Hi, my name is

Gretchen Koch

About


My major in college was religious studies, because I wanted to know what people think is the most important thing in all of existence. And why do they think that? 

Then I went to grad school, because I had more questions. Like, how do people think those things? How do people think, to begin with?

That's how you end up blundering your way into a PhD in the cognitive science of religion. 

But I never stopped being curious about how people think and feel, how we make decisions about what's good and bad-- what helps us understand each other, and what prevents that from happening.

Leader of Makers

I serve as president of the board of a 501(c)(3) makerspace called MakeICT.

Passionate Sketcher

I discovered that people would prefer getting slapped in the face by an image than massaged by an essay.

Mental Spelunker

To learn how people think about religion, I decided to learn about how people think. That led to a focus on theory of mind– specifically, the roles of empathy and disgust in moral reasoning.

Concept Decoder

I love to see someone suddenly understand a concept because I found the right combination of words to make a connection.

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Email

gretchenkoch.writes@gmail,com

Location

Wichita, KS, USA