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

Chelsea Brown
Graduate Student Research Assistant
Institute of Cognitive Science • Sumner 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

Janghee Cho
Combined PhD
Institute of Cognitive Science • Information Science

Kathryn Conger
Triple PhD
Institute of Cognitive Science

Kayla Cormier
Triple PhD • ICS Executive Committee
Institute of Cognitive Science • SLHS

Jacob DeRosa
Graduate Student Research Assistant • Combined PhD
Institute of Cognitive Science • Psychology & Neuroscience • 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

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

Ananya Ganesh
Graduate Student Research Assistant
Institute of Cognitive Science • NALA Lab • NSF National AI Institute for Student-AI Teaming

Michael Ginn
Combined PhD
Institute of Cognitive Science • Linguistics

Loraine Glidewell
Graduate Student Research Assistant
Institute of Cognitive Science • Penuel Lab

Lucas Hayne
Graduate Student Research Assistant
Hirshfield Lab • AI Institute • Computer Science

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

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

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

Ling Liu
Graduate Student - PhD Combined
Linguistics

Jay Luther
Graduate Research Assistant
SchoolWide Labs • iSAT

Ashley Master
Graduate Student Research Assistant
Bidwell Lab • Psychology and Neuroscience

Ashieda McKoy
Graduate Student Research Assistant
D'Mello Lab • AI Institute • School of Education

Andrew J. Mertens
Combined PhD
Institute of Cognitive Science • Psychlogy & Neuroscience

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

Keelin O'Connor
Graduate Student Research Assistant
Institute of Cognitive Science • Penuel Lab

Marlene Palomar
Graduate Student Research Assistant
Institute of Cognitive Science • NSF National AI Institute for Student-AI Teaming

Brynn Paulsen
Graduate Student Research Assistant
Banich Lab • Psychology and Neuroscience

Maggie (Elana) Perkoff
Combined PhD • Graduate Student Research Assistant
Institute of Cognitive Science • Computer Science

Dan Prendergast
Graduate Student
Computer Science

Samuel Pugh
Combined PhD
Institute of Cognitive Science • Computer Science

Lydia Rader
Triple PhD
Institute of Cognitive Science • Psychology & Neuroscience • Institute for Behavioral Genetics • Center for Neuroscience

Dianna Radpour
Graduate Student - PhD Combined
Information Science • Institute of Cognitive Science

Carly Ann Schimmel
Triple PhD
Institute of Cognitive Science • SLHS

Michael Schneider
Graduate Student
ICS • Computer Science

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

Elisa Stern
Graduate Student Research Assistant
Institute of Cognitive Science • RADD lab

Alyssa Strickler
Combined PhD
Institute of Cognitive Science • Linguistics

Lucile (Lucie) Vleugels
Graduate Student
Institute of Cognitive Science • ATLAS Institute

Madeleine Wade
Graduate Student Research Assistant
Institute of Cognitive Science • Kim Lab

Jennifer (Ellis) Weber
Combined PhD
Institute of Cognitive Science • Psychology & Neuroscience

Maryam Zolfaghar
Graduate Student
Psychology & Neuroscience