Jiaxuan (Jocelyn) Teng

I am a PhD student in the Human Spatial Cognition Lab. I graduated with a B.S. in Psychology from the University of Minnesota, where I worked with Dr. Iris Vilares in the Decision-Making Lab and Dr. Meredith Gunlicks-Stoessel in the Promoting Teen Attachment and Development Lab.   

Research Interests: 

• Error-monitoring in interval timing
• Time and space cognition

Selected Publications:

• Teng, J., & Isham, E. A. (2025). Determining the potential benefits of error feedback and metacognition on perceptual learning in the temporal and spatial domain. Attention, perception & psychophysics, 88(1), 33. https://doi.org/10.3758/s13414-025-03183-7 

Master's Thesis:

• Temporal Error Monitoring and the Potential Benefit of Feedback During Interval Timing

Courses Taught:

• PSY 340 - Introduction to Cognitive Development (2026)
• PSY 360 - Social Psychology (2024)

Grader for:

• PSYS 404 - Spatial Navigation: The Neural and Computational Foundations (2026)

TA for:

• PSY 101 - Introduction to Psychology (2025)
• PSY 290A - Research Methods (2026)
• PSY 333 - Judgment and Decision-Making (2026)
• PSY 396H - Honors Proseminar (2025)

*Year listed indicates when this individual last worked in the specified course.

Awards and Recognitions:

• Cognitive Science Summer Fellowship (2026)
• Galileo Circle Scholar (2026)
• Psychology Graduate Student Data Blitz presentation winner: 3+ Year category (2024)
• Outstanding Research in Cognitive Science - Master’s Forum Top Poster (2023)

Updated: 10/01/26