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Lab Directory
John C. Blanchar, Ph.D.
John C. Blanchar, Ph.D.
Principal Investigator
Assistant Professor of Psychology
University of Minnesota Duluth
309 Bohannon Hall
Graduate students are being accepted for a start date of Fall 2026. Find out how to apply here!
We are currently seeking undergraduate research assistants for the fall 2025 semester. Interested students should complete the brief application form.
Current Graduate Students
Current Graduate Students
(J. Boots and M. Hill presenting at MPA 2024 in Chicago, IL)
Jared Boots, B.A.
2nd Year MAPS Student
Experimental Track
Luke Grote, B.A.
1st Year MAPS Student
Experimental Track
(L. Grote and J. Boots presenting at MPA 2025 in Chicago, IL)
Current Undergraduate Students
Current Undergraduate Students
(Harper Miller presenting at UMD's Research Showcase 2024)
Harper Miller
UROP, 2024-2025
Major: Psychology / Women, Gender, & Sexuality Studies / Spanish
(Harper Miller speaking at NCUR 2025 in Pittsburgh, PA)
Dominick Scatena
Major: Psychology
Laura Holman
Major: Psychology
Wrenna Silha
Major: Psychology / Childhood Studies
Joey McCormick
Major: Psychology / Philosophy
Sullivan Hagers
Major: Psychology
Charlotte White
Major: Psychology / Cognitive Science
Past Thesis and Graduate Students
Past Thesis and Graduate Students
Swarthmore College (2017), Lab Manager and Mentee
Ph.D. in psychology, Stanford University
Current: Behavioral Scientist, Toyota Research Institute
Swarthmore College (2018), Honors Thesis
Current: Ph.D. student in psychology at Harvard University
Swarthmore College (2018), Thesis
Current: Ph.D. student in psychology at the University of Houston
Swarthmore College (2019), Honors Thesis
Current: Law student at Columbia University
Swarthmore College (2019), Honors Thesis
Current: Ph.D. student in human ecology at Cornell University
Emily Bley
Swarthmore College (2019), Thesis
Kassidi Cheng
Swarthmore College (2021), Honors Thesis
M.S. in applied psychology from the University of Southern California
Bryn Mawr College (2021), Summer Research Fellow
Current: Ph.D. student in psychology at the University of Minnesota (TC)
Brijit Sangha
Swarthmore College (2022), Thesis
Ricky W.J. Choi
Swarthmore College (2023), Summer Research Fellow
Current: Ph.D. student in psychology at Carnegie Mellon University
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