Annika is a postdoctoral researcher in the Family Development Lab. She received her Ph.D. in Social/Personality Psychology from the University of Michigan in 2025. Prior, she graduated from UC Berkeley in 2019 with a B.A. in Psychology and English. She is broadly interested in better understanding romantic compatibility. In her work thus far, she has focused on partner similarity and aims to understand its role in relationships. Outside of the lab, she enjoys journaling, trivia, and dancing.