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Billerica, Ma, Us

Boston, Ma

Waltham, Massachusetts, United States

Washington D.C. Metro Area

Develop novel, computationally-constrained theories of higher-order reasoning and cognitive science, including theories of explanatory completeness, formal explanations, and epistemic inferences. Design and implement behavioral experiments with human subjects using Javascript-based programming environment, nodus-ponens, and implement server-side using NodeJS.

Providence, Ri

 Designed and executed 30+ in-lab and online experiments on how people explain puzzling, immoral, and everyday behaviors Collected, managed, and analyzed over 3,000 open-ended verbal responses, collected in-person and online, from autistic and typically developing adult participants Developed novel theory of cognitive mechanisms underlying theory of mind deficits in autism, integrating insights from social, cognitive, and developmental psychology; tested theory by adapting paradigm from cognitive neuropsychology  Initiated and managed transatlantic collaboration with lab in Paris for collection of data with autistic patients

New York, Ny

Conducted over 100 research follow-up interviews with suicidal callers to the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline in English and Spanish. Became trained crisis counselor and volunteer in partnership with the Covenant House Nineline. With collaborators, developed and deployed coding scheme for crisis hotline callers' qualitative responses in follow-up telephone interviews.

Ba, Psychology And Cognitive Science

Phd, Psychology

Mphil., History And Philosophy Of Science And Technology

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