 | 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. |
 | Avika Lohia ‘28 is the undergraduate RDM lab coordinator. She plans to double major in Economics and Psychology. She is interested in consumer psychology and decision making, with a focus on how cultural background, financial status, and life experiences shape consumer choices and behavior. She also enjoys reading and writing poetry, spending time with friends, walking, listening to music, and baking. |
 | Abby Sosnow ‘26 is a Neuroscience and Behavior and Science in Society double major from Los Angeles, CA. She is interested in why people choose particular alternatives, and how previous mistakes influence future decisions. Outside of class, she enjoys spending time with friends, listening to music, and reading. |
 | Zach Allen ‘27 is an Economics and Psychology double major with a minor in Data Analysis. He is interested in the connection between decision-making and the law, particularly in understanding psychological influences on jury behavior. Outside of the lab, he is a dedicated three-season varsity athlete on Wesleyan’s Cross-Country and Track and Field teams. |
 | Katherine Ball ’27 is double majoring in Psychology and Italian Studies. She is interested in how people make decisions and people’s perceptions of their decisions, with a focus on risk and temporal discounting. She enjoys singing, knitting, hanging out with friends, going on walks, and reading in her free time. |
 | Lily de Movellan ‘27 (she/her) is a Neuroscience and Behavior major and an Education Studies minor, from the Berkshires, MA. She is interested in the cognitive development of decision making. Lily works at WesWings, tutors at Beman Middle School, and volunteers at Middlesex Hospital. She enjoys being outside, exercising, and trying new food spots with friends. |
 | Wennan (Avivi) Li ‘26 (she/her) is a Psychology and Theater double major. She is interested in conscious and unconscious influences on decision making, choice modeling, and practical applications. She is also passionate about cultural and emotional psychology. Outside of classes, she enjoys dance, theatrical works, music, and exercising. |
Past Lab Members
| Past Postdoctoral Associates Chenmu (Julia) Xing, Assistant Professor, Tarleton State University Mariah Schug, Professor, Widener University |
| Past Lab Coordinators Bethany Rutkowski, Lab Coordinator, Brown University Nicholas Alia, PhD Student, University of Minnesota Kelsey Kayton, PhD Student, Ohio University Katherine Steele, Research Dir., Meadows Mental Health Policy Institute Alexandra Zax, Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Illinois at Chicago |
| Past Undergraduate Lab Members (reverse chronological order) Xavier Kim, Catherine King, Zuha Anjum, Celeste Borletti, Nate Fogarty, Javier Orellana, Larissa Yu, Renna Mohsen-Breen, Ana Ziebarth, Nolan Collins, Richard Ettinger, Nicole Deng, Prakriti Mittal, Christina Xu, Jordan Green, Greg Fischer, Gina Gwiazda, Anjali Prabhu, Charlie Bondhus, Gillian Weeks, Claudia Stenbaek, Camila Rodlauer, Daniel Stein, Kayla Zentmaier, SeArah Smith, Bryce Gillis, Kolbi Bradley, Melanie Nelson, Julia Kirsch, John Neil, Karolina Hetesova, Mika Braun, William Liang, Tracy Cui, Jenna Shelby-Glick, Marcia Mata, Lily Segal, Joanna Paul, Liana Mathias, Amanda Yeoh, Jane Levy, Christina Glusac, Sofia Navarrete Zur, Eloise Flechon, Tima Zeng, Suet Ning Wong, Anna Rojek, Sydney Lolli, Bennett Gelly, Jason Saltiel, Matthew Donahue, Lily Kaplan, Alexandra Anderson, Shayoni Nair, Emma Weizenbaum, Emily Berman, Estee Rubien-Thomas, Laura Machlin, Joanna Seirup, Zachary Kramer, Jenna Doctoroff, Chelsea Osterman, Allie Southam, Jennifer Cheng, Netta Levran, Ankit Kansal, Priscilla Bustamante, Zachary LeClair, Joanna Dicke, Kirsten Haller, Romej Caro, Harrison Peck, Susie Kim, Eyal Bar-David, Steven Wengrovitz, Samuel Duncan, Yaneez Nojib, Alexandra Sedlovskaya, Julia Fox, Jessica Jacobson, Rebecca Gould, Darren Becker, Tamara Carroll, May Chao, Katherine Krug, Sam Fentress, Timothy Harrington, Rebecca Pryor, Elizabeth Perry |
