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Empathy and Moral Psychology
(EMP) Lab

Empathy and Moral Psychology
(EMP) Lab

Congrats to Taylor DePolo & Kenzie Flanders!

Congratulations to Taylor DePolo, who was awarded the Mona Shibley Bird Memorial Scholarship for excellence by an undergraduate, as well as Kenzie Flanders, who received and Honorable Mention for the Costello Family Scholarship in Psychology! They were both recognized...

Dr. Cameron Named Sherwin Early Career Professor

Dr. Cameron has been named Douglas S. and Joyce L. Sherwin Early Career Professor in the Rock Ethics Institute for 2023-2026, in recognition of his ethics-related research and teaching. More details about the Sherwin Early Career Professorship can be found here:...

Welcome to Alana Harris!

The EMP Lab is excited to welcome Alana Harris, who will be joining the EMP Lab as a new graduate student this spring/summer. She completed her undergraduate degree at University of Oklahoma. Welcome to the EMP Lab, Alana!

Welcome to Josh Wenger!

The EMP Lab is excited to welcome Joshua Wenger, who will be joining the EMP Lab as an incoming graduate student in fall 2023. He completed his undergraduate degree at Eastern Mennonite University and is interested in moral responsibility judgments, partisanship and...

Welcome to Faruk Yalçin!

The EMP Lab is excited to welcome Faruk Yalçin, who will be joining the EMP Lab as an incoming graduate student in the fall of 2023. He is completing his Master’s at Sabanci University and is interested in investigating the role of empathy in moral judgment, and...

India Oates to Join Psy.D Program

India Oates, who has been managing the lab for the past two years, will be going to graduate school this fall. She will be joining the Chicago School of Professional Psychology’s Psy.D Program with a concentration in forensic psychology. Congratulations,...