I am interested in general issues of infant cognition. In the past, I have conducted research using a preferential looking paradigm to assess language comprehension in 10- and 14-month olds. Recently, I have become interested in psychophysiological correlates of cognitive processes. In the upcoming year I will be using event-related potentials (ERPs) to investigate numerosity in infants.

YANCHAO BI
Entered program 1998, CBB, works with Alfonso Caramazza. B.S. in psychology in Northeastern Normal University, China, M.S. in Cognitive Psychology in Beijing Normal. Interested in studying language processing from various viewpoints - reaction time, patients behaviour, computational modeling.

ABIGAIL ALICIA BAIRD
Entered program 1997 Developmental Research/Training Group (Sheldon White, adviser) B.A. in Bio-Psychology (Vassar College) M.A. in Psychology (Boston University).  My research focuses on the development of affect recognition, as well as
emotional memory. I am also interested in how perturbations in the maturation of these processes may be associated with risk for the development of psychopathology.
 

JEREMY BLUMENTHAL
Entered program 1994 Social Psychology Program (Daniel Gilbert, adviser) A.B., A.M. in Psychology (Harvard).  Currently on leave at University of Pennsylvania Law School.  Email: jeremy@wjh.harvard.edu.

Four primary areas of interest: (1) PSYCHOLOGY AND LAW: death penalty issues, research on jury and witness issues; using social science in legal policy making; (2) MORAL JUDGMENT: Affective and cognitive influences on moral judgments: What influences whether someone thinks of an act as right or wrong, good or bad? What circumstances are seen as justifying,
mitigating, or excusing wrong acts?; (3) NONVERBAL BEHAVIOR: detecting deceit or hidden emotion, nonverbal communication; (4) HISTORY OF PSYCHOLOGY: the relation between philosophy and psychology and their mutual influence.
 

TODD BODNER
entered program 1993 Social Psychology Program (Ellen Langer, adviser) B.A. in Psychology and Philosophy (San Jose State University) M.A. in Experimental Psychology (San Jose State University) Non-Resident Tutor at Mather House

 I am interested in how individuals and groups make decisions and solve problems. In particular, I want to understand how people construe and mentally represent decision/problem environments. Often people construe the same event quite differently. This differential construal may help and may hinder effective decision making. I would like to know how and when this occurs.
 

SHELLEY BRICKSON
entered program 1996 Organizational Behavior Program (Richard Hackman, adviser) B. A. in Psychology (Carleton College)
 

STEVEN CANDELA
entered program 1995 Psychopathology Research/Training Group B.A. in Psychology (State University of New York/Buffalo)
 

SHELLEY CARSON
entered program 1995 Psychopathology Research/Training Group B.A. in English Literature (University of South Florida) A.L.M. in Psychology (Harvard University)
 

SANDRA CHA
entered program 1996 Organizational Behavior Program (Richard Hackman, adviser) A. B. in Psychology (Harvard College)
 

SUSAN CLANCY
entered program 1995 Psychopathology Research/Training Group B.A. in Psychology (University of Pennsylvania)/M.A. in Psychology (Boston University)