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Cognitive Science Professor Zenaida Aguirre-Muñoz

Zenaida Aguirre-Muñoz

Professor and Undergraduate Chair

zaguirre-munoz@ucmerced.edu

Kristina Backer

Kristina Backer*

Assistant Professor and Graduate Group Chair

kbacker@ucmerced.edu

Ramesh Balasubramaniam

Ramesh Balasubramaniam*

Professor

ramesh@ucmerced.edu

Heather Bortfeld

Heather Bortfeld*

Professor

hbortfeld@ucmerced.edu

Daniel Comstock

Daniel Comstock

Graduate Student

dcomstock@ucmerced.edu

Colin Holbrook

Colin Holbrook

Associate Professor

cholbrook@ucmerced.edu

Christopher T. Kello

Christopher Kello

Professor and Department Chair

ckello@ucmerced.edu

Paul Maglio

Professor

pmaglio@ucmerced.edu

CIS Professor Tyler Marghetis

Tyler Marghetis

Assistant Professor

Teenie Matlock

Teenie Matlock

Professor Emerita

tmatlock@ucmerced.edu

David Noelle

David Noelle

Associate Professor

dnoelle@ucmerced.edu

Alexandria Pabst

Alexandria Pabst

Graduate Student

apabst@ucmerced.edu

Rachel Ryskin

Rachel Ryskin*

Assistant Professor

Paul Smaldino

Paul Smaldino

Professor

psmaldino@ucmerced.edu

Michael Spivey

Michael Spivey*

Professor

spivey@ucmerced.edu

Jeff Yoshimi

Jeff Yoshimi

Professor

jyoshimi@ucmerced.edu

Youmna Alhajj

Graduate Student

youmnaalhajj@ucmerced.edu

Melissa Almeida

Graduate Student

malmeida2@ucmerced.edu

Camila Alviar

Camila Alviar

Graduate Student

malviarguzman@ucmerced.edu

CIS Graduate Student Chanuwas Aswamenakul

Chanuwas "New" Aswamenakul

Graduate Student

caswamenakul@ucmerced.edu

Brandon Batzloff

Brandon Batzloff

Graduate Student

bbatzloff@ucmerced.edu

CIS graduate student Polyphony J. Bruna

Polyphony J. Bruna

Graduate student

pbruna@ucmerced.edu

CIS Graduate Student Ellis Cain

Ellis Cain

Graduate Student

ecain@ucmerced.edu

Sam Cerey

Sam Carey

Graduate Student

scarey5@ucmerced.edu

Cognitive and Information Sciences Graduate student Rachel Casper

Rachel Casper

Graduate student

rcasper2@ucmerced.edu

Ziyi Cheng

Graduate Student

zcheng9@ucmerced.edu

Joshua Clingo

Joshua Clingo

Graduate Student

jclingo@ucmerced.edu

Kaylee Davis

Graduate Student

kdavis38@ucmerced.edu

Alexander Dayer

Alexander Dayer

Graduate Student

adayer@ucmerced.edu

Morgan Fleming

Morgan Fleming

Graduate Student

mfleming2@ucmerced.edu

Cognitive and Information Sciences Graduate student Benjamin Fried

Benjamin Fried

Graduate student

bfried@ucmerced.edu

Cognitive and Information Sciences Graduate student Olivia Gawel

Olivia Gawel

Graduate student

ogawel@ucmerced.edu

Makenzy Gilbert

Graduate Student

mgilbert2@ucmerced.edu

Cognitive and Information Sciences Graduate student Yasemin Gokcen

Yasemin Gokcen

Graduate Student

ygokcen@ucmerced.edu

Mariel Grace Gonzales

Mariel Grace Gonzales

Graduate Student

mgonzales23@ucmerced.edu

Adam Holm

Graduate Student

aholm@ucmerced.edu

Helia Hosseinpour

Helia Hosseinpour

Graduate Student

hhosseinpour@ucmerced.edu

Ajinkya Ingale

Graduate Student

ajinkyaingale@ucmerced.edu

Zunaira Iqbal

Zunaira Iqbal

Graduate Student

ziqbal2@ucmerced.edu

Jaskanwaljeet Kaur

Jaskanwaljeet Kaur

Graduate Student

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Umesh Krishnamurthy

Umesh Krishnamurthy

Graduate Student

ukrishnamurthy@ucmerced.edu

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Madison Lacanlale

mlacanlale@ucmerced.edu

Emilio Jon Christopher Lobato

Emilio Lobato

Graduate Student

elobato@ucmerced.edu

Hoshmand Malaie

Graduate Student

hmalaie@ucmerced.edu

Soran Malaie

Graduate student

smalaie@ucmerced.edu

Graduate Student David Marcos Cuesta

David Marcos Cuesta

Graduate Student

dmarcoscuesta@ucmerced.edu

Butovens Médé

Butovens Médé

Graduate Student

bmede@ucmerced.edu

Cognitive and Information Sciences Graduate student Cody Moser

Cody Moser

Graduate Student

cmoser2@ucmerced.edu

Benjamin Nguyen

Benjamin Nguyen

Graduate Student

bnguyen255@ucmerced.edu

Leo Niehorster-Cook

Graduate Student

lniehorster-cook@ucmerced.edu

Shervin Nosrati

Graduate Student

snosrati2@ucmerced.edu

CIS graduate student Liza Oh

Liza Oh

Graduate student

loh6@ucmerced.edu

Alexandria Pabst

Alexandria Pabst

Graduate Student

apabst@ucmerced.edu

Alejandro Pérez Velilla

Graduate student

aperezvelilla@ucmerced.edu

Sergio Ponce de Leon

Graduate Student

jponcedeleon@ucmerced.edu

Andrew Proulx

Graduate Student

aproulx@ucmerced.edu

Elaine Sanchez

Graduate Student

esanchez99@ucmerced.edu

Alejandra Santoyo

Alejandra "Alex" Santoyo

Graduate Student

asantoyo2@ucmerced.edu

Liantao Shan

Graduate Student

lshan2@ucmerced.edu

Achint Sharma

Graduate Student

asharma98@ucmerced.edu

Rebecca Sullivan

Graduate Student

rsullivan4@ucmerced.edu

Owen Tanzer

Graduate Student

owentanzer@ucmerced.edu

Cognitive and Information Sciences Graduate student Maribel Viveros

Maribel Viveros

Graduate student

mviveros3@ucmerced.edu

CIS graduate student Tevin Williams

Tevin Williams

Graduate student

twilliams71@ucmerced.edu

Tommaso Zampini

Graduate Student

tommasozampini@ucmerced.edu