Neuroeconomics and Decision Neuroscience

People

Primary Investigator

Ian Krajbich

Ian is an Associate Professor in the Department of Psychology at UCLA. Prior to coming to UCLA, he was faculty in the Departments of Psychology and Economics at The Ohio State University. Prior to that, he was a postdoctoral scholar at the University of Zurich, with Ernst Fehr. And before that, Ian spent ten years at Caltech, earning his Ph.D. in Behavioral and Social Neuroscience with Antonio Rangel, Colin Camerer, Ralph Adolphs and John Ledyard, his M.Sc. in Social Science, and his B.Sc. in Physics and Business Economics & Management.

Office: Pritzker 8522

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UCLA Postdocs

UCLA Graduate Students

Kianté Fernandez

Kianté Fernandez

Kianté is a Ph.D. student in Cognitive Psychology at UCLA. He earned his B.A. in Political Science from Shippensburg University, with an emphasis on Political Psychology. He then received his M.S. while studying Psychology and Biostatistics from Drexel University where he conducted research related to risk preferences, and neuroethics. His current research interests are in combining computational modeling and process-tracing at the levels of neuronal activity and behavior to understand the cognitive processes involved in value-based decision making. Outside of research, his hobbies include reading, distance running, and trying to convince his friends to meditate.
https://www.kiantefernandez.com

Office: Pritzker 8513

Anthony Miceli

Anthony is a Ph.D. student in Cognitive Psychology at UCLA. He was an undergraduate student in mathematics at Williams College. He later received an M.A. in Psychology at San Francisco State University. His research interests are in attention, status quo bias, and risky choice.

Office: Pritzker 8513

OSU Graduate Students

Irfan Khan

Irfan is a Ph.D. student in Economics at The Ohio State University. He is interested in how cognitive limitations distort probability and value estimations.


Former Lab Members