MACLab News

Dr. Dorsa Amir selected as a recipient for the 2026 APS Janet Taylor Spence Award!

Dr. Dorsa Amir has been selected as one of six recipients for the 2026 Association for Psychological Science's Janet Taylor Spence Award for Transformative Early Career Contributions! The Spence Award, named after APS' first president, is given to innovative scholars who reflect the best of cutting-edge research early in their career, and who embody the future directions of psychological science. Dr. Amir has been recognized for her efforts in reintegrating the study of cultu

Feb 23

New Publication - "The Emergence of Cooperative Behaviors, Norms, and Strategies across Five Diverse Societies"

Research led by Dr. Dorsa Amir and colleagues has recently been published in Science Advances ! This paper explores the development of cooperative behaviors, such as fairness, forgiveness, honesty, and trustworthiness, across five societies, while situating these behaviors within each society's normative environment. Read here ! For a quick overview of the paper's figures and findings, check out Dr. Amir's thread on BlueSky. Dr. Amir also had the opportunity to share her ins

Feb 9

Welcoming Gita Paladugu, our new lab manager!

We are so excited to welcome Gita Paladugu as our incoming manager of the MAC Lab team. Gita is the incoming lab manager of the MAC Lab. She graduated from Emory University in 2025 with a B.S. in Psychology and a minor in Global Development Studies. Gita has previously researched socio-emotional development in children, media representation of intersectional identities, and the integration of culturally responsive mental healthcare for refugees. She is interested in studying

Oct 23, 2025