Contact Us
Principle Investigator
John D. Coley, Ph.D., Associate Professor
Department of Psychology
Northeastern University
360 Huntington Ave., MS 0125 NI
Boston, MA 02115-5000
617.373.3548 (voice)
617.373.8714 (fax)Coop Research Coordinator
Stephanie Silveira
Categorization & Reasoning Lab
4th Floor, Nightingale Hall
Department of Psychology
Boston, MA 02115-5000
617.373.4493 (voice)
617.373.8714 (fax)
Lab Alumni
Doctoral Students
Allison Baker (Ph.D. 2005)
Patrick Shafto (Ph.D. 2004)
Olga Stepanova Sachs (Ph.D. 2004)
Masters Students
Tara Muratore (M.A. 2009)
Anna Vitkin (M.A. 2006)
Undergraduate Honors Students
Kaitlyn Amato (Psychology, 2007)
Elizabeth Brown (Psychology & Education, 2006)
Ocean Dunton (Psychology, 2006)
David Baldwin (Computer Science & Cognitive Psychology, 2006)
Jacqueline Gallagher (Psychology, 2004)
Aixa Martinez Zuviria (Psychology, 2004)
Cecily Schuler (Behavioral Neuroscience, 2002)
Elizabeth Baraff (Psychology, 2002)
Lik Fun Chan (Psychology, 2001)
Lily Yee (Psychology, 2000)
Undergraduate Co-op Research Coordinators
Christine Torresson (Psychology), 2010
Mary Angilly (Psychology), 2010
Amanda Civiletto (Psychology), 2009
Elise Ramsay (Psychology), 2009
Emily Gillcrist (Psychology & Art), 2009
Yui Anzai (Psychology & Music), 2008
Amira DeSourdis (Behavioral Neuroscience), 2007
Kaitlyn Amato (Psychology), 2006
Nicole Ciampanelli (Behavioral Neuroscience), 2006
Nicole Ciaramicoli (Psychology), 2005
Jennelle Yopchick (Psychology), 2005
Konstantin Feigin (Linguistics), 2005
Claire Seaton (Psychology), 2004
Robin Kane (Psychology & Education), 2004
Aixa Martinez Zuviria (Psychology), 2003
Elizabeth Baraff (Psychology), 2002
Adam Nicolazzo (Behavioral Neuroscience), 2001
Maleshawane Mauco (Psychology), 2001
Lik Fun Chan (Psychology), 2001
Anna Corinne Freeman (Anthropology & Education, CEA-Way Project Scholarship recipient), 2000, 2001
Christopher Lawson (Psychology), 1999
Christian Luhmann (Computer Science, CEA Faculty-Undergraduate Research Institute Award), 1999
Undergraduate Research Assistants
2010-2011
Mary Angilly
Dana Borkum
Robin Bzura
Meredith Cohen
Ryan Fitzpatrick
Thanh Ly
Megan Passafarro
Alison Robey
2009-2010
Yui Anzai (Psychology & Music)
Jacqueline Beaulieu (Psychology)
Robin Bzura (Psychology)
Amanda Civiletto (Psychology)
Natasha Crooks (Psychology)
Emily Gillcrist (Psychology & Art)
Kristen Greany (Psychology)
Yaara Guetta (Psychology & Business, Ben Gurion University, Israel)
Ashley Kern (Behavioral Neuroscience)
Christina Lavorna (Psychology & Education)
Katherine Levy (Psychology)
Brittany Morrissey (Psychology)
Khanhnhat Nguyen (Psychology)
Sydney O’Connor (Linguistics & Psychology)
Chandni Singh (Behavioral Neuroscience)
Masha Zilberberg (Psychology & English)
2008-2009
Yui Anzai (Psychology & Music)
Jaclyn Cadrin (Psychology)
Amanda Civiletto (Psychology)
Kristen Cook (Psychology)
Zora Dipucchio (Psychology)
Hadar Duek (Psychology)
Christine Engle (Psychology)
Jessica Henkel (Psychology)
Erin Kelly (Psychology)
Ashley Kern (Behavioral Neuroscience)
Stefanie Kronenfeld (Psychology)
Jordyn Linsk (Psychology)
Amanda Lord (Psychology)
Sydney O’Connor (Linguistics & Psychology)
Cale Rubenstein (Psychology)
Christine Williams (Speech & Hearing Pathology & Audiology)
2007-2008
Kaitlyn Amato (Psychology)
Yui Anzai (Psychology & Music)
Sarah Belfit (Psychology)
Christopher Cabrall (Linguistics & Psychology)
Jaclyn Cadrin (Psychology)
Alex Coleman (Psychology)
Amira DeSourdis (Behavioral Neuroscience)
Ashley Kern (Behavioral Neuroscience)
