Michelle is a fifth-year Psychology PhD student with a focus in Computational Social Science in the Niedenthal Emotions Lab at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

Michelle studies the intersections between identity, trust, belonging and human movement through spaces.

Outside of the lab, Michelle is a dance artist and rock climber.

Michelle’s research involves modeling human movement through space, analyzing the effects of synchronous movement, examining issues of belonging and trust, and conducting naturalistic studies. She uses similar methods to investigate human-robot interaction.

Michelle's research is grounded in collaboration with social scientists, computer scientists, entrepreneurs, engineers, geographers, artists, and community members.