Graduate Students
Siyun Chen, Visiting Graduate Student, Psychology & Sustainability
My research focuses on consumer judgment and decision-making in marketing contexts with moral and/or prosocial implications, such as consumer minimalism, sustainability, and moral behavior. My work also examines consumers’ own prosocial and immoral behaviors in the marketplace. Specifically, my research takes a multi-method approach (using secondary data, field studies, and experiments) to explore how consumers respond to various company practices with negative moral implications (e.g., moral transgressions, waste, and profitability). I also conduct research on cross-cultural consumer behavior, and in particular, the ways cultural values shape consumer moral judgment and prosocial/immoral behaviors in the marketplace. My work appears in Psychology & Marketing, Frontiers in Psychology, and Journal of Retailing and Consumer Services, among others.
Email: siyunc@umich.edu
Tanner Nichols, Ph.D. Candidate, Psychology
Email: tannic@umich.edu
Hwayong Shin, Ph.D. Candidate, Political Science
I’m a doctoral student in political science at the University of Michigan. I am currently working on two projects in the lab: 1) developing a scale to measure tendencies to engage in evidence-based reasoning, and 2) developing instructional modules that aim to encourage evidence-based reasoning. My dissertation research explores ways to build bipartisan trust in fact-checking sources.
Email: hwayong@umich.edu
Jian Sun, AMDP Graduate Student, Cognition and Cognitive Neuroscience
My name is Jian Sun, and I am an AMDP graduate student in the department of psychology. I am currently working on an fMRI project investigating people’s emotional reactions to historic buildings. My research interests focus on emotion, fMRI, and cognitive neuroscience. For fun, I like to read novels and try new foods!
Email: jansun@umich.edu
Undergraduate Students
Alex Andersen, Psychology & Sustainability
I’m really interested in the social and environmental factors that influence people’s attitudes toward sustainability, as well as their environmental stewardship behaviors. Outside of school, I love photography and inventing new recipes.
Email: aander@umich.edu
Sarah Hegel, Neuroscience
My name is Sarah Hegel and I am a pre-med junior studying neuroscience. I am currently working on a project linking hoarding behavior and the endowment effect. I am particularly interested in empathy and its effect on decision-making. I often spend my free time with friends, baking, and reading.
Email: shegel@umich.edu
Jackson Hoffman, Neuroscience & Psychology
My name is Jackson and I am a senior majoring in neuroscience and psychology. I am currently helping investigate empathy interventions in care providers and am especially interested in promoting empathy both in and out of clinical contexts.
Email: jackho@umich.edu
Robert Hsu, Biopsychology, Cognition, & Neuroscience
The area of research I am particularly interested in is valuation and decision making. I like to consider how the mind attributes value and how that affects action selection and other outcomes. I often spend my free time working out, catching up with friends, and cooking.
Email: robertxu@umich.edu
Anusha Kallapur, Cognitive Science, Decision and Cognition Track
I am interested in the science of decision making in different situations and under different influences. I am currently working on a project to integrate science and literature. In my free time, I enjoy going for long walks around the campus and practicing music.
Email: kallapur@umich.edu
Keithan Lee, Neuroscience
My name is Keithan, and I am a sophomore majoring in Neuroscience. I am really interested in how people perceive their surroundings and how it influences them. I am currently working on a project investigating people’s responses to historical buildings. In my free time, I enjoy practicing Tae-Kwon-Do and swimming!
Email: keithanl@umich.edu
Russell Noble, Cognitive Science (Cognition and Decision Track)
I am broadly interested in the role of emotion in decision making. In the lab I have worked on projects examining people’s donations to charities when competing political views are involved and projects about individuals’ tendencies to acquire and hoard items. When I have the time, I enjoy trying new foods and cooking.
Email: rcnoble@umich.edu
Sara Schlatner, Biopsychology, Cognition, & Neuroscience
I am interested in how emotions and empathy affect resource allocation and decision-making. I am currently working on the Jaffe Project to teach people how to use evidence-based reasoning. In my free time I like to spend time with friends, go on walks, and bake!
Email: saschlat@umich.edu
Ami Suresh, Neuroscience
I am currently working on the Jaffe project, which teaches people how to use evidence-based reasoning, and I am particularly interested in behavioral neuroscience and psychology. For fun, I like to mess around on the piano and arrange music.
Email: amisur@umich.edu
Anita Weng, Psychology
My name is Anita Weng and I’m a junior studying Psychology. I’m interested in factors that shape people’s views on the environment and their willingness to engage in pro-environmental behavior. In my free time, I enjoy running, reading, and listening to music.
Email: anweng@umich.edu
Research Affiliates
Puneet Bhargava
Substantive areas of my interest include perception and decision-making. As part of the Jaffe project, I am creating cartoon animations that help people learn how to use evidence-based reasoning, and in my free time I enjoy physical fitness activities such as yoga, jogging, and weight training.
Email: pbhargava623@gmail.com
Contact
Ecological Neuroscience Lab
Stephanie D. Preston
University of Michigan
Department of Psychology
3040 East Hall, Ann Arbor, MI 48109
Tel: (734) 764-5264
Fax: (734) 764-3520
Email: prestos at umich.edu