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