As a Ph.D. candidate in the UC Irvine Department of Logic and Philosophy of Science, Jaehyun Lee investigates the very nature of scientific inquiry


Jeremy Yeaton, UC Irvine language science Ph.D. '25, demonstrates the value in taking a cross-pollinating approach to understanding speech loss


UC Irvine sociology Ph.D. candidate Jozef Robles is using research to examine how immigrants carry the legacy of undocumented life long after legalization


UC Irvine global and international studies graduate student Gvantsa Gasviani researches Russian exiles in Georgia


UC Irvine economics Ph.D. candidate Santiago Campos-Rodriguez uses inside access to unique data from the Central Bank of Costa Rica for trade and labor research


UC Irvine cognitive sciences Ph.D. student Allison Morehouse's lifelong curiosity drives her quest to understand how sleep shapes memory and cognition


UC Irvine political science Ph.D. student Pharrell Allen combines political insight with a passion for research to examine how perceptions - not preferences - shape electoral outcomes for Black candidates


For UC Irvine anthropology Ph.D. student Kristen Kennefick, a love of learning has led to a life in academia and a commitment to helping others discover that same joy


Barbara Sarnecka, cognitive sciences, Inside Higher Ed, Oct. 13, 2025


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