Experience

Graduate Research and Lab Assistant

Teachers College, Columbia University

Research and lab assistant to Dr. Peter Gordon and Dr. Jean Tang in the Language and Cognitive Neuroscience Lab.

Graduate Teaching Assistant

Columbia University

Teaching assistant to Dr. Patrick Houlihan for QMSS GR5067: Natural Language Processing for the Social Sciences (Spring, Summer, Fall 2025).

Graduate Research Assistant

Cognitive Media Lab

Research assistant to Dr. Michael Haupt in the Cognitive Media Lab at UCSD.

Undergraduate Research Assistant

Syracuse University College of Arts and Sciences

Research assistant to Dr. Nicole Fonger in the Meaningful Math Research Group.

Undergraduate Research Assistant

Syracuse University School of Education

Research assistant to Dr. Charlotte Sharpe in the Sharpe Lab.

Education

PhD in Communication

Florida State University

MA in Quantitative Methods in the Social Sciences

Columbia University in the City of New York

Thesis: “Why Games Stop Feeling Fun: A Computational Approach to Emotional Demand in Play” Advisor: Gregory Kossinets

BS in Advertising, Minor in Computer Engineering

Syracuse University

Skills & Hobbies
Programming & Data Tools
Python
R
HTML
GitHub
MAXQDA
Design & Media
Adobe Photoshop
Premiere Pro
Canva
Awards
Human Subjects Protection SBR
CITI Program ∙ August 2025
Credential ID: 71361914. Valid Aug. 2025 – Aug. 2028.
FDA-Regulated Research
CITI Program ∙ August 2025
Credential ID: 71361915.
Research With Minors SBR
CITI Program ∙ August 2025
Credential ID: 71361916.
Microsoft Office Specialist: Excel 2019 Associate
Microsoft ∙ November 2022
Credential ID: n28K-Dwo5.
Languages
100%
Chinese (Mandarin) Native
100%
English Fluent