Overview
I am a fifth-year Psychology & Neuroscience PhD Candidate enrolled through the Cognitive Neuroscience Admitting Program (CNAP). While housed in Dr. Kevin LaBar's affective neuroscience laboratory, I pursue interdisciplinary research avenues at the intersection of creativity and emotion. In one line of research, I examine the cognitive consequences of engaging with art, including the emotional benefits and aesthetic judgments that arise from viewing and producing art. Secondly, I am also interested in the role of creative thinking in emotion regulation: how does outside-the-box thinking benefit us when facing adverse events? Lastly, I also investigate evolving understandings of "creativity" with respect to increasingly popular generative AI models capable of generating creative products. My work here has demonstrated that individual creative ability is still valued by others and plays a significant role amidst these technologies.
