I am an Assistant Professor of Psychology at the University of Amsterdam (UvA), where I research how subtle movements of the body, head, and face convey social rank, emotion, and personality, shaping perceptions, decision-making, and leadership. I also teach research methods and statistics to undergraduate and graduate students. I earned a PhD in Social/Personality Psychology with a minor in Quantitative Methods from the University of British Columbia.

When I’m not working you can find me traveling, playing basketball, refining my automated stock trading algorithm, or recording jazz on the trumpet and piano. I also enjoy when participants provide funny responses to open-ended questions. Here’s my favorite: