RESEARCH ASSISTANTS

Kristen Viscardi

Kristen is a senior studying psychology. She has a deep passion for social psychology and plans to continue doing psychological research after her time as an undergrad at Boston University. At the Social Learning Lab, she is especially interested to learn about working with children and about human development.

Amarachi Okpara

Amarachi is a junior studying biology in the College of Arts and Sciences in Boston University. She is very interested in the intersection between biology and psychology, learning about brain synapses as well as how the brain and mind works. Amarachi is happy to work in the social learning lab and learn more about child development. After graduation, she plans to further her education in the medical field.

Grace McCrann

Grace is a senior from Texas majoring in psychology and minoring in biology. She is interested in what children learn from and how that impacts their unique development and personality. After graduation, she intends to continue in the field of psychology and incorporate her passion for children and what she learns in the lab in her future.

Mia Holder

Mia is a senior studying psychology and minoring in applied human development. She is interested in clinical and developmental psychology and working with children. She plans to go to graduate school to continue her education. She's excited to continue doing research with the SLL!

Ariel Levav

Ariel is a senior in the College of Arts and Sciences majoring in Psychological and Brain Sciences. Ariel intends to pursue a doctoral degree in Psychology and is working towards becoming a clinical and research psychologist with a focus on child development and social psychology.

Sophie Ezrol

Sophie is a sophomore at BU and is from Buffalo Grove, IL. She is currently studying psychology at the College of Arts and Science. She is interested in developmental and social  psychology. Sophie is excited to learn more about the research process and child development throughout her time at the Social Learning Lab.

Misty Lam

Misty Lam is a senior from Hong Kong. She majors in Early Childhood Education at Wheelock College and Psychology at the College of Arts and Science. She is especially interested in how young children's mindsets develop in different cultures and backgrounds. After graduation, she plans to go to graduate school and continue to learn more about children's psychological  development. She is excited to join the Social Learning Lab!

Skye Lee

Skye is a junior at Boston University, majoring in psychology. She is interested in clinical psychology, specialising in children. She plans to go to graduate school to continue her education in clinical psychology. She is very excited to begin working with different people and experiencing more about psychology in the Social Learning Lab!

Jiaying (Susan) Wang

Susan is a junior in the School of Communication, majoring in Public Relations. With a keen interest in media studies, lifestyles, and sociology, she is enthusiastic about delving deeper into the fields of psychological therapy and education. She is eager to gain more experience in the Social Learning Lab as a PR research assistant.

Katie Shepardson

 Katie is a senior studying psychology in the College of Arts and Sciences with a minor in Public Health and English. She is very excited to get involved in research on campus! She is very interested in the intersection of developmental psychology and public health. After graduation, she hopes to go to graduate school and continue research in different areas of psychology and public health.

Aanika Manghnani

Aanika is a junior at Wheelock from Mumbai, India, studying Education and Human Development with a specialization in Deaf studies. After graduation, she hopes to pursue education in the form of working as an early childhood educator. She is excited to apply what she learns about child development and the impact of social factors on learning in her future teaching career.

Elizaveta (Liza) Nikiforova

Liza is a junior at Boston University studying Psychology and Sociology. She is interested in social psychology, and especially, how children form their belief systems and supernatural thinking. After graduation, she plans to continue working in research and eventually work as a therapist. 

Pin Xiu-Lim

Pin-Xiu is a Master’s student in the Child and Adolescent Mental Health Counseling program. Her research interests broadly include how children learn who and what to trust, especially in religious and scientific contexts, as well as how this can contribute to clinical applications.

Inci Elif Erdin

Elif is a junior double majoring in Neurobiology & Psychology and minoring in History of Art, with a keen focus on human psychology and research. She is very excited to get involved in research experience. She plans to extend her passion for understanding the human mind in graduate school. Through an interdisciplinary approach, she hopes to provide unique, individualized support for individuals who are facing psychological challenges after graduation.