Meet the team

We bring together scholars from throughout Yale in many fields, including medicine, engineering, sociology, economics, computer science, biology, statistics, applied math, and physics. The Human Nature Lab provides a fertile environment for our researchers to engage new approaches and methodologies.

Meet the team
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Nicholas A. Christakis

Director

Thomas Keegan

Thomas Keegan

Lab Director

Francesco Beghini

Francesco Beghini

Associate Research Scientist

Jieyu Chen PhD

Jieyu Chen

Postdoctoral Associate

Jess Collins

Jess Collins

Administrative Manager

Max Gorlick

Max Gorlick

Research Manager

Ethan Hsu

Ethan Hsu

Research Assistant

Wyatt Israel

Wyatt Israel

Software Engineer

Vaibhav Krishna

Vaibhav Krishna

Postdoctoral Associate

Xiaotian Li

Xiaotian Li

Visiting Fellow

Eftychia Makri

Eftychia Makri

PhD Student

Stephanie Montealegre

Stephanie Montealegre

Research Assistant

Nikolaos Nakis

Nikolaos Nakis

Postdoctoral Associate

Liza Nicoll

Liza Nicoll

Data Scientist

Ashley Oaks

Ashley Oaks

Graduate Student

Marios V. Papamichalis

Marios V. Papamichalis

Postdoctoral Researcher

Karina Raygoza

Ana Karina Raygoza Cortez

Research Associate

Ana Lucia Rodriguez de la Rosa

Ana LucĂ­a Rodriguez de la Rosa

Research Scientist

Kim Sacaza

Kim Sacaza

Wet Lab Technician

Vahid Satarifard

Vahid Satarifard

Research Scientist

Daniel Wang

Daniel Wang

Research Assistant

Chuchu Zhang

Chuchu Zhang

Visiting Student

Zeyu Zhu

Zeyu Zhu

Graduate Student

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Blinky

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