Principal Investigator
Dr. Jing Tian
Jing Tian, Ph.D., is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychology at Fordham University. She earned her Ph.D. in Psychology from Carnegie Mellon University in 2018 and her B.S. in Chemistry & Psychology from Peking University in 2013. Dr. Tian’s research centers on the cognitive, motivational, and socio-cultural factors shaping children’s learning of mathematics.
Eva Sakellakis
Lab Manager
Eva graduated from University of Wisconsin-Madison in 2025 with a B.S. in Psychology and Neurobiology, and a certificate in Education. She is interested in developmental and educational psychology, and hopes to pursue a degree in school psychology in the future.
Undergraduate Research Assistant
Expected Graduation: May 2026
Lena Gianaris
Lena is a psychology and English major with an interest in childhood development. In the future, she hopes to work in the education field as either an educator or psychologist, where she can help make education more supportive and accessible for young children and adolescents.
Katie Krasnoff
Undergraduate Research Assistant
Expected Graduation: May 2026
Katie is a psychology major with interests in women's gender studies and political science. In the future, she hopes to work with marginalized populations to make mental health care more accessible. She is interested in meeting this goal through studying social and developmental psychology.
Volunteer Research Assistant
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Yujia Liu
Yujia received her M.A. in Applied Psychology from New York University in 2023. She is interested in studying the developmental trajectory of spatial skills and exploring the topic of gender stereotypes in education. In the future, Yujia plans to pursue a Ph.D. in cognitive psychology or developmental psychology.
Previous Lab Members
Lab Managers
Ashley Bontempo: Ashley has continued on to pursue her Ph.D. in Communication at The Ohio State University.
Undergraduate Research Assistants
Shreya Patel: Shreya is now a Registered Behavior Technician at Children's Healthcare of Atlanta.
Nhi (Evelyn) Pham: Nhi now works with Dr. Selin Gülgöz in the Social Thinkers Lab on her senior honors thesis.