Mohammed is a senior at CAS majoring in Psychology and minoring in Chemistry. He has a great interest in abnormal psychology, enjoying the study of unusual mental processes and behaviors. By joining Fox Lab, he hopes to expand his knowledge on cognition and data science. In his free time, Mohammed enjoys playing video games, learning about world history, and watching movies and shows.

I am most likely better than you at your favorite video game.

Suha is a senior at NYU CAS, joint majoring in Computer Science and Data Science. She joined the Fox Lab to leverage data analytics within a multidisciplinary framework, aiming for a deeper understanding of the world’s multifaceted nature. Her passion lies in moral decision-making AI, and she is committed to developing technology solutions that address complex problems to enhance productivity and ultimately benefit humankind. In her spare time, Suha enjoys weightlifting, hiking, and cooking!

I love reading and writing Urdu poetry!

Tanuj Sistla is a Computer Science and Mathematics major in NYU CAS, class of 2024. He plans to pursue his various interests in machine learning, math, music, and more as he explores the creative tech space in NYC, eventually pursuing a phD in a math-related subject.

My earliest memory is of me being attacked by a monkey at my grandmother's house.

Ibrahim is a joint major in Data Science and Computer Science. He is a Pakistani student in the class of 2024. His current research project explores the relationship between racial openness and music preference. He believes music speaks louder than words and can reveal more about us than we are willing to tell. Outside of the lab, he loves sports especially Football (known as Soccer here).

I’ve been to highest border in the world

Currently finishing up his undergraduate program, Sam has always been fascinated by learning "what makes people tick." Now, armed with knowledge from extensive studies in Sociology, Politics, and Computer Science (alongside his mainstay in Psychology), he is honing in on the areas in which he can have the most impact.

I've never lost a game of "Two Truths and a Lie". Come challenge the champ!

Star Fitzmaurice is currently finishing her senior year as an undergraduate Psychology major with minors in French and Studio Art. She is currently interested in studying gullibility and hopes to eventually attend graduate school.

I like to crochet and knit clothing and accessories!

Liam is a current undergraduate in the class of 2023 studying Computer Science and Economics at NYU CAS. He holds a strong passion for developing new ways to intuitively visualize data, and the ways machine learning can transform the user experience. Prior to working at the Fox Lab, he was an AI/ML Intern at JP Morgan Chase.

I recently acquired my scuba license and plan to utilize it relentlessly.

Nascent entrepreneur, targeting the cog-sci space, with particular interest in psychedelics.

Currently trying to suck less at playing guitar

Daria is double-majoring in Biology and Psychology at NYU CAS. She currently holds the position of the lab manager. Daria is hoping to pursue a career where she would be able to integrate her interests in video games, psychology, and biology.

I enjoy building computers, computer hardware, and troubleshooting any computer related issues

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Stephen is a student in the Center for Data Science where he is pursuing a Master's in Data Science. His research involves

the use of statistical modeling and machine learning to better understand music preferences and music recommendation.

In his free time he enjoys drumming, deejaying, collecting vinyl records and working on audio electronics.

Jennifer is a senior at the College of Arts and Sciences studying Psychology with a minor in Child and Adolescent Mental Health studies. After graduating the spring of 2022, she will be pursuing her masters in Clinical Psychology, and is in the midst of the graduate school waiting game. Jen's dream is to become a clinical psychologist, and be able help those in her community understand their experiences. She also loves watching film as a treat.

I once got into a bar fight with Michael Keaton and the bartenders had to break it up.

I make music (Boy Blue on Spotify) and I'm a fan of vintage t-shirts and fountain pens.

I've been to North Korea.

Teddy is a Psychology major with a minor in Child and Adolescent Mental Health Studies. In the Fox Lab, Teddy most recently co-authored a paper validating tools to screen for psychopathy and received funding for the study Seasonal Affective Disorder and Music Preference. Outside of the lab, Teddy loves learning about neurohacking, reading classic literature, and curating playlists.

Fun Facts: I listen to music (on average) 8hrs a day.

Ren is double-majoring in Psychology and Data Science at NYU CAS. Before transferring into NYU, she was a student at ECNU in Shanghai and had spent two semesters as a visiting student at UC Berkeley. Her ongoing honors thesis in psychology is on the relationship between music appreciation and Major Depressive Disorder (MDD). She plans to pursue a Ph.D in clinical or counseling psychology in the future. Her career goal is to be a clinical psychologist.

Morolayo is currently completing his BA in Psychology with a minor in sociology, at New York University. Prior to working in the Fox Lab he was a Marketing Intern at Biohaven Pharmaceuticals. In his spare time he enjoys writing, skateboarding, and practicing the piano.

I'm a certified scuba diver

Sam is double-majoring in Psychology and Spanish at NYU CAS. She is currently working on her honors thesis about the recent feminist protests in Mexico City. After she graduates in May of 2022, she will be attending law school with the goal of defending the sex-based rights of women and girls.

In my free time, I enjoy writing, gaming, and reading feminist theory.

Hobbies: Inki enjoys Graphic Design and Reading.

Future Plans: Inki plans on going to Medical School and becoming a psychiatrist where she then hopes to practice integrative psychiatry, utilizing both conventional and complementary medicine remedies to treat psychiatric disorders.

I enjoy studying micro expressions and body language.

Middling but enthusiastic chess player, avid walker. Currently working and completing a DURF research project in NYU’s Fox Lab.

