I'm interested in humans as a social species. I investigate what infants, toddlers, and children think about social relationships (i.e., their naive sociology). I've studied how they think and feel about social hierarchy (i.e. situations where there is a 'winner' and a 'loser' or when someone is 'in charge.') I most recently investigated how infants interpret social interactions that involve their own caregivers as well as how infants, toddlers, and children think about social intimacy. I've also studied people's moral judgments of parenting decisions.
I am currently a postdoctoral fellow with the Center for Research on Open and Equitable Scholarship at MIT. Asking how the social structure of academia affects people's attitudes about open and equitable science. I'll be starting as an Assistant Professor at Harvard University in July 2023. If you are interested in working with me, please send me an email outlining your research interests and goals.
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Beyond my research, I am committed to finding ways that we can take care of each other in academia. I love thinking about structural changes that could improve both academia and the world. I have been a political organizer working on topics such as immigrant and worker rights.
I am the mother of one human and one Boston Terrier.
