CV

Julia McClellan

 juliamcc@bu.edu

Education

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

Fellowships

Honors and Awards

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.

Talks

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.

Poster Presentations

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.

Research Appointments

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.

Service and Leadership

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