# Xingyu (Shirley) Liu

**Source**: https://grad.ucsd.edu/financial/fellowships/katzin-prize/2020-katzin-fellows/xingyu-liu.html
**Parent**: https://grad.ucsd.edu/financial/fellowships/katzin-prize/2020-katzin-fellows/index.html

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- Profile

## Profile

I am interested in decision-making and rationality, and I aspire to conduct research across disciplines such as psychology, philosophy, and literature to better understand rational decision-making in theory and in real life. Currently, I am interested in exploring how philosophical and psychological theories of rationality connect and differ, and how these theories relate to lay people’s understanding of rationality. I am also interested in applying my research to ethically help people make better decisions. For instance, with the IPE fellowship that I received at UCSD, I aim to explore the effectiveness of self nudges in improving people’s choice behavior. Upon graduation, I would like to continue studying the conceptual foundations of rationality and their behavioral expressions, and to explore these topics across cultures.

## [2020 Katzin Fellows](https://grad.ucsd.edu/financial/fellowships/katzin-prize/2020-katzin-fellows/index.html)

- [Isabel Albelo](https://grad.ucsd.edu/financial/fellowships/katzin-prize/2020-katzin-fellows/isabel-albelo.html)
- [Giulia Corno](https://grad.ucsd.edu/financial/fellowships/katzin-prize/2020-katzin-fellows/giulia-corno.html)
- [John Kinney](https://grad.ucsd.edu/financial/fellowships/katzin-prize/2020-katzin-fellows/john-kinney.html)
- Xingyu (Shirley) Liu
- [Yue Ma](https://grad.ucsd.edu/financial/fellowships/katzin-prize/2020-katzin-fellows/yue-ma.html)
- [Christian Pascual](https://grad.ucsd.edu/financial/fellowships/katzin-prize/2020-katzin-fellows/christian-pascual.html)
- [David Trautman](https://grad.ucsd.edu/financial/fellowships/katzin-prize/2020-katzin-fellows/david-trautman.html)