Devin Robert Wright

Hi! I’m a Research Assistant and Joint Ph.D. student at Indiana University studying Informatics (CNS) and Cognitive Science. I’m interested in the cognitive science of culture, stories, and religion. More specifically, I investigate how these phenomena affect cultural evolution, how our mind processes various narratives, and how cultural evolution drives the evolution of the narratives themselves. Currently, I take inspiration from methods in network science, complex systems, digital/computational humanities, computational social science, and information theory. Through my research, I additionally seek to understand patterns of innovation, creativity, information spreading, collaboration, and cooperation.

I’m originally from California, but I conducted my undergraduate studies at Utah Valley University in Computer Science, where I also taught as an Adjunct Faculty Instructor. During my undergraduate work at UVU I was a charter member/Research Assistant for the UVU Source Code Lab, a Teaching Assistant, and worked AI/ML/NLP related internships with NASA Ames Research Center (PLEXIL & OceanWATERS) and NASA Goddard Space Flight Center (cFS). I’ve also worked as a Research Associate for Ironwood Experts, LLC, where I led a team of undergraduate researchers in remote CS education research. Oh, and I’m a First Generation Student! 🤘

You can check out my research to see more about my interests and current projects/labs. If you’d like to contact me (especially if you’d like to talk research or collaboration) you can reach me through my info below.