We’re at ICA 2024!

Posted on June 12, 2024June 12, 2024 by admin Posted in NewsTagged ica24

The lab is excited to share three presentations at ICA24 this year. Hope to see you there!

Does Cleft Repair Surgery Restore Normal Visual and Neural Responses to Infant Faces?
Rachael L. Kee; Kelly J. Jantzen; Amanda Hahn

What to Read Next: Reward Generalization, Exploration, and Foraging Shape Sequential Media Selection
Jason X. Gong; Richard Huskey

Moral Narrative Prediction Accuracy Systematically Varies Along an Audience Response Temporal Gradient
Matthew Grizzard; Lucy Brown; Jason X. Gong; Richard Huskey

LAB END OF THE YEAR PARTY, SPRING 2024

Posted on June 4, 2024June 4, 2024 by admin Posted in NewsTagged party

The Lab (clockwise from bottom left: Valerie Klein, Richard Huskey, Allyson Snyder, Ali Mehdizadeh, Sophia Sarieva, Rachael Kee, Raymond Kang, Wenjun Liu, Xiaobei Chen, Jason Gong) celebrated the end of the 2023 – 2024 academic year at Tres Hermanas.

We had a lot to celebrate! Jason earned his PhD in Communication, Ali earned his MA in Communication, Allyson earned her MA in Human Development, and Raymond earned his BS in Computer Science. Way to go!

VALERIE KLEIN TO PRESENT AT ASPIRE SYMPOSIUM

Posted on June 4, 2024June 10, 2024 by admin Posted in NewsTagged ASPIRE, mental health

Valerie Klein will present research investigating how mental health and well-being influence people’s media selection at this year’s ASPIRE Symposium! The symposium (open to the public) begins at 5:30pm at the Center for Mind and Brain (267 Cousteau Pl, Davis, CA 95618).

Rachael Kee Wins NIH Dental & Craniofacial Research Building Bridges Award

Posted on May 24, 2024May 24, 2024 by admin Posted in NewsTagged aps24, award

Congratulations to Rachael Kee who earned the NIH Dental and Craniofacial Research Building Bridges award for her poster: Does Cleft Lip/Palate Repair Surgery Restore Normal Neural Processing For Infant Faces? She presented this research as a poster at the annual meeting of the Association for Psychological Science (APS24) in San Francisco. Way to go, Rachael!

Congratulations to Aliakbar (Ali) Mehdizadeh!

Posted on May 23, 2024May 23, 2024 by admin Posted in News

On May 22, 2024, Aliakbar (Ali) Mehdizadeh successfully defended his MA Comprehensive Examination with a paper titled “Diffusion Over Temporal Networks”. This project explored how networks with memory can be used to understand information diffusion. I believe Ali’s manuscript also has achieved the unique honor of having the most equations for any project I’ve seen at the MA level. Well done, Ali, we’re very proud of you!