Boston University, Boston, MA 2024—present
PhD, Developmental Science
Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences
Expected: May 2029
Advisor: Dr. Melissa Kibbe
University of California – Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz, CA 2018—2022
Bachelor of Science in Cognitive Science, Highest Honors
Emphasis: Artificial Intelligence/Human-Computer Interaction
Thesis: “Mental Imagery and Cognitive Control of Illusory Apparent Motion”; Advisor: Dr. Nicolas Davidenko
Cumulative GPA: 3.73
Major GPA: 3.85
Clara Mayo Memorial Fellowship, Summer 2025, Boston University.
Graduate Teaching Fellowship, Spring Semester 2025, Boston University.
● Robert Glushko Award for Outstanding Undergraduate Research in Cognitive Science for
2021-2022, University of California, Santa Cruz.
● Undergraduate Research Grant, Stevenson Student Research Fund, Winter 2022, University of
California, Santa Cruz.
● Dean's Honors, Winter Quarter 2020 – Spring Quarter 2022, University of California, Santa Cruz.
● McClellan, J. (2023, March 9). Visual Imagery can facilitate Visual Perception in Instances of
Ambiguity. Yale Postgraduate Association Let’s Talk Research Event, Yale University, New
Haven, CT, United States.
● McClellan, J. (2022, September 27). The Role of Visual Imagery in Perceptual Control of Illusory
Apparent Motion. Haskins Laboratories Lab Meeting, Haskins Laboratories, New Haven, CT,
United States.
● McClellan, J. (2022, August 2). Cognitive Science at UCSC. Student Internship Program,
University of California, Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz, CA, United States.
● McClellan, J. (TBD). Psychology Alumni Panel, University of California, Santa Cruz, Santa
Cruz, CA, United States.
● McClellan, J. (2023, August 18). Do Infants Perceive Auditory-Visual Temporal Synchrony in a
Categorical or Continuous Manner? 3rd Annual Symposium, Yale Postgraduate Association,
Yale University, New Haven, CT, United States.
● McClellan, J. (2022, April 16). Visual Imagery and Perceptual Control of Ambiguous Motion.
13th Annual California Cognitive Science Conference, University of California, Berkeley,
Berkeley, CA, United States.
Yale Child Study Center and Haskins Laboratories, Yale University, New Haven CT
Postgraduate Research Associate, September 2022—July 2024
Language, Learning, and Multisensory Brain Lab, PI: David J. Lewkowicz, Ph.D.
Psychology Department, University of California, Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz, CA
Senior Honors Research Thesis, September 2021—June 2022
High-Level Perception Lab, PI: Nicolas Davidenko, Ph.D.
Psychology Department, University of California, Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz, CA
Undergraduate Research Assistant, September 2021—June 2022
High-Level Perception Lab, PI: Nicolas Davidenko, Ph.D.
Psychology Department, University of California, Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz, CA
Undergraduate Research Assistant, March 2021—June 2022
Infant and Child Development Lab, PI: Su-hua Wang, Ph.D, Direct Advisor: Elizabeth Goldman, Ph.D.
Baskin School of Engineering, University of California, Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz, CA
Undergraduate Research Assistant, September 2020—September 2021
Tech4Good Lab, PI: David T. Lee, Ph.D.
Yale Postgraduate Association (YPGA), Yale University, New Haven, CT
Vice President, March 2023—present
Professional Development Committee
Creative Tech Design (UI/UX Organization), University of California, Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz, CA
Team Leader, March 2020—June 2022
Outreach and Financial Committee
California Academy of Sciences, San Francisco, CA
Teen Advocates for Science (TASC) program, March 2017—June 2018