Research Interests
Sunera is currently studying socio-cognitive mechanisms that shape attitudes and beliefs about social groups and how they, in turn, foster tolerance and intolerance. He is particularly interested in how group attitudes shift over time, including the mechanisms around sudden, large-scale shifts.
Education
Harvard College, A.B. in Psychology and Physics, 2024
Awards and Honors
Illinois Distinguished Fellowship (2026 - present)
Highlighted Publications
Lehr, S. A., Caliskan, A., Liyanage, S., & Banaji, M. R. (2024). ChatGPT as research scientist: probing GPT’s capabilities as a research librarian, research ethicist, data generator, and data predictor. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 121(35), e2404328121, https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2404328121 (2024).