Grace Reid
Post-Doctoral Fellow
I graduated from Spelman College with a BA in psychology and recently received my Ph.D. from Washington University in St. Louis. I am broadly interested in how children think about social categories, with a particular focus on race. In my free time, I like to watch movies and play with my dog. I’m excited to explore a new city and join the ISM lab!
Ryan Lei, Ph.D
Lab Director
I received my Ph.D in psychology from Northwestern University in Evanston, IL., and most recently did a postdoctoral fellowship at New York University. My research takes an intersectional approach at examining processes of stereotyping and prejudice. Specifically, I examine how social biases such as racism differ depending on other categories, such as gender (so, does anti-Black bias manifest in the same way for Black boys and Black girls). When not working, I love to watch Broadway shows and play with my dog Eirene.
Sofía Briones Ramírez
Lab Manager
I graduated from Princeton University with a B.A. in Psychology and a certificate in Latin American Studies, previously working with April Bailey at the BIAS Lab and Kristina Olson at the Human Diversity Lab. I am broadly interested in social and developmental psychology as it relates to gender diversity, motivated by a desire to explore how social knowledge and lived experience shape one-to-one human perception processes throughout development. Outside of research, I enjoy running around the rugby pitch, baking little treats, and weaving on a rigid-heddle loom.
Matt Gusdorff
Research Staff
I graduated from Haverford College with a B.S. in Computer Science and minors in math and German. I have always wanted to seek out meaningful applications of computer science across other scientific fields, leading me to the ISM lab. Here, I've been able to help others create tools for psych studies and work on research which combines machine learning and facial perception. In my free time, I like to hang out with my two dogs, Suki and Kya, listen to music, play my guitars, and cheer on the Philly sports teams. Go Birds!
Sonia Singh
Thesis Student
I'm a senior at Haverford majoring in psychology and classical languages. I’m broadly interested in how children interpret race and gender, and I have experience in computational modeling. I’m also a part of the South Asian Society and the admissions access and diversity initiatives team. I enjoy learning about etymologies and spending time with my dogs!
Raiden Ippen
Thesis Student
Originally from San Francisco, I am a senior at Haverford majoring in psychology. I am broadly interested in Cyberpsychology and Business Technology.
Zoe Carlson
Thesis Student
Ishita Jain
Research Assistant
I am a Psychology major at Haverford College, with minors in Neuroscience and Data Science and I am interested in developmental and social psychology. In particular, I am fascinated by how social categories like race and gender influence children's understanding of the world. I have experience designing and conducting research on children's social perceptions, and I am excited to further apply my skills in research settings. Outside of school, I love reading, dancing and spending time with my dog.
Eliana Brown
Research Assistant
I am a current undergraduate student at Haverford College. I am majoring in psychology and minoring in education. I am most interested in the intersections between cognition, developmental and cultural psychology, particularly in how children develop stereotypes and biases and if culture has an impact on that. I am from San Francisco, California (west coast best coast)! My main hobby is playing volleyball as I am currently on Haverford's Varsity Volleyball team. In addition to volleyball, I love watching rom coms, reading and hanging out with my cats!
Bethany Rutkowski
Research Assistant
I am a psychology major at Bryn Mawr College, interested in developmental and clinical psychology. I love working with children, and through this have become interested in how they learn and perceive the world. In my free time, I like to create hyper-specific Spotify playlists and hug trees.
Kathryn Sutherland
Research Assistant
I am a psychology major at Bryn Mawr College, interested in developmental and clinical psychology. I love working with children, and through this have become interested in how they learn and perceive the world. In my free time, I like to create hyper-specific Spotify playlists and hug trees.
Sydney
Schmidt-Nowara
Research Assistant
I am a psychology major at Bryn Mawr College, interested in developmental and cultural psychology. In particular, I am fascinated by the influence of culture and social categories on children’s interactions with the world. I have experience working with children at both the individual and group levels, and I am excited to adapt my skills to a research setting. Outside of school, I love baking, drawing, and watching reality TV with my cats (they love drama).
Collaborators
Dr. Galen Bodenhausen, Northwestern University
Dr. Jennifer Richeson, Yale University
Dr. Marjorie Rhodes, New York University
Dr. Andrei Cimpian, New York University
Dr. Erin Cooley, Colgate University
Dr. Jazmin Brown-Iannuzzi, University of Virginia
Dr. Jeremy Cone, Williams College
Dr. William Cipolli, Colgate University
Dr. Lauren Philbrook, Colgate University
Dr. Kimberly Quinn, DePaul University
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