Hi, I’m Ivy!
I’m a Ph.D. candidate in social psychology at Cornell University, where I work in the Applied Moral Psychology Lab under Dr. Laura Niemi. I hold an M.A. in linguistics from Florida Atlantic University.
Using moral psychology and cognitive linguistics, I study perceptions, beliefs, and attitudes surrounding animal agriculture. Some broad research interests include:
morality and consumer behavior in the context of animal-based products
interventions that enhance moral concern for farmed animals
effective framing of animal rights issues
corpus-assisted discourse analysis, especially of language on social media
ecolinguistic strategies that promote species inclusivity