About Me

Originally from Fishers, Indiana, I earned my undergraduate degree in psychology and communication at DePauw University in Greencastle, Indiana. During my four years at DePauw, I worked at the Prindle Institute for Ethics and led many K-12 ethics education efforts.

I am now a doctoral student at Indiana University Bloomington pursuing a dual PhD in social psychology and cognitive science. My research focuses on moral decision-making, particularly how people judge, retell, and evaluate moral stories, and how social context such as ingroup/outgroup dynamics and social media environments shapes those judgments.

Alongside this work, I am developing an interdisciplinary, empirically grounded moral decision-making game designed to help students and non-academic audiences understand how they themselves make moral decisions. I am also deeply invested in public science communication. I create short-form educational content on TikTok and Instagram (@jillianleemorality) and lead The Inner Workout Substack, where I connect moral psychology, character, and athletics.

In my free time, I like to dance and work out. I teach group exercise classes including hip hop, barre fitness, and step aerobics at my local gym!