Hunter Cheng

About Me

Hunter Cheng (he/they) is a fourth-year student pursuing a Bachelor of Science in Psychology, with a minor in Criminal Justice. After graduation, he hopes to enter a PhD program in Social Psychology to study intergroup relations and identity formation. Hunter began working at the A.J. Drexel Autism Institute during his first co-op and has since been working with Dr. Ashley de Marchena to study nonverbal communication and gender diversity in autistic adults. In the past, he worked with Dr. Nancy Raitano Lee to study Down syndrome and mind-mindedness; he has also volunteered with Dr. Naomi Goldstein's expungement clinic evaluation study and Dr. Jordan Hyatt's Scandinavian Prison Project.

Outside of research, Hunter has been working at the Drexel Climbing Wall since they started at Drexel; as such, in their spare time they enjoy rock climbing, in addition to playing indie video games, learning queer theory, and trying to be funny in their academic biography.

Last updated: April 2025