PEOPLE

Kim received her B.A. in Psychology at the University of WI-Milwaukee in 2012 and her PhD in Integrative Neuroscience at the University of Chicago in 2020. Before beginning grad school, Kim worked in Dr. Christine Larson’s Affective Neuroscience Lab at UW-Milwaukee performing ERP studies of emotion and at the Medical College… Read more

Riley Tucker is a Post-Doctoral Fellow at the Mansueto Institute for Urban Innovation and the Data Science Institute at the University of Chicago. His work seeks to advance and develop scientific theories about cities and neighborhoods using computational methods to merge traditional data sources with geospatially informed online data sets such as Twitter, Yelp, and Foursquare.   Read more

I am a graduate student in the Integrative Neuroscience program. I received a BA in Physics and Mathematics from the University of Chicago in 2016. My research interests center on understanding … Read more

Gaby is a doctoral student in the Integrative Neuroscience Program at the University of Chicago. She received her B.S. in Psychology and completed minors in neuroscience and music technology… Read more

Catherine is a fourth year in the integrative-neuroscience program. She graduated from Princeton with a background and interest in exploring social and moral cognition at the intersection of various disciplines, including law and other societal institutions… Read more

Elizabeth received her B.S. in Psychology from the University of Iowa in 2021 where she researched the twitching movements that occur during REM sleep in mice and rats at developmental ages. Her current research interests focus on how different environments affect cognition… Read more

Alfred holds a B.A. in Psychology with a minor in Philosophy from the University of British Columbia in Vancouver and is currently an MA student in the Computational Social Science program at the University of Chicago. His research interests include brain-based prediction of cognitive processes’ outcomes and exploring deep learning applications in neuroscience research.

I am a graduate student in the MAPSS program. I received my B.A. in Psychology from Queen’s University in Canada. My research interests focus on the study of cognitive and emotional dysfunctions (e.g., rumination) in mood disorders using neuroscience techniques.

I am a second-year graduate student in the MACSS program. I received my B.S. in Psychology and Cognitive Science from the University of California, San Diego. My research interests focus on how green space (e.g. parks) access and exposure impact overall well-being and vary by socioeconomic status/race.

Isaaq is an energetic rising third-year majoring in Psychology & Computer Science with a specialization in Machine Learning. He hopes to combine the concepts of Psychology with Computer Science to improve technology through Artificial Intelligence. As a Chicago native who grew up in Logan Square, he is excited to explore more about the relationships between socioeconomic status and a neighborhood’s environment. 

Kimberly is a second-year undergraduate student studying Psychology and Environmental and Urban Studies. She is currently working on a research project looking at racial inequalities in prisons across the world and she is interested in research that observes how biological and environmental factors affect development in children and adults.

Maya is a third year in the college studying Neuroscience and English. She is interested in studying how urbanization and socialization affect the lived situation of the individual and is currently involved in the Depression in Neighborhoods project with Andrew Stier and Kaylah Thomas.

Anya is a third year undergraduate at UChicago majoring in Comparative Human Development and minoring in Human Rights. As a pre-med student, she has also taken many courses in the sciences. Anya has long been interested in areas of study that work to reduce harm and promote wellbeing through research. In her free time, Anya enjoys reading, knitting, and spinning yarn by hand!

Katie Ambrose is interested in how social media makes us feel, specifically, how addictive user interfaces affect attention. In 2024 she’ll graduate with BAs in Media Arts & Design (MAAD) and Sociology. Her thesis will be a sociology of dark patterns. After that, she hopes to continue studying the interactions between technology, our brains, and each other. Hobbies include: swimming in the lake, poorly playing bridge, photography, and spending the majority of her time with a cat named Mustang.