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In late February, members of the SoCo Lab traveled to Chicago for the 2026 Society for Personality and Social Psychology (SPSP) conference. SPSP is always an exciting chance for us to share our work, learn from others, and explore new directions in the field. This year, Dr. Baek gave a talk on "Disrupted emotion processing in loneliness" and Jinsol shared her work at the Origins of Social Minds (OSM) pre-conference data blitz, "Does Loneliness Make Children Prosocial or Aggre

Excited to share our Lab's presence in 2026 SANS (Society of Affective Neuroscience) Starting with Dr. Baek's Early Career Awardee Talk on "Being "out of sync": From shared experiences to social inference", which gave a rundown of our lab's current research projects and exciting findings. Below are poster highlights! Beyond the conference halls, we enjoyed some quality time together as a lab — cooking homemade burgers (shout out to our lab manager Evans!!) at our Airbnb and d

We walked into the meeting room to find grocery bags, carving tools, and a lineup of pumpkins staring back at us. It could only mean one thing — pumpkin carving day at SoCoLab! 🎃 Before fall break and just in time for Halloween, the SoCoLab took a break from research to get a little creative. From giant basketball-sized pumpkins to tiny, fist-sized minis, every pumpkin took on a life of its own. The room soon filled with laughter, flying pumpkin seeds, and the unmistakable

We’re excited to be back together for a brand-new semester. Our first meeting set the tone with a mix of reflection, celebration, and...

Every year, the Society for Personality and Social Psychology (SPSP) Annual Convention brings together researchers, students, and...

Another lab first! We took a day trip to Yucaipa for some end-of-season apple picking. Is this a tradition in the making?

Our first pilot of setting up the fNIRS equipment and collecting data! Setting up the equipment for the first time was a great learning...

After our lab meeting, we unboxed the newest addition to our toolkit: fNIRS equipment!

Two early members of our lab, in position. Mochi soaks in the view and is excited for what the future holds. Begüm proudly presents her...