Lab Alumni – Gelman Lab

Lab Alumni

Former Graduate Students

Jennifer Amsterlaw, Ph.D.
Sr. User Researcher
Amazon, Seattle WA
jen@blinkinteractive.com

Maria Arredondo, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Department of Human Development and Family Sciences
Director of the ChiLDS Lab
University of Texas at Austin
maria.arredondo@austin.utexas.edu
http://sites.utexas.edu/childslab/

Amanda C. Brandone, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Department of Psychology
Lehigh University
acb210@lehigh.edu

Federico Cella, Ph.D.
Postdoctoral fellow
Universidade Nova de Lisboa
f.cella@outlook.com

John D. Coley, Ph.D.
Professor of Psychology and Marine & Environmental Sciences
Director of the CORE Lab
Northeastern University
j.coley@northeastern.edu
https://corelab.sites.northeastern.edu/

Gil Diesendruck, Ph.D.
Professor, Department of Psychology
Bar-Ilan University
Gil.diesendruck@biu.ac.il

Margaret Echelbarger, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Marketing, College of Business
Stony Brook University 
margaret.echelbarger@stonybrook.edu
https://www.mechelbarger.com/

Rachel Fine, Ph.D.
Lead, Data Science & Advanced Analytics
Deloitte
Lecturer
University of California San Diego
rfine@ucsd.org

Brandy Frazier, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
University of Hawaii at Manoa
brandy2@hawaii.edu

Selin Gülgöz, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Psychology
Fordham University
sgulgoz@fordham.edu
https://socialthinkerslab.com/

Douglas Grant Gutheil, Ph.D.
Professor, Department of Psychology
Nazareth College
dguthei0@naz.edu

Anne Hickling, Ph.D.
Organizational Development Consultant
HonorHealth

Michelle Hollander, Ph.D.
mholl@umich.edu

Chuck Kalish, Ph.D.
Emeritus Professor of Educational Psychology
University of Wisconsin-Madison
cwkalish@wisc.edu

Melissa Koenig, Ph.D.
Professor, College of Education and Human Development
University of Minnesota Institute of Child Development
mkoenig@umn.edu

Danielle Labotka, Ph.D.
Behavioral Research Scientist
Morningstar
dlabotka@umich.edu

Cristine Legare, Ph.D.
Professor, Psychology Department
Director of the Center for Applied Cognitive Science
University of Texas at Austin
legare@austin.utexas.edu
http://www.cristinelegare.com/

Alejandro López-Rousseau, Ph.D.
Independent Researcher, Santiago de Chile 
lopezrousseau@gmail.com
https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Alejandro-Lopez-Rousseau 

Kristan Marchak, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Faculty Saint-Jean
University of Alberta
kmarchak@ualberta.ca

John Opfer, Ph.D.
Professor, Department of Psychology
Ohio State University
opfer.7@osu.edu
developmentalcognitivescience.org

Ariana Orvell, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology
Bryn Mawr College
aorvell@brynmawr.edu
https://arianaorvell.com/

Marjorie Rhodes, Ph.D.
Professor of Psychology
New York University
marjorie.rhodes@nyu.edu
http://kidconcepts.org/

Steven Roberts, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Psychology
Stanford University
sothello@stanford.edu

Ingrid Sánchez-Tapia, Ph.D.
Global Lead – Climate Change & Education Senior Adviser, UNICEF
isancheztapia@unicef.org

Barbara Sarnecka, Ph.D.
Professor, Department of Cognitive Sciences
Associate Dean for Graduate Studies and Research
University of California, Irvine
sarnecka@uci.edu

Zach Schudson, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Psychology
California State University, Sacramento
schudson@csus.edu
https://www.zachschudson.com/

Laura Soter, Ph.D.
Post Doctoral Researcher
Duke University
laura.soter@duke.edu

Jon R. Star, Ph.D.
Professor, Educational Psychology and Mathematics Education
Harvard Graduate School of Education
Jon_Star@harvard.edu

Medha Tare, Ph.D.
Senior Director of Research
Joan Ganz Cooney Center at Sesame Workshop
http://medhatare.com/

Arber Tasimi, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology
Emory University
arber.tasimi@emory.edu
http://www.arbertasimi.com/

Marianne G. Taylor, Ph.D.
Professor, Department of Psychology
Pacific Lutheran University
taylormg@plu.edu

Former Postdoctoral Researchers

Douglas Behrend, Ph.D.
Department Chair and Professor of Psychological Science
University of Arkansas
dbehrend@uark.edu

Jasmine DeJesus, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology
University of North Carolina at Greensboro
jmdejes2@uncg.edu
https://www.devculturehealth.com/

Karen Ebeling, Ph.D. 
Associate Professor and Chair, Department of Social Science
Marygrove College
kebeling@marygrove.edu

Giulia Elli, Ph.D.
User Experience Researcher
Microsoft
gvelli@umich.edu

Gail Heyman, Ph.D.
Professor, Department of Psychology
University of California, San Diego
gheyman@ucsd.edu
http://heymanlab.ucsd.edu/

Jennifer L. Jipson, Ph.D.
Professor and Chair, Department of Psychology and Child Development
Consultant, Advisory Board Member for Nickelodeon Jr., Goddard Schools, Fisher Price
California Polytechnic State University
jjipson@calpoly.edu

Tamar Kushnir, Ph.D.
Professor, Department of Psychology and Neuroscience
Duke University
tamar.kushnir@duke.edu
https://ecclabduke.com/

David Menendez, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
University of California, Santa Cruz
damenend@ucsc.edu
https://dmenendez.com/

Meredith Meyer, Ph.D.
Professor, Department of Psychology
Otterbein University
mmeyer@otterbein.edu

Shaylene E. Nancekivell, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology
UNC Greensboro
senancek@uncg.edu
https://www.youngmindsresearch.com/

Nicholaus Noles, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Department of Psychology
University of Louisville
n.noles@louisville.edu
https://louisvillekidlab.wixsite.com/mysite

Ann Phillips, Ph.D.
annturnerphillips@gmail.com

Lakshmi Raman, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Department of Psychology
Oakland University
raman@oakland.edu

Karl Rosengren, Ph.D.
Professor, Psychology Department
University of Rochester
kroseng2@ur.rochester.edu

Mark A. Sabbagh, Ph.D.
Professor, Department of Psychology
Queen’s University
sabbagh@queensu.ca

Craig Smith, Ph.D.
Assessment Specialist
University of Michigan Library
craigsm@umich.edu

Liza Ware, Ph.D.
Research Project Manager
ReadWorks
liza@readworks.org

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