Avanti Chopra

Avanti Chopra is a Research Technician Associate at the University of Michigan, collaborating with Dr. Alexandra Rosati in the Psychology department since May 2025. Previously, Avanti worked as a Junior Research Associate and Project Coordinator at New York University from August 2023 to May 2025, focusing on a Templeton Foundation funded study on the effects of emphasizing brilliance on humble inquiry. Avanti also co-founded Unorthodox, a mental health newsletter aimed at university students, serving as Senior Editor from May 2020 to July 2023. Prior research roles include positions at the University of St Andrews, where Avanti contributed to various labs, including the Co-operation lab and the Baby and Child Lab, supporting PhD and BSc projects through data collection and analysis. Academic qualifications include a MA Hons. in English and Psychology from the University of St Andrews, achieved between 2019 and 2023.