Research

Cognitive Neuroscience Lab, UW–Parkside

Undergraduate Researcher · Jun 2024 – Aug 2025 · Advisor: Dr. Melissa Gregg

• Designed and pilot-tested a study of perceptions of chatbot truth, deception, and user cognitive workload. Code: github.com/Exios66/truth-deception-architecture⁠.
• Ran EEG systems and analyzed neural time-series data to measure brain activity, adding signal-processing and statistical analysis to existing lab research on sleep quality and cognitive load.
• Presented findings at the 2025 Midwestern Psychological Association conference.

Graduate research, UW–Madison

M.S. in Psychology: Data Science in Human Behavior · expected Dec 2026

• The Psychometric Digital Twin study compares machine learning models and LLM personas on behavioral prediction.
• The Digital-Mailroom capstone applies applied-AI methods to document processing with an industry partner.

Research training