UX Researcher, Affirma Consulting
Pelin Cunningham-Erdogdu (she/her) is a 5th year Ph.D. candidate in the Psychology Department. Her current research interests center on the psychology of identity, power and humor. She uses traditional research methods (e.g., surveys, behavioral experiments) as well as data scraping and natural language processing techniques to understand online behavior and shifts in political attitudes.
After completing her Ph.D., she will pursue a consulting career in the public or private sector.