Biography
I am currently a first-year master’s student in Psychological Science at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign (UIUC). Before joining UIUC, I received my B.S. in Psychology from Northwest Missouri State University in 2024. I am working with Dr. Michael Rizzo in the Developing Equitable Minds Lab (DEMLab). I am broadly interested in the moral development of children.
Research Interests
- Moral Development
- Moral Judgement
- Social Domain Theory
- Prosocial Behavior
- Moral Discourse
Research Description
My primary research interest focuses on moral development and how we can promote moral development in early childhood. I am currently working on creating a study that examines whether explanations for a novel rule impact children’s inferences about the seriousness of the rule.