Reno Malanga
RPI Degree Program: Cognitive Science Ph.D.
Area of Research / Interest: Learning and Stress Mechanisms with Immersive Technology
Undergraduate Major: Biological Neuroscience, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Gwendolyn Morgan
RPI Degree Program: Cognitive Science Ph.D.
Area of Research / Interest: AI, Human Factors, Human Computer Interaction, Logic
Undergraduate Studies: English and History, Le Moyne College
Advanced Studies:MFA, Film and Digital Media, American University & MBA, Business Administration, Le Moyne College
Emrah Aktunc
Mahir Emrah Aktunc received his master's degree in psychology from the University of Iowa and his Ph.D. from the Science and Technology Studies program at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. In his scholarly work, Dr. Aktunc strives to develop an interdisciplinary trajectory of empirical and philosophical work employing methods and theories of cognitive psychology, neuroscience, and philosophy of science. Specific research topics include human working memory, evidence and inference in neuroimaging, inductive reasoning, and a new project on symbolic cognition.
Jeramey Tyler '23
RPI Degree Program: Cognitive Science Ph.D.
Hometown / Country: Jeffersonville, Indiana
Area of Research / Interest: Artificial intelligence
Undergraduate Studies: Computer Science and Mathematics, Indiana University Southeast
Abraham Sanders
RPI Degree Program: Cognitive Science Ph.D.
Area of Research / Interest: Conversational AI
Undergraduate Studies: Mathematics, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Grace Roessling '25
RPI Degree Program: Cognitive Science Ph.D.
Area of Research / Interest: Integration of Online Visual Guidance and Spatial Navigation in High-speed Steering
Undergraduate Studies: Cognitive Science and Psychology, SUNY Oswego
Noah Phillips
RPI Degree Program: Cognitive Science Ph.D.
Area of Research / Interest: Skill Acquisition in eSports
Undergraduate Studies: Psychology and Computer Science, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Emily Klein '23
RPI Degree Program: Cognitive Science Ph.D.
Area of Research / Interest: Language and Conspiracy Theorizing
Undergraduate Major: Architecture, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
AJ Jansen
RPI Degree Program: Cognitive Science Ph.D.
Area of Research / Interest: Embodied cognition
Undergraduate Studies: Cognitive Science, University of Evansville
Adan Gomez '25
RPI Degree Program: Cognitive Science Ph.D.
Area of Research / Interest: Cognitive Architectures
Undergraduate Studies: Computer Science Education, Universidad de Cordoba