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I study cognitive development with a focus on how humans learn words and concepts.
My research explores why children find certain ideas - like numbers and other abstract concepts - difficult to understand, how learning language shapes our understanding of these concepts, and the role that our social context plays in children's cognitive development.
I am currently a Senior Research Scientist at foundry10 where I study a range of topics related to children's learning in collaboration with a diverse team of researchers, educators, and community partners. |
Education & EmploymentSenior Research Scientist, 2021-Present
foundry10 Postdoctoral Research Associate, 2019-2021 University of Washington/Princeton University Postdoctoral Teaching Fellow, 2017-2019 The University of Chicago PhD, Developmental Psychology, 2011-2017 The University of Chicago Lab Manager, 2010-2011 Johns Hopkins Lab for Child Development BA, Psychology, 2006-2010 Wesleyan University |
Recent NewsJune 2021 My paper on the association between parent math anxiety and how frequently parents talk to their children about numbers was published in the Journal of Cognition and Development. May 2021 My paper on the prevalence of anxiety and depression in socially-transitioned transgender youth was published in JAMA Network Open. Read it here. September 2020 My paper on the importance of parent number talk to children's number learning was accepted for publication in Child Development. Read it here or check out my other research. January 2020 I was named 2018's Outstanding IES Predoctoral Fellow. Read my blogpost about the questions that inspire my research, my experiences as an IES Fellow, and what my research has taught me about how parents impact their children's early math development. |