I'm a behavioral scientist trained in experimental social psychology. I study social cognition with a focus on temporal contexts. I'm interested in how people's interpretations of change over time influence their cognition, emotion, and behavior.

 

I use this unique lens of time and change to provide novel solutions to problems like:

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• Well-being mismanagement (e.g., I find that people often struggle to anticipate how the old and boring can be reignited in new contexts—interventions that entail designing new contexts thus help combat hedonic adaptation, without having to quit consumption)

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• Impression mismanagement (e.g., I find that people often struggle to anticipate how their present actions will "age" upon looking back at them in the future—interventions that target actors' temporal thinking thus help people build longer-lasting reputations)

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• Social conflict and interpersonal misunderstandings (e.g., I find that people often struggle to anticipate others' change from bad pasts and potential for positive futures—interventions that make others' change more salient thus help bridge these divides)

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