Primary Investigator
Jennifer M. Talarico (she/her)
Marshall R. Metzgar Professor of Psychology
Lafayette College [CV]
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Recent lab alumni
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. Since graduating, she has been working in education (and continuing to create her own original art).
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 graduate student in cognitive psychology at Boston College.
Erin McKenney ’20
Erin also won the Herbert W. Rogers Prize! She completed a thesis under my supervision but of her own design on how timing of accessibility to alternative communication devices in childhood influences well-being and subjective feelings of independence in adulthood among non-speaking individuals. She is currently pursuing a PhD in clinical psychology at Rowan University.
Shanyin Yang ’20
Shanyin completed a thesis under my direction examining age-related in-group bias in emotional attribution to earn Honors in Psychology. She recently graduated from Boston University with a Master’s of Public Health with a concentration in Epidemiology and Mental Health.
Marissa Bocchiaro ’20
A dual-degree student who earned a BS in Neuroscience and BA in Italian Studies, Marissa worked as an Excel Scholar with me (and Shasha) on a project examining social group membership and flashbulb memories. She is currently a DMD Candidate at the Rutgers School of Dental Medicine.
Sasha Winston-Khan ’20
A Neuroscience major, Sasha collaborated with me (and Marissa) on the social group membership and flashbulb memories project as part of an Advanced Research project. She is currently working as a research assistant at the Brigham Multiple Sclerosis Center at the Brigham and Women’s Hospital before applying to graduate schools.