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Andrea L. Patalano is the RDM Lab director. She is a cognitive scientist and faculty member in the Department of Psychology and the Program in Neuroscience and Behavior. Her interests in high-level cognition include decision making, judgment, and reasoning. Her faculty profile and the lab’s publications are here. |
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Katie Williams graduated from Skidmore College in 2017 with a BA in Psychology and a minor in Education Studies. She is interested in how social, linguistic, and cognitive factors interact to support learning. She plans to attend graduate school in educational and developmental psychology. |
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Chenmu (Julia) Xing is a postdoctoral associate. She earned a PhD from Columbia University Teachers College in Cognitive Studies in Education and an MA in Developmental Psychology. In the RDM Lab, she studies contextual influences on the use of probabilities in decision making. |
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Kolbi Bradley ’20 is a Psychology and Neuroscience & Behavior double major. She is interested in how situational factors influence decisions, along with the role of identity in decision-making. In her spare time she can be found dancing, listening to music, or reading a new book. |
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Bryce Gillis ’22 plans to be a Psychology major. He is interested in the cognitive processes that underlie decision making, especially the influence or prior expectations. Outside of the lab, he can be found working at a local farm or visiting Middletown coffee shops. |
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Camilla Rodlauer ’21 is double majoring in Economics and Neuroscience & Behavior. She is fascinated by the neural processes of decision making, especially as related to behavioral economics. Outside the lab, she can be found playing soccer or giving Wesleyan tours to perspective students. |
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SeArah Smith Coming soon. |
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Gillian Weeks Coming soon. |
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Kayla Zentmaier ’21 is triple majoring in Neuroscience & Behavior, Biology, and Psychology. She is interested in how traits and genetic characteristics are related to decision making, including temporal discounting. Outside the lab she can be found volunteering at hospitals, tutoring, and traveling. |
