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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


Welcoming Serena Spada, our new graduate student!
We're excited to welcome Serena Spada to the team as a PhD student. Serena is a first year Psychology and Neuroscience PhD student in the...
Aug 26


New Publication– "Children as Agents of Cultural Adaptation"
Dr. Sheina Lew-Levy and Dr. Dorsa Amir write about children's role in creating and transmitting knowledge (known as peer culture ) in...
Feb 24


Dorsa Amir interviewed for Duke Psychology and Neuroscience
"According to Dorsa Amir, There’s No Such Thing as Culture-Free Humans" Learn how Dorsa Amir explores the role of culture in shaping...
Sep 26, 2024


Welcoming Julia Smith, our new Postdoctoral Researcher
We're excited to welcome Julia Smith to the team as a postdoctoral researcher. Dr. Julia Smith is an incoming postdoctoral researcher in...
Jun 15, 2024


Welcoming Julia Bainbridge, our new Lab Manager
We're excited to welcome Julia Bainbridge to the team as the inaugural manager of the MACLab. Julia graduated from UC Santa Barbara in...
Jun 5, 2024


The MACLab is now hiring!
The Mind & Culture Lab at Duke University is seeking applicants for two positions: a full-time Associate in Research (Lab Manager) and a...
Apr 2, 2024
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