My research explores the intersection of psychology, technology, and ethics, examining questions about our future such as the following:

How will advanced artificial intelligence transform society, and how might we respond to increasingly human-like AI systems? I study how AI will reshape our values and thinking. And whether people will come to view sophisticated AI as conscious beings deserving of moral consideration—and how these changes could transform our social landscape.

How do emerging technologies intersect with human psychology and decision-making? My work examines why societies often underestimate and underinvest in managing catastrophic risks from advanced technologies like AI and biotechnology despite their potential magnitude.

What drives human moral circle expansion and altruistic behavior? I study how people extend moral consideration beyond their immediate circles - to distant populations, future generations, and non-human entities, such as animals and potential digital minds. I recently spoke about my research on the Personality Psychology podcast.

About me

I'm a Senior Research Fellow at Oxford's Global Priorities Institute, a Research Affiliate at Harvard's Department of Psychology, and co-director of the Global Risk Behavioral Research Lab with NYU's Prof Joshua Lewis. Previously, I was a postdoctoral researcher with Prof Joshua Greene at Harvard University (2019-2023) and a research visitor with Prof Jeff Sebo at NYU's Department of Environmental Studies (2022-2023). I received my Ph.D. from the University of Oxford in 2019, supervised by Dr Nadira Faber and Prof Julian Savulescu. My dissertation examined the psychological underpinnings of moral attitudes toward animals.