Lab Members

Primary Investigator: Tracy R. Gleason, Ph.D., Professor of Psychology

Professor Gleason is a developmental psychologist with an expertise in interpersonal relationships. Her research focuses on early childhood social development and cognition regarding relationships. She studies how young children understand their relationships with other people, and in particular, the relationships that they have with imaginary companions. By examining how young children create imaginary relationships, she hopes to learn what they understand about real relationships.Professor Gleason teaches courses in developmental and introductory psychology. She also teaches research methods in developmental psychology, in which students conduct projects at the Wellesley College Child Study Center. At the advanced level, Professor Gleason teaches seminars on social imagination (the ways in which we use our imaginations to help us regulate and understand our relationships) and on writing about psychology for the public.In her free time, Professor Gleason enjoys spending time with her husband, David Kaiser, and their twins (got twins?), as well as playing oboe with the New Philharmonia Orchestra. CV Courses

Current Lab Members

Chelsea Cheng

Class Year: 2027

Major: Psychology

Minor: Asian American Studies

Since: Spring 2024

Ximena Sanchez

Class Year: 2027

Majors: Psychology, Anthropology

Since: Fall 2024

Sage Levy

Class Year: 2027

Major: Psychology

Minor: English

Since: Fall 2024

Rachel Blake

Class Year: 2028

Majors: Prospective Psychology, Economics

Since: Spring 2025

Annie Yang

Class Year: 2028

Majors: Prospective Psychology, Economics

Since: Spring 2025

Emily Stimac

Class Year: 2028

Majors: Psychology, Neuroscience

Since: Fall 2025

Talula Jevremov

Class Year: 2028

Majors: Psychology, Education

Since: Fall 2025

Eshal Iqbal

Class Year: 2029

Majors: Cognitive & Linguistic Sciences (Psychology Concentration)

Since: Spring 2025

Recent Lab Alums

Madeleine Hansen

Class Year: 2026

Majors: Psychology, Computer Science

Since: Fall 2025

Olivia Brooks

Class Year: 2026

Major: Psychology

Since: Spring 2023

Coralie Daniel

Class Year: 2026

Majors: Psychology

Minor: Statistics

Since: Fall 2024

Sheneika Stewart

Class Year: 2025

Major: Psychology

Minor: Africana Studies

Since: Spring 2022 - 2025

Pursuing Masters in Higher Education at Boston College

Marcella Stones

Class Year: 2025

Majors: Psychology, Neuroscience

Since: Summer 2022 - 2025

Research assistant at Nathan Kline Institute for psychiatric research, child studies and autism lab.

Jivonsha Ffrench

Class Year: 2024

Major: Psychology

Minor: Biology

Since: Summer 2021 - 2024

Psychology Assistant at Albert Einstein College of Medicine

Emily Ruben

Class Year: 2024

Major: Psychology

Since: Summer 2021 - 2024

Clinical Research Coordinator at Brigham and Women's Hospital

Kaitlyn Crowley

Class Year: 2024

Major: Psychology

Since: Fall 2023

Behavioral Health Technician

Amergis Healthcare Staffing

Kiera Barstad

Class Year: 2023

Major: Psychology

Since: Fall 2022 - Spring 2023

Ingrid Hsu

Class Year: 2023

Major: Psychology

Since: Winter 2021 - Spring 2023

Clinical Research Coordinator: Dauten Family Center for Bipolar Innovation

Massachusetts General Hospital

Eleanor Antezana

Class Year: 2023

Major: Psychology

Since: Fall 2021 - Spring 2023

Arielle Belluck

Class Year: 2022

Major: Psychology

Since: Fall 2019 - Spring 2022

Lab Manager: Psychology of Language Lab

Princeton University

Talia Hall

Class Year: 2022

Major: Biology

Since: Spring 2019 - Spring 2022

Clinical Data Specialist

UT Southwestern Medical Center

Chantal Valdivia

Class Year: 2022

Majors: Psychology, Sociology

Since: Fall 2019 - Spring 2022

Lab Manager: Logic of Emotion Lab

Princeton University

Emily Sher

Class Year: 2024

Majors: Psychology, Economics

Since: Summer 2021 - Spring 2022

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