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The whole Spatial Thinking Lab represented their research at iNav 2024 in Merano, Italy!

That's a wrap on Psychonomics 2023! In case you missed it, check out the talks and posters presented by our Spatial Thinking researchers Dr. Hegarty, Lexie Topete, Mitch Munns, and Mable Zhou on the 2023 program page below.

Congratulations to Carol He on earning her PhD and receiving the prestigious Ashby Award!

For more information about the award, and previous recipients, see: https://cogsci.ucmerced.edu/about/distinguished-cognitive-scientist-award

Honors student Mable Zhou graduated Winter quarter 2023 and will be joining the lab as a lab manager until September 2023.

Carol He published a paper on pointing and shortcutting in PBR, Psychonomic Bulletin & Review, on March 17, 2023. Doi: https://doi.org/10.3758/s13423-023-02266-6

Graduate Students Carol He, Lexie Topete, and Mitch Munns accompanied Dr. Hegarty to Boston, MA in November 2022 for the Psychonomic Society conference. Lexie and Mitch were able to present a poster, and Carol presented a talk.

Mitchell Munns, previously the Lab Manager for the 2021 - 2022 academic year, joins the lab as a first year Graduate student. 

Lab manager position change from Mitchell Munns to Lane Domke

Carol He has received an internship as a Data Scientist at Meta for Summer 2022.