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