Joe’s Astoundingly Broke (JAB) Lab
Cognitive Psychology, Neuroscience & Data Science
Welcome
JAB Lab uses modern technology to amplify the creation of research tools and the execution of small-scale research. We take a learning-while-doing approach that ensures content knowledge development through systematic curation and synthesis, as well as flexibility in execution.
About
I’m a cognitive psychologist combining experimental rigor with modern computational tools. My work focuses on evidence synthesis, research infrastructure development, and AI-assisted scholarship analysis. Learn more about my background and methods
Current Projects
Violence Research Dashboard - Multi-level evidence synthesis across individual, relational, community, and societal factors. Building toward model cards and real-time event pattern detection.
Hallucitation Study - Examining when and why AI-assisted writing produces fabricated citations. Tests three hypotheses: author expertise distance, field publication velocity, and section location.
Evaluation Methods - Comparative framework analysis across educational and AI evaluation domains. Where do best practices converge?
Intellectual Network Map - Interactive visualization mapping 450+ books across 8 intellectual problem domains, revealing conceptual connections and knowledge gaps
Research Tools - Developing platforms for literature curation, citation management, and knowledge synthesis
Links
JAB Lab: Joe’s Astoundingly Broke Lab - Independent research with a learning-while-doing philosophy