Lab Director
Ines Jurcevic is an Assistant Professor in the Daniel J. Evans School of Public Policy and Governance and Adjunct Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychology at the University of Washington.
Her research aims to understand how people and institutions think about diversity and how this translates into efforts to promote or undermine various initiatives and interventions. Further, she aims to examine how people’s individual attitudes, identities and group memberships inform these processes and influence performance and interpersonal outcomes in a variety of contexts. For more information, please see the Research page and her faculty page.
She received her B.S. in Psychology at the University of Washington and her M.A. and Ph.D. in Social Psychology at the University of California, Los Angeles. Prior to joining the Evans School, she was a Post-doctoral Researcher at the Frank Batten School of Leadership and Public Policy at the University of Virginia and Adjunct Lecturer at the Darden School of Business at the University of Virginia.
Current Research Assistants & Honors Students
Julia Schweppe is a third-year student studying Business Administration and Public Policy, with an interest in law and politics. She has been a part of this lab since Fall 2025. She has had the opportunity to examine how social and environmental factors shape policy outcomes. Living in the diverse City of Seattle, Julia is particularly interested in how individuals’ perceptions of identity and society influence behavior.
Allie Goodman-Callender (she/her) is a senior at the University of Washington majoring in Political Science and International Studies. She is interested in how law and public policy shape opportunities and outcomes for marginalized communities, particularly in the context of immigration and human rights. At the SPIR Lab, Allie is excited to explore how institutional policies and practices intersect with social biases to influence fairness and individual outcomes. She looks forward to gaining research experience that will deepen her understanding of the real-world implications of policy design and implementation.
Jaden Zika is a fourth-year at the University of Washington majoring in Psychology with a minor in Public Policy and Data Science. He is interested in the intersection of psychology and public policy and how people interact and respond to policy. Jaden’s Honors Thesis investigates methods of risk communication and how communications can be designed to facilitate productive relationships between stakeholders.
Lab Alumni
Top Row: Amy Willerford, Taicheng Jin, Ava Pecora, Karina Paup Byrnes
Second Row: Jordan Hawkins, Regan Gong, Danny Bush, Balqisa Hassan
Third Row: Nathan Chen, CJ Robinson, Ruyue Feng, Apichaya "Angie" Sangiamputtakoon
Fourth Row: Timila Kulkarni, Priya Hariharan, Elizabeth Young, Claire McCreery
Fifth Row: Tori Satterfield, Lukasz Kowalski, Grace Lewis, Ashley Magpali
Sixth Row: Elizabeth Sweet, Anastasia Preradovic, Jinie Chon, Ny Ha
Seventh Row: Adaya Stewart, Gordon La, Samrawit Gebreyesus