Benjamin Sterling Email & Phone Number

New Haven, Connecticut, United States

Working in the Computational Social Cognition lab under the mentorship of Dr. Julian Jara-Ettinger and Marlene Berke on research examining the computational basis of metacognition and theory of mind. Primary duties include developing tools in Python to generate and analyze deep learning object detection, help generate novel models in Julia to capture agents’ social cognitive intuitions, to recruit, test, and analyze data generated from human and non-human animal trials, and assist in lab administrative duties

New Haven, Connecticut, United States

Conducted field research studying the social behaviors of Rhesus Macaques in Puerto RicoTranslated for team, facilitating joint venture between Yale delegation and the University of Puerto Rico

New Haven, Connecticut, United States

• Craft policy recommendations to improve Connecticut electric vehicle infrastructure in partnership with the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection• Preform research to determine the intersectional economic, environmental, and social impacts of electric vehicles on different communities and industries based on existing data and case studies

Washington Dc

Paris, Île-De-France, France

Worked with Dr. Nicolas Baumard at the Institut Jean Nicod, an interdisciplinary research center interfacing between cognitive science, economics, and the humanities under an analytical philosophy framework. Conducted research on the relationship between economic well-being and parental investment over time using art and machine learning. Primary duties included conducting archival research, analyzing data in SQL and R, and assisting in lab administrative tasks

Bachelor'S Degree

Chinese Language Scholarship (Remote)

High School Diploma

Chinese Language Scholarship, Chinese Language And Literature