I am the lab’s top authority on memes

Kelly is a senior double majoring in Piano Studies and Data Science and would go on to graduate school in the analytics fields. She is trying her best to link the two fields together - at school, she is completing her DURF project as a group in the Fox Lab linking music and data, but also she would be joining Universal Music Group this summer as a Data Science Intern. As a classical music performer, she has been praised for her musical interpretation and her rich sound palette - in the meantime, she has also been featured with the NYU Baroque Ensemble and various woodwind and string repertoires.

Claire graduated with a B.A. with majors in Psychology and Sociology and minors in French and CAMS (Child and Adolescent Mental Studies) in December 2021. She is currently working remotely with the lab from Paris where she is living as an Aupair. She hopes to start her masters in Neuroscience in the fall and when she has time she enjoys reading and petting street cats.

Barbara has served in the U.S. Army since 2015. She earned her B.A. in psychology and a minor in chemistry from New York University. She is currently pursuing her master's in Public Health with a concentration in Global Health. She is interested in learning about Universal Health Care and primary health care researching its impact on improving health and health equity worldwide and understanding how to help communities strengthen their health care system or access to the most standard of care. After her master's degree, she planned on going to medical school.

Lastly, she co-founded and currently presides over a non-profit organization helping to reduce illiteracy in Low-Middle-Income-Countries (LMICs).

I workout 2-hours daily. I play violin and I love classical jazz and blues more than Pop music.

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Jennifer is pursuing her Masters at Pepperdine University through their Clinical Psychology program which focuses on Marriage & Family Counseling. She hopes to graduate and then obtain licensure in New York. She is currently a trainee therapist at Children's Institute in Los Angeles.

She desperately wants to move to Australia in the near future.

Alexis graduated with a B.S. degree from NYU in 2020, double majoring in Neural Science and Psychology. Her main research interests include psychopathology, drug addiction, and music. While at the Fox Lab, Alexis spearheaded a project analyzing vocalizations for potential overt symptoms of depression. Since the Fox Lab, she worked in a Translational Neuroscience lab at The University of Pittsburgh Medical Center researching sleep deprivation and drug addiction, mainly cocaine and alcohol. She recently moved back to NYC and is now working at Columbia University in the Taub Institute for Research on Alzheimer's Disease and the Aging Brain.

A guitarist from an early age, Garrett’s musical investigations have taken him all across the field. After completing a BA in composition and musicology at NYU, he worked as a recording artist and touring musician with bands such as Haerts and St. Lucia and scored national ad campaigns for brands including Jeep, Mercedes, and Hewlett Packard. Seeking a deeper understanding of why music is such a powerful aspect of human experience, he returned to NYU to pursue an MA in perceptual and cognitive psychology. On his first day he met Pascal and joined the Fox Lab where he researched participants’ emotional responses to music. Additionally, Garrett co-owns restaurants in NYC and Florida and spends most of his free time on farms, in nature, traveling, and in the kitchen. Naturally, all of these activities are filled with music.

I toured with Washed Out.

Caroline is currently a Ph.D. student at Johns Hopkins University, where she is co-advised by Chaz Firestone and Justin Halberda in the Perception and Mind Lab, Vision and Cognition Lab, and Lab for Child Development. Her research uses visual psychophysics, eye movements, and computational modeling to understand the relationship between attention and experience. She credits the Fox lab with sparking her love of Matlab, which led to Python, which led to JS, which led to Ruby, which led to….

Mir Hwang (CAS '19) is the Founder and CEO of GigFinesse. GigFinesse is a music tech start-up founded in New York City disrupting the live music industry by reinventing the way venues and artists connect. Our AI-powered platform, combined with our hands-on talent buying team, puts together shows that help our artists grow and our partnered venues thrive, night in and night out. Prior to founding GigFinesse, Mir was a touring session drummer studying Chemistry at NYU College of Arts and Science. He was always around fellow artists who were constantly searching for a more efficient way to book shows and venues looking for ways to streamline their booking procedure. After having felt the pain from both sides, Mir decided to put his medical school aspirations aside to start GigFinesse.

Warren is a graduate of NYU CAS. During his time with the Fox Lab, Warren assisted on various projects and laboratory operations, including experimental design, programming, and scripting; music selection, acquisition, and organization; and various data analyses and explorations. In collaboration with Stephen Spivack and under the wise tutelage and guidance of the Fox, Warren co-presented his and the labs' work, "Music preferences are radically idiosyncratic yet internally consistent," via poster session at the annual conference of the Society for Neuroscience in 2018.

Warren currently works as a software engineer, having engaged professionally in domains including finance, healthcare, and scientific computing. His favorite styles of music are rap, jazz, indie rock, and progressive metal.

Sara is a Senior Consultant specializing in Data Science at Booz Allen Hamilton, currently living in Washington DC. Her passion for working with data started in the Fox Lab, where she gained foundational research skills, helped establish the first lab cohort, and found her community of fellow music and science nerds within NYU. Originally from Colorado, she loves hiking, animals, and traveling, and grew up performing and listening to music. She has applied the skills she learned in the Fox Lab in every role she’s held, from writing Python code to analyze and visualize data insights to presenting original research work to company executives to inform business strategy.

Jake earned his B.A. in Cinema Studies from New York University and his M.A. in Film from the University of Kent. During this time he worked with the Fox lab and collaborated with Dr. Wallisch on projects related to the appraisal and categorization of movies. After graduation, he spent a year as a Lab/Tech Assistant in the Cognitive and Data Science Lab at the University of Rutgers–Newark where he studied visual perception and natural scene statistics. Jake has recently earned his Ph.D. in Psychology at the University of Texas at Austin, working under the supervision of Dr. Alexander Huk to study 3D motion perception. His dissertation work focused on different binocular and monocular cues that we use to estimate the direction and speed of objects moving through depth.