Primary Investigator
Jennifer M. Talarico (she/her)
Marshall R. Metzgar Professor of Psychology
Lafayette College [CV]
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Recent lab alumni
Rachel Kimball ’26
A Neuroscience major who completed an honors thesis in Psychology, Rachel studied the relationships among subjective and objective measures of executive function and academic performance in college students with ADHD . She will continue her education at Widener University earning a PsyD in Clinical Psychology.
Adriana Vergona ’25
A double-major in Philosophy and Psychology, Adriana’s thesis was an examination of how infants balance the demands of postural control and cognitive effort. She is currently continuing related work in a PhD program at the College of Staten Island working with Dr. Sarah Berger.
Clara Ye ’23
A double-major in Art and Psychology, Clara’s thesis was a cross-cultural comparison of the effects of active art-making with passive art-viewing on feelings of anxiety and belonging. After working for several years in education (and continuing to create her own original art), she will be attending the University of Pennsylvania’s M.Phil.Ed. program in Professional Counseling in Fall, 2026.
Nina Curko ’22
Upon graduating, Nina won the won the Herbert W. Rogers Prize, awarded to the “graduating senior(s) who is deemed outstanding by a vote of the Psychology Faculty.” Her thesis was a replication and extension of Contextual Prerequisites for Understanding by Bransford & Johnson (1972). She is currently a PhD student in cognitive psychology at Boston College.