Research
MJ is a 1st year Ph.D. student and received their BA in Psychology, with honors from the University of San Francisco. MJ is interested in how people change through major life transitions (i.e. incarceration, grief, gender transitions, new relationships, etc) and what is central to self-concept. They approach this question theoretically, and in applied research with under-represented groups, particularly carceral systems, and trans and queer communities. Their past research has examined mental simulation and memory using natural language processing and neuroimaging techniques.