Biography
Neranjana Iyer is a Master's student working with faculty sponsor Dr. Benedek Kurdi as a graduate researcher in the Social Cognition Lab. Her current project concerns morality judgements and implicit bias as they relate to public communications of scientific findings.
Research Interests
- Lay theories of implicit and explicit bias
- Aggregate-level moral judgements
- Pedagogy and science communication
Research Description
Although social group-based discrimination and moral judgment are deeply intertwined, they are often studied in isolation. My research bridges this gap by investigating how attributing disparate outcomes to implicit versus explicit bias shapes both basic moral judgments and subsequent support for reform and restitution. Ultimately, this approach aims to advance our fundamental understanding of human moral judgment while harnessing these insights to design more effective debiasing interventions.
Education
University of California, San Diego — B.S. Cognitive and Behavioral Neuroscience (Minors in Biology, Music)