People


 

 

Lance Rips [rips at northwestern.edu]:

My current research focuses on concepts of individual entities (individual people or dogs or chairs), mathematical concepts (e.g., natural numbers or groups), and types of reasoning related to these concepts (typically causal or mathematical reasoning). For a more complete description of the research going on in this lab, check the “Projects” sections of this web site.

CV


 

 

 

 

 

Grace Coram [GCoram (at) u.northwestern.edu]

Broadly speaking, I am interested in numbers, number systems, and how they connect to other domains. My current research explores how language used for measuring and counting influences the type of judgments individuals make about quantity.


 

 

 

Nathan Couch [NathanCouch2020 (at) u.northwestern.edu]

My research is on how people reason about abstract domains, such as mathematics. Currently, I am focused on the role of explanation in mathematics, and what constraints people use when evaluating mathematical explanations, but I’m also interested in how people reason about number systems.


 

 

 

 

Zixin Zeng  [ZixinZeng2027 (at) u.northwestern.edu]

I’m broadly interested in argumentative reasoning, abductive reasoning, mathematical proof and naïve physics. My current research is on misconceptions in frictional forces.


 

Recent alums:

 

 

Jennifer Asmuth [Asmuth (at) Susqu.edu]


 

 

Winston Chang [WinstonChang2008 (at) u.northwestern.edu]


 

 

Jacob Dink [JacobDink2011 (at) u.northwestern.edu]


 

 

 

Matt Meyers [Matthew Myers <matthewmyers2020@u.northwestern.edu]


 

 

Andrea Proctor [AndreaProctor2008 (at) u.northwestern.edu]


 

 

Eyal Sagi [EyalSagi2009 (at) u.northwestern.edu]