PALS Research Lab

Our Mission

We conduct research at the frontiers of psychiatry and computer science.

Our work supports functional AI systems in psychiatry for improved patient care.

We also develop better ML/AI methods and techniques through the unique lens and setting of clinical psychiatry.

News & Updates

Mar 28, 2026

Congrats to PALS Research Presentations at CHITA, PHAISE, and Precision Medicine Venues !

Congratulations to Guan, Shevya and Rhea!

Dec 31, 2025

4 Student posters at the Hopkins Research Symposium on Engineering in Healthcare

We had four student posters at the annual Hopkins Research Symposium!

Nov 18, 2025

Paper Accepted to the Advancing AI through Theory of Mind Workshop@AAAI

Our paper, “Decomposing Theory of Mind: How Emotional Processing Mediates ToM Abilities in LLMs”, by Ivan Chulo and A...

Nov 11, 2025

Paper Accepted to the Agentic AI Benchmarks and Applications for Enterprise Tasks Workshop@AAAI

Our paper, “Auditing Generative AI Benchmarks with a Multi-Agent Compliance System”, by Ananya Joshi and Michael Rudo...

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Research Areas

Statistical Monitoring and Measurement

Developing new metrics, measurements, and methods to monitor for critical events related to psychiatry and mood disorders towards improved patient care.

AI Systems and Agents for Psychiatry

Developing the theory and building multi-agent systems related to improving clinical processes for patients, clinicians, and hospitals.

Evaluation and Experimental Design

Strategies to evaluate and test GenAI tools in psychiatry and behavioral science.

Our work is inspired by the mission of Johns Hopkins Medicine to "improve the health of the community and the world by setting the standard of excellence in medical education, research and clinical care."

Our Team

Principal Investigator

Ananya Joshi

Students & Collaborators

Aamna Lawrence

Research Affiliate

Abdukodir Djuraev

Research Student

Alicia Lamkin

Research Student

Amanda Li

Research Student

Ariel Kim

Research Student

Derek Barisas

Resident Affiliate

Elliott Leow

Research Student

Guan Gui

Research Student

Ivan Chulo

Research Student Affiliate

Jay Pratap

Research Student

Jiayi Zhang

Research Student

Meghana Karnam

Research Student

Minseo Choi

Research Student

Peiyong Lin

Research Student

Raajameenakshi Alahapphan

Research Student

Rhea Makkuni

Research Student

Shevya Panda

Research Student

Shinjini Bose

Research Student Affiliate

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We are always looking for students and collaborators. We are just getting started and would love to hear from you if you're interested in future positions.

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