I’m currently a researcher and Ph.D. candidate at Stanford, where I’m advised by the wonderful Hyo Gweon! I also work with Mike Frank & team on LEVANTE and the Bonawitz Computational Cognitive Development Lab at Harvard!

I care about conducting basic research on how our minds and brains learn and develop from childhood onward, improving methods & measures in my field, and facilitating and safeguarding children's development in the laws, policies, and technologies of the modern world. You can read about my research here and one of my co-efforts to build bridges with the world outside science here!

I'm Swiss-Kenyan, born & raised in Biel, a small bilingual town sitting right between the German- and French-speaking parts of Switzerland. I spent many childhood years playing video games. After high school, I worked in asylum & immigration law with the Swiss Federal DOJ, did some teaching in special ed, and helped kids have a fun time in preschool. I then went on to study and do research in Zurich, Berlin, Munich, and Boston, being selected as a Studienstiftung scholar & Fulbright scholar.

I love design and dabble in small web design and interior design projects whenever I can (this website is one example!) I also like to bring people together, read and write, wander around and capture my surroundings on photos, and am trying my hand (foot?) at dance! Last but not least, I enjoy baking and winter sports (skiing, ice skating) and do my best to log the many shows and movies I enjoyed watching :)

Thanks for stopping by, and don’t hesitate to reach out!