Yelina received her B.A. in Cognitive Science from the University of Pennsylvania. She is interested in decision making and peer influence in adolescence. Outside of the lab, she enjoys taking long walks, listening to audiobooks, and going down rabbit holes searching for environmental-friendly swaps for everyday things.

John is a research scientist working with Drs. Leah Somerville and Kate McLaughlin at Harvard University. He came here by way of the psychology Ph.D. program at the University of Oregon, and a B.A. in cognitive science at the University of California, Berkeley. John is interested in the development of decision-making and learning during adolescence, and how these processes, situated in the context of developmentally normative goals and adverse environments, contribute to mental and physical health. He is am passionate about statistical methodology, especially measurement and modeling task behavior, as well as scientific computing. John is a huge fan of R, Stan, and The Society for the Improvement of Psychological Science.

Taylor received her PhD in Psychology from Brock University in Canada. She is interested in the relationship between aversive processing and cognitive control across development. Taylor is particularly interested in how these factors may relate to anxiety during adolescence. Outside of the lab, she likes playing volleyball, hiking, and spending time with her friends and family.

Jess received her B.A. in Psychology from The College of New Jersey, where she worked with Dr. Andrew Leynes. She then served as a lab manager at the Princeton Neuroscience Institute before relocating to University of California, Berkeley, where she completed her Ph.D. in Social-Personality Psychology under Dr. Ozlem Ayduk. Her research focuses on understanding individual differences in emotion regulation as well as the ways in which we process and remember social feedback. Jess is currently a College Fellow in the Psychology Department. In her free time, she enjoys being outside, finding good takeout, and spending time with friends and family.

Adam received his B.A. in Cognitive Science and M.S. in Biostatistics from the University of Southern California. He is currently a Ph.D. student in Psychology (Cognition, Brain, & Behavior) at Harvard University. His research focuses on how environmental stressors and hormones influence adolescent brain development, emotion processing, and cognitive control. He is especially interested in understanding how these developmental trajectories influence prosocial behavior, antisocial behavior, and judgments of right and wrong.

Nicole is an undergraduate student at Harvard College from San Juan, Puerto Rico majoring in Neuroscience. She discovered her interest in developmental medicine as a research assistant in the Nelson Laboratory of the Boston Children’s Hospital. As part of the Healthy Baby Study, she examines and helps reduce the effects of being born and raised in low-income and high-stress environments on developing brain disorders. Outside of the laboratory, you can find Nicole reading at the beach or going on road trips with her friends.