Meet the Team

Who are we?

The Cognitive Media Lab is comprised of a core leadership team, graduate researchers, and undergraduate research assistants. Our frequent collaborators include the QMSS Innovation Lab at Columbia University and the Global Health Policy and Data Institute at UC San Diego.

Co-Founders

Michael R. Haupt, PhD

Postdoctoral Researcher 

Anthropology


Robert Kaufman, PhD

External Research Scientist

Cognitive Science 


Affiliated Faculty

Seana Coulson, PhD

Professor

Cognitive Science 


Steven Dow, PhD

Associate Professor

Cognitive Science; Computer Science & Engineering 


Tim K. Mackey, PhD

Professor 

Global Health Program;

Anthropology


External Collaborators

Staci M. Weiss, PhD

Lecturer 

Psychology & Neuroscience

University of Roehampton


Michelle Chiu, PhD

Researcher

Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

Xinyao Huang

Data Scientist

InVivo Analytics

Anusha Natarajan

Data Analyst

Elsevier

 Research Assistants & Affiliated Graduate Students

Luning Yang

Graduate Researcher (MS)

Data Science 

Meng Zhen

Bachelors of Science

Applied Mathematics and Political Science 


Aaron Broukim 

PhD Student

Computer Science and Engineering

Yulin Chen

Bachelors of Science

Data Science 

Hanyi Yu

Graduate Researcher (MA)

Data Science, Columbia University

William Wang

Graduate Researcher (MA)

Data Science, Columbia University

Jay Jun

Graduate Researcher (MA)

Data Science, Columbia University

Dyuthi Dinesh

Graduate Researcher (MA)

Data Science, Columbia University

Previous Research Assistants

Joseline Chang

Bachelors of Arts 

International Business, Minors in Design and Psychology 

Chloe Lee

Bachelors of Science

Cognitive Science - Design and Interaction


Taha Saeed

Graduate Researcher (MA) 

Data Science, Columbia University

Chengzhe (Angelina) Zhou 

Graduate Researcher (MA) 

Data Science, Columbia University

Yazhao Huang

Graduate Researcher (MA) 

Data Science, Columbia University