I am a postdoctoral research associate at Harvard Business School, working with Ashley V. Whillans and Michael Norton in the Negotiation, Organization and Markets Unit. Previously, I earned my Ph.D. and M.A. in Media Psychology at Stanford University, advised by Gabriella M. Harari. Before that, I earned a B.A. and M.A in Psychology, and a graduate certificate in Computational Social Science from the University of Chicago.
In my research, I study psychological fit through the lens of digital media in myriad different contexts, ranging from markets to organizations. The concept of psychological fit captures the alignment between people's behaviors, their mental architecture and their physical and digital environments.
My research is concretely anchored at the intersection of two research questions:
How can digital media help people prosper in today's technology suffused environment?
How can digital media be leveraged to instill positive shifts in people's attitudes, opinions and behaviors?
I am a computational social scientist at heart, leveraging rich data collected from people's everyday lives to create a deeper understanding of digital wellbeing.
In my free time, I like to do HIIT cardio, drink strong nitro coffee, go on arduous hikes and write hard science fiction. Before becoming a computational media psychologist, I spent much of my adolescence dreaming about becoming a cosmologist, with a particular interest in black hole formation.