Kelly Morris (Psychology)
Sydney O’Connor (Linguistics & Psychology)
Sydnye Whitaker-Wilke (Psychology)
2006-2007
Kaitlyn Amato (Psychology)
Yui Anzai (Psychology & Music)
Marina Armendares Fontaine (Psychology)
Dan Beauchemin (Psychology & Criminal Justice)
Sarah Belfit (Psychology)
Liz Brown (Psychology & Education)
Christopher Cabrall (Linguistics & Psychology)
Jaclyn Cadrin (Psychology)
Nicole Ciaramicoli (Psychology)
Konstantin Feigin (Linguistics & Psychology)
Sarah Levine (Psychology)
Elisa Melara (Psychology)
Sydney O’Connor (Psychology)
Sydnye Whitaker-Wilke (Psychology)
2005-2006
Monica Anand (Psychology, Boston University)
David Baldwin (Computer Science & Cognitive Psychology)
Danielle Biondi (Psychology)
Lauren Brown (Psychology)
Elizabeth Brown (Psychology & Education)
Jaclyn Cadrin (Psychology)
Maura Cole (Psychology)
Katelyn Dehey (Psychology)
Konstantin Feigin (Linguistics)
Anna Gartsman (Computer Science & Cognitive Psychology)
Megan Krell (Psychology)
Janelle La Marche (Linguistics)
Kerri Lee (Psychology)
Sarah Levine (Psychology)
Andrea Quintero (Behavioral Neuroscience)
Nicole Rodriguez (Psychology)
Diana Skrajewski (Psychology & Education)
Karen Soh (Computer Science & Cognitive Psychology)
Jennelle Yopchick (Psychology)
2004-2005
Kaitlyn Amato (Psychology)
David Baldwin (Computer Science & Cognitive Psychology)
Lindsey Davis (Psychology)
Christina Falzon (Psychology)
Jacqueline Gallagher (Psychology)
Lauren Hu (Biology)
Tara Israelson (Linguistics)
Kerri Lee (Psychology)
Meghan Nelligan (Psychology)
Elevinio Riojas (Computer Science & Cognitive Psychology)
Brianna Roche (Psychology)
Claire Seaton (Psychology)
Scott Sorg (Psychology)
Courtney Steller (Psychology)
2003-2004
Lauren Bane (Psychology)
Melissa Barnes (Psychology)
Abby Bird (Psychology)
Elizabeth Brown (Psychology & Education)
Stacey Da Silva (Psychology)
MeghanMarie Fowler-Finn (Psychology, Washington University, St. Louis)
Julie Hammond (Psychology)
Caroline Ileka (Psychology)
Leah Jacobs (Psychology)
Irma Jimenez (Psychology)
Robin Kane (Psychology & Education)
Tara Kane (Psychology & Education)
Aixa Martinez Zuviría (Psychology)
Amanda Mezzetti (Psychology & Education)
Manuel Ortega (Psychology)
Lauren Palumbo (Psychology)
Rosemary Prentzel (Psychology)
Eugenia Psichopaidas (Behavioral Neuroscience)
Kori Ryan (Psychology)
Finessa Slater (Psychology)
Marta Ullrich (Psychology)
Anna Vitkin (Computer Science & Cognitive Psychology)
2002-2003
Robert Happich, (Psychology)
Tara Kane (Psychology & Education)
Rachel Kolter, (Psychology)
Kerrie Kovsic (Psychology)
Adam Nicolazzo, (Psychology)
Aixa Martinez Zuviria, (Psychology)
Finessa Slater (Psychology)
Carissa Kemp (Psychology & Linguistics)
2001-2002
Elizabeth Baraff (Psychology)
Katherine Blaszczyk (Psychology)
Anna Corinne Freeman (Anthropology & Education)
Tara Kane (Psychology & Education)
Carissa Kemp (Psychology & Linguistics)
Thalia Mouskounti (Psychology)
Adam Nicolazzo (Behavioral Neuroscience)
Cecily Schuler (Behavioral Neuroscience)
2000-2001
Elizabeth Baraff (Psychology)
Lik Fun Chan (Psychology)
Anna Corinne Freeman (Anthropology & Education)
Maleshwane Mauco (Psychology)
Marina Vaks (Psychology)
1999-2000
Daniel Shafto (Spanish)
Christian Luhmann (Computer Science)
Christopher Lawson (Psychology)
Maleshwane Mauco (Psychology)
Evelyn Pineros (Psychology)
Lily Yee (Psychology)
1998-1999
Maggie Beetz (English)
Caren Francione (Psychology)
Christopher Lawson (Psychology)
Christian Luhmann (Computer Science)
Patrick Shafto (Physical Therapy)