Sholei Croom

Sholei Croom is a PhD student in the Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences at The Johns Hopkins University. They focus on the interplay between perception, action, physical reasoning, and intuitive mentalizing. Their recent research includes a project that investigates how people infer information about objects based on the actions of others, such as shaking boxes to determine their contents. This work was published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and highlights how observers can discern what a shaker is trying to learn from subtle cues in their movements.134

Croom's academic journey includes serving as a lab manager at MIT under Josh Tenenbaum, where they explored structural power in cognitive science. They have also received recognition for their work, including a Graduate Research Fellowship Award from the National Science Foundation.156 In addition to their research, Croom incorporates their skills in embroidery into their studies, using it as a metaphor for exploring complex cognitive processes.12

They are active on social media and have a professional presence on LinkedIn, where they share insights related to their research and academic experiences.46