Graduate students continually enrich our Institute with new ideas, energy and dynamism through participation in our interdisciplinary research and education programs. These outstanding graduate students are drawn from across our affiliated departments. Listed in alphabetical order by last name.
Angelina Abitino
Graduate Student Research Assistant
D'Mello Lab
Norielle Adricula
Combined PhD
Linguistics
Don Bell-Souder
Triple PhD
Institute of Cognitive Science • SLHS
Kaleb Bishop
Graduate Student Research Assistant
Institute of Cognitive Science • Hirshfield Lab
Garrick Bruening
Graduate Student
Integrative Physiology
Anne Buis
Combined PhD
Institute of Cognitive Science • Linguistics
Jon Zheng Cai
Graduate Student Research Assistant
ICS AI Institute • Computer Science
Melissa Campanella
Graduate Student Research Assistant
Institute of Cognitive Science
Megan Caruso
Graduate Student Research Assistant
D'Mello Lab • Computer Science
Chelsea Chandler
Graduate Student Research Assistant
Computer Science • Foltz Lab
Kathryn Conger
Triple PhD
Institute of Cognitive Science
Jacob DeRosa
Graduate Student Research Assistant
Institute of Cognitive Science • Banich Lab
Clarissa Deverel-Rico
Graduate Student Research Assistant
Institute of Cognitive Science • Penuel Lab
Emily Doherty
Graduate Student Research Assistant
Hirshfield Lab • NSF National AI Institute for Student-AI Teaming
Spencer Dudley
Combined PhD
Institute of Cognitive Science • School of Education
Joshua (Josh) Elmore
Graduate Student Research Assistant
Institute of Cognitive Science • Bidwell Lab
Lucca Eloy
Graduate Student Research Assistant
Computer Science • D'Mello Lab • Hirshfield Lab
James Foster
Triple PhD
Institute of Cognitive Science • Psychology & Neuroscience
Loraine Glidewell
Graduate Student Research Assistant
Institute of Cognitive Science • Penuel Lab
Lucas Hayne
Graduate Student Research Assistant
Hirshfield Lab • AI Institute • Computer Science
Christian (Chris) Hill
Graduate Student Research Assistant
Eisenberg Lab • ATLAS
Michael Hoefer
Combined PhD
Institute of Cognitive Science • Computer Science
Torin Hopkins
Triple PhD
ATLAS Institute Creative Technology and Design • Neuroscience • Cognitive Science
Min-Chun (Allen) Hsiao
Graduate Student
Institute of Cognitive Science • Linguistics
Shirley Huang
Combined PhD
SLHS
Nicolas (Nick) Hunkins
Graduate Student Research Assistant
ICS • D'Mello Lab • Computer Science/Cognitive Science
Casey Hunt
Graduate Student Research Assistant
Institute of Cognitive Science • Eisenberg Lab
Emily Jensen
Graduate Student
D'Mello Lab
Carolyn Klier
Graduate Student
Institute of Cognitive Science • Linguistics
Joewie Koh
Graduate Student Research Assistant
Institute of Cognitive Science
Kayla Kohake
Graduate Student
Institute of Cognitive Science • Linguistics
Vivian Lai
Graduate Student Research Assistant
ICS • Sumner Lab • Computer Science
Rebecca Lee
Graduate Student
Institute of Cognitive Science • Linguistics
Tao Lin
Combined PhD
Institute of Cognitive Science • Linguistics
Ling Liu
Graduate Student - PhD Combined
Linguistics
Jay Luther
Graduate Research Assistant
SchoolWide Labs • iSAT
Jack (Lingshuang) Mao
Graduate Student
Linguistics
Ashley Master
Graduate Student Research Assistant
Bidwell Lab • Psychology and Neuroscience
Shannon McKnight
Combined PhD
Institute of Cognitive Science • Psychology and Neuroscience
Ashieda McKoy
Graduate Student Research Assistant
D'Mello Lab • AI Institute • School of Education
Sarah-Ruth Moeller
Graduate Student
Linguistics
Amelia Moser
Graduate Student Research Assistant
Kaiser Lab • Psychology and Neuroscience
Skatje Myers
Graduate Student
Computer Science
Hilarie Nickerson
Graduate Student - PhD Combined
Computer Science
Steve Parker
Graduate Student - PhD Combined
Music Education
Brynn Paulsen
Graduate Student Research Assistant
Banich Lab • Psychology and Neuroscience
Elana Perkoff
Combined PhD • Graduate Student Research Assistant
Institute of Cognitive Science • Computer Science
Dan Prendergast
Graduate Student
Computer Science
Dianna Radpour
Graduate Student - PhD Combined
Information Science • Institute of Cognitive Science
Ali Raza
Combined PhD • ICS Executive Committee • Graduate Research Assistant
Institute of Cognitive Science
Carly Ann Schimmel
Triple PhD
Institute of Cognitive Science • SLHS
Michael Schneider
Graduate Student
ICS • Computer Sciece
Kieran Smith
Graduate Student
Institute of Cognitive Science • Aerospace Engineering
Louisa Smith
GRA Banich Lab
Stephen Sommer
Graduate Student
School of Education
Cara Spencer
She/her/hers • Graduate Student Research Assistant • Computer Science
Hirshfield Lab • NSF National AI Institute for Student-AI Teaming
Kevin Stowe
Combined PhD
Institute of Cognitive Science • Linguistics
Abhijit Suresh
Neuroscience Combined Triple PhD • GRA Sumner Lab
Computer Science
Madeleine Wade
Graduate Student Research Assistant
Institute of Cognitive Science • Kim Lab
Maryam Zolfaghar
Graduate Student
Psychology & Neuroscience