I'm a behavioral scientist based in Washington, DC.
I think a lot about thinking and how people make everyday decisions. And lately I've been exploring how artificial intelligence is changing that.
My research centers on the societal and behavioral impact of digital technologies, especially algorithms — how they shape our thinking and the way each of us experiences the world. In three ongoing projects, I look at how conversations with AI distort our beliefs, how large language models can be used to make discoveries in psychology, and how AI refashions what we perceive to be normal. I also study financial decision-making, specifically how people spend, save, and borrow.
Across my projects, I typically run experiments, both in the lab and in the world, but I also lean on other methods when it helps me answer questions about human behavior. I have a PhD/MBA from UChicago's Booth School of Business and spent a year as a Postdoctoral Researcher at the Kahneman-Treisman Center for Behavioral Science & Public Policy in Princeton University's School of Public and International Affairs.
I am currently a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at Johns Hopkins Carey Business School.
I also consult. I've worked with international banks, NGOs, social enterprises, organizers, and organizations such as the U.N. and the Gates Foundation. If you are working on a hard behavioral problem, get in touch.