Kristin Donnelly studies a range of topics related to how people make everyday decisions. Her research investigates how individuals think over time, form preferences, and make inferences based on limited information. Donnelly's work has been published in a variety of journals, including the Journal of Marketing Research, Psychological Science, and the Journal of Experimental Psychology: Applied. Furthermore, her research has been featured in outlets such as Forbes, Atlantic, Time, Huffington Post, and the Wall Street Journal.