Big Ideas, Real Impact
Atkinson Behavioral Research Lab
Assisted in experiment setup and participant management for behavioral research studies — including check-in, briefing, lab monitoring, and data organization. Collaborated closely with peers and the lab manager to ensure smooth operations and accurate data collection. Applied knowledge from Business Psychology and Interdisciplinary Computing & the Arts to better understand experimental design and participant behavior.
Dr. Pamela Smith’s Lab
As a Research Assistant in Dr. Pamela Smith’s Lab, I contribute to the development of two ongoing research projects through literature review, conceptual framing, and study design: one focuses on AI feedback adoption in business contexts, and the other examines the relationship between power and subtraction neglect alongside my PhD mentor, Peichen Li
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Amid the recent surge of AI across the business world, our project explores how people respond to and adopt feedback from artificial intelligence (AI) in professional contexts. Currently in the pilot stage, we are running a 2 × 2 study to examine how different AI feedback framings, across functional and creative dimensions, may shape perception, trust, and behavioral adjustment.
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Inspired by Adams et al. (2021)’s concept of subtraction neglect, our project explores whether power shapes the tendency to generate additive rather than subtractive solutions. Approaching the question through creativity and agency, we investigate how power may influence strategic search, problem framing, and the willingness to consider what can be removed.