I'm a Ph.D. student and Gerhard Casper Graduate Fellow at Stanford's Psychology Department. I'm based at the Stanford Social Neuroscience Laboratory, led by Jamil Zaki. I also work with Carol Dweck and am affiliated with Robb Willer's Polarization and Social Change Lab. I am the co-founder and co-host of the official Stanford Psychology Podcast.

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In my research, I focus on why we often underestimate how social and prosocial a species we can be. I am interested in questions such as: Why do we often hold overly cynical beliefs about human nature? What are the forces eroding our trust in each other? How do we rebuild trust without being naive?

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You can find out more about my current work on the research tab. If you want to know more about who I am, check out the CV tab. Finally, there is also a tab with some photography I have done, just because I like photography.