Members

Principal Investigator

David Poeppel
Max Planck Institute for Empirical Aesthetics
New York University
david.poeppel (at) ae.mpg.de

Current Lab Members

PhD Candidates

Ellie Abrams – PhD candidate @ NYU 2020–
ellie.abrams (at) nyu.edu
Phoebe Chen – PhD candidate @ NYU 2020–
hc2896 (at) nyu.edu
Martina Vilas – PhD candidate @ ESI 2021–
martina.vilas (at) esi-frankfurt.de
Berfin Baştuğ – PhD candidate @ ESI 2023–
berfin.bastug (at) esi-frankfurt.de
Leonardo Zeine – PhD candidate @ ESI 2023–
leonardo.zeine (at) esi-frankfurt.de
Chenghao Zhou – PhD candidate @ NYU 2025–
chenghao.zhou (at) nyu.edu

Postdocs

Federico Adolfi – Postdoc @ ESI 2021–
federico.adolfi (at) esi-frankfurt.de
Andrew Chang – Postdoc @ NYU 2020–
ac8888 (at) nyu.edu
Cas Coopmans – Postdoc @ NYU 2025–
cc9248 (at) nyu.edu
Peter Donhauser – Postdoc @ ESI 2021–
peter.donhauser (at) esi-frankfurt.de
Francisco García-Rosales – Postdoc @ ESI 2022–
francisco.garcia-rosales (at) esi-frankfurt.de
Matthias Grabenhorst – Postdoc @ ESI 2023–
matthias.grabenhorst (at) esi-frankfurt.de
Saskia Helbling – Postdoc @ ESI 2021–
saskia.helbling (at) esi-frankfurt.de
Guilhem Marion – Postdoc @ NYU 2024–
gmarionfr (at) gmail.com
Claire Pelofi – Postdoc @ NYU 2020–
cp2830 (at) nyu.edu
Natalie Schaworonkow – Postdoc @ ESI 2021–
natalie.schaworonkow (at) esi-frankfurt.de
Yue Sun – Postdoc @ ESI 2022–
yue.sun (at) esi-frankfurt.de
Jiajie Zou – Postdoc @ ESI 2024–
jiajie.zou (at) esi-frankfurt.de

Staff

Ann-Joelle Friedl – research assistant @ ESI 2023–
ann-joelle.friedl (at) esi-frankfurt.de
Sean Lee – research scientist @ ESI 2022–
sean.lee (at) esi-frankfurt.de
Tracia Webster-Kreis – research staff @ ESI 2023–
tracia.webster-kreis (at) esi-frankfurt.de