Abhishek is interested in the intersectionality of implicit mechanisms of control and explicit judgements and performance. Abhishek’s previous research was involved with action control. His master’s thesis examined the effect of instructions on implicit knowledge of the uncertainty of motor actions. Currently, he is investigating the boundary conditions of when cognitive control mechanisms are applied to representations of categories, as opposed to representations of exemplars. Understanding these boundary conditions would inform future research regarding stereotyping and policy-making for diversity training. Abhishek is also looking to investigate whether (a) minute environmental shifts can be detectable, and (b) if awareness of those shifts leads to performance changes in either proactive or reactive control.