Grace Falgoust

Concentration: Human Development and Public Policy

Mentor: Kostadin Kushlev

Office: 311-A White Gravenor

Email: gef23@georgetown.edu

Grace joined the PhD program in 2024 under the mentorship of Dr. Kostadin Kushlev. Her research is driven by a desire to understand what factors encourage people to use technology in ways that positively impact their well-being. She also explores how these insights can shape laws and regulations around digital use. Prior to  her graduate studies, Falgoust honed her research skills as a research assistant at the RAND Corporation. She also spent a year with the nonprofit Impact America and was the lab manager for the DIGITAL Laboratory at Clemson University, which investigates team dynamics in high-stress situations.