sense of fairness and intentionality within ingroup and outgroup contexts, infants’ and toddlers' number cognition, and the development of children’s mathematic education processes.