Genevieve Fougerousse

I proofread, edit, and fact-check articles for The Decision Lab’s Behavioral Science Reference Guide, Biases, and Big Problems series, ensuring quality and scientific accuracy. Collectively, these SEO articles drive hundreds of thousands of organic visitors to the site each month.

Under the guidance of Dr. Eugenio Parise, I collected, pre-processed, and analyzed EEG data from participants from 3 months to adults for studies on infant object categorization, face recognition, and communicative understanding.

I cared for three children ages 2, 8, and 10 while staying with a German host family in Hamburg. This enriching experience allowed me to study German and discover the vibrant arts and culture of Hamburg while helping the children improve their English and teaching them more about my corner of the world.

I redesigned and search engine optimized several key webpages, wrote and published evidence-based informative blog articles, migrated Google Analytics assets to GA4, managed the Google Business profile, coordinated social media strategy, and advised a team of marketing interns.

I worked at the Duncan Student Center Welcome Desk to assist students, faculty, and visitors to campus. I also assisted with the preparation, execution, and cleanup of events and building management at Duncan Student Center.

I worked as a Research Assistant for the Memory, Aging, and Cognition Laboratory under Dr. Josh Koen. My responsibilities included administering neuropsychological evaluations, collecting samples for genomic testing, and conducting and recording data from experiments using electroencephalogram technology.

I conducted author outreach for books on Artificial Intelligence, Big Data, and the Gut-Brain Axis, edited book manuscripts according to production guidelines, and signed new project AI Horizons to a contract for worldwide publication in 2024.

I gave weekly English lessons to 5th grade students at a middle school in Bologna. It was their first year of English instruction, which made it a fun challenge to create lessons that were engaging and easy to understand.

I coded parent sensitivity and intrusiveness towards their infants for the Babies and Families Lab in the Department of Psychology. Parent sensitivity toward their infant is an important part of the infants’ security of attachment to their mother and father, and feelings of emotional safety. Sensitivity refers parents’ ability to interpret and respond to their infants’ emotional reactions and othe

I created content for Pinterest, TikTok, Instagram, and Twitter for Change Donations. Additionally, I conducted affiliate partnership outreach and charity outreach.

I categorized Safety Data Sheets for the University’s chemical inventory to make the University of Notre Dame a safer place.

Track: Cognitive Neuroscience.
Thesis: Understanding Entropy in Physical Systems in 9-Month-Old Infants (Grade: 110/110 with Honors)

Grade: 110/110 with Honors

MSc in Cognitive Science with a track in Cognitive Neuroscience. Thesis on understanding entropy in physical systems in 9-month-old infants, completed with honors.

Bachelor of Arts in Neuroscience and Behavior from the University of Notre Dame.