I completed my PhD in Psychology at New York University and post-doctoral training at Columbia University as a social neuroscientist. In my academic research, I explored how people make social judgments of others. This work spanned topics from how stereotypes are automatically activated in the brain, to how we unconsciously judge personality traits and emotions from facial appearance and navigate social networks. My research applied surveys, implicit behavioral methods, physiological measurement, & functional neuroimaging (fMRI, EEG). I have published 20 peer-reviewed Psychology & Cognitive Neuroscience articles (>1700 citations) in scientific journals such as Nature Neuroscience, Nature Human Behaviour, and PNAS. I have also acquired or supported large federal research grants from the National Institutes of Health, National Science Foundation, & Department of Defense.