Molly Crockett, Lab Director
Dr. Molly Crockett is an Associate Professor at Princeton University’s Department of Psychology and University Center for Human Values. Prior to joining Princeton, Dr. Crockett was an Associate Professor of Psychology at Yale University, Associate Professor of Experimental Psychology at the University of Oxford and a Fellow of Jesus College. They hold a BSc in Psychobiology from UCLA and a PhD in Experimental Psychology from the University of Cambridge, and completed a Wellcome Trust Postdoctoral Fellowship with economists and neuroscientists at the University of Zürich and University College London.
Adam Morris, PostDoctoral Fellow
Adam Morris is a postdoc in the Crockett Lab. He recently finished his PhD in cognitive science at Harvard University. During his PhD, he studied “habits of thought” in decision-making: habitual cognitive mechanisms which guide abstract thought patterns and decision operations. He is currently investigating people’s awareness of their own implicit choice mechanisms, and the ways that this awareness can be improved through attentional training.
Megha Chawla, PhD Student
Megha is a fifth year PhD student in psychology at Yale, and is co-supervised by Drs. Molly Crockett and Steve Chang. She received a BA in Psychology from the University of Southern California and a MRes in Developmental Neuroscience and Psychopathology from University College London. Prior to joining the PhD program, Megha worked as a research assistant in Dr. Ifat Levy’s lab at Yale for two years. In the Crockett lab, she is using neuroimaging, computational and behavioral methods to understand the psychology and neuroscience of social decision-making.
Yoonseo Zoh, PHD STUDENT
Yoonseo is a fifth year PhD student in psychology at Princeton, working with Dr. Molly Crockett. She obtained her B.A. in Psychology and Education at Seoul National University in South Korea. Yoonseo’s research examines the interplay between human cognitive processes and moral intuitions. She is particularly interested in understanding how individuals make inferences and decisions regarding issues of justice and morality.
KilliaN Mcloughlin, PHD STUDENT
Killian is a third year PhD student on the joint degree program in psychology and social policy at Princeton where he is supervised by Molly Crockett. Having received a BA in philosophy and English literature from University College Dublin (UCD), he went on to complete his first postgraduate degree in psychology at Trinity College Dublin, before returning to UCD to study for an MSc in social data analytics. He spent two years as laboratory technician in the Crockett Lab before joining as a graduate student, first at Yale and then at Princeton. Killian’s research leverages computational methods to explore the interactions between moral psychology and digital technologies.
Naomi vaida, PHD STUDENT
Naomi is a fifth year PhD student on the joint degree program in psychology and social policy at Princeton, co-advised by Molly Crockett and Susan Fiske. She received her BA in Psychology from Trinity College Dublin, before starting her PhD in the middle of the pandemic (#distant dystopia). Naomi studies how people construct different narratives about the same set of events, depending on reputational goals, such as making someone look like a villain or a hero. Outside the lab, she likes to read about art history and theology and host themed dinner parties for friends.
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Kayla Lihardo, Lab Manager
Kayla graduated from Duke University with an interdisciplinary Program II degree in neuroaesthetics. While at Duke, she conducted research in affective neuroscience in the LaBar Lab and research in art-science practices in the et al lab. Kayla also carried out an honors thesis examining the methodological issues present in neuroaesthetics. She is interested in the intersections between psychology, philosophy, and artistic practices, especially the epistemological implications of such interdisciplinary research.
Layka Traore, Undergraduate Researcher
Layka Traore is a junior at Princeton University, majoring in psychology with a minor in cognitive science. Her research interests focus on the interplay between cognitive processes and behavioral inclinations, particularly how emotions and cognitive biases influence ethical decision-making. Under the mentorship of Yoonseo Zoh, Layka will explore these dynamics further in her research. In her free time, Layka enjoys reading, creative writing, playing the violin, traveling, and spending time with family and friends.
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lab ALUMNI
William Brady (postdoc, now Assistant Professor at Northwestern Kellogg School of Management)
Ryan Carlson (PhD student, now postdoc at University of Chicago)
Clara Colombatto (postdoc, now Assistant Professor at University of Waterloo)
Luis Sebastian Contreras-Huerta (PhD student, now Assistant Professor at Universidad Adolfo Ibanez)
Brian Earp (PhD student, Senior Research Fellow at University of Oxford)
Jim Everett (PhD student, now Associate Professor at University of Kent)
Nadira Faber (postdoc, now Professor at University of Bremen)
Filip Gesiarz (lab manager, now Research Advisor at Behavioural Insights Team)
Andreas Kappes (postdoc, now Associate Professor at City University London)
Caleb Kealoha (lab manager, now PhD student at Harvard Business School)
Judy Sein Kim (postdoc)
Tori LeVier (lab manager, now lab manager for the WyLab at Cornell University)
Patricia Lockwood (postdoc, now Associate Professor at University of Birmingham)
Anne-Marie Nussberger (PhD student, now postdoc at Max Planck Center for Humans and Machines)
Annayah Prosser (lab manager, now Assistant Professor at University of Bath)
Elisa van der Plas (MSc student, now Senior Data Scientist at Netherlands Ministry of Justice & Security)
Nicholas Sabin (postdoc, now Associate Professor at Universidad de Santiago de Chile)
Yeon Soon Shin (postdoc, now Assistant Professor at Bryn Mawr College)
Jenifer Siegel (PhD student, now postdoc at Columbia University)
Lauren Wilkins (lab manager, now Research Associate at the Yale LGBTQ+ Mental Health Initiative)
Sally Xie (postdoc, now Assistant Professor at Simon Fraser University)
Hongbo Yu (postdoc, now Assistant Professor at UC Santa Barbara)
Daniel Yudkin (postdoc, now Senior Advisor at More In Common)
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