Hello :)

My name is Bella. I'm a Ph.D. student at Princeton University, working with Prof. Natalia Vélez in the Psychology department. Before joining Princeton, I worked with Prof. Kalanit Grill-Spector at Stanford University and Prof. Henrike Moll at USC. I received my MA in clinical psychology from Pepperdine University and BA in psychology from Boston University.

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Broadly, I'm interested in studying how children reason and learn about themselves and the world around them. I'm particularly interested in children's causal reasoning and learning using behavioral and computational methods.

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Outside of research, I enjoy spending time in nature (hiking & camping), reading, doing soothing art projects like 'paint-by-number' and hanging out with my furrrends (check out their photos in 'For Fun').

 

For the last two years, I also enjoyed serving as a co-host for the Stanford Psychology Podcast, and it was one of the coolest experiences I've ever had. If you are interested, please check it out here!