I'm a developmental psychologist who studies social cognition. 

Beginning in September 2017, I'll be a Postdoctoral Fellow at Stanford working with Carol Dweck.

I received my Ph.D. at Yale where I was advised by Susan Gelman, Marcia Johnson, and Karen Wynn. Before graduate school, I was an undergraduate at the University of Pennsylvania where I worked primarily with Sharon Thompson-Schill. 

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Research

Why can't we overlook a person's poor treatment of others, even though they treat us well? Why does generosity sometimes elicit resentment rather than respect? And, what is so wrong about accepting money from a thief? Such questions illustrate the tensions that are sometimes created between our motives and values and also highlight a fundamental question in cognitive science: How are competing factors weighted and integrated to determine behavior?

Much of my research to date has focused on moral conflict in children from early infancy through middle childhood. The greatest cognitive achievements begin in the first few years of life, so by studying infants and children, my work seeks insight into the most fundamental concepts that support moral thinking and behavior.  

My work has been covered by several media outlets, including Anderson Cooper 360, Huffington Post, Smithsonian Magazine, and Washington Post.