Meaning, Effort, and Need for Cognition

First Author · Mink Fund and Psi Chi Grant

Advisor: Steve Guglielmo

Does the perceived meaningfulness of a task increase willingness to exert cognitive effort, and does need for cognition moderate that link? Read more →

Crisis of Meaning and Conspiracy Belief

First Author · Longitudinal Study

With Bendik Hovet, Lars Danbolt, and Tatjana Schnell

Do crises of meaning increase vulnerability to conspiracy beliefs, and does worldview moderate that link? Read more →

Leadership and the Black Sheep Effect

Research Assistant · Morality & Social Cognition Lab

PI: Steve Guglielmo

Does a leader's response to an in-group transgression change how members assign blame? I work on this as a research assistant! Read more →

Predicting a Good Life in Switzerland

Co-Author · Swiss Household Panel

With Tatjana Schnell

What predicts whether people experience their lives as happy, meaningful, and psychologically rich over 25 years? Read more →

AI Use, Offloading, and Critical Thinking

First Author · In-Class Research Project

Advisor: Steve Guglielmo

Does frequent AI use predict weaker critical thinking, and does the type of use, offloading versus challenge, explain it? Read more →