Cassey Ivie

Portrait of Cassey Ivie. Cassey Ivie graduated from Utah State University in May 2024 with a bachelor’s degree in psychology and minors in computer science, American Sign Language, and Japanese. Three months later, beginning a Ph.D. program in behavior, cognition, and neuroscience at American University in Washington, D.C. As an undergraduate research fellow, Ivie participated in research every semester and presented their findings at conferences. Alongside research with the engineering department and conducting a capstone project, they also worked with several organizations to implement updated curriculum. One of the organizations Ivie partnered with was the National Science Foundation. They worked to understand the role of multi-sensory input in preschooler’s numerical cognition and tracked comprehension of numbers and math. “My undergrad research experience gave me a beautiful combination of hard and soft skills. I learned how to be part of a lab. I got hands-on experience writing code for experiments. I learned policy and background and how to be an effective researcher.”