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The focus of my research is on causal learning, with an emphasis on domain-general mechanisms of causal inference. Causal knowledge is both critical and mysterious: critical, because causal knowledge allows us to change the outcome of events, mysterious because causal relations must be inferred rather than observed. This work bridges my interest in a variety of areas, including philosophy of science, conceptual development, and theory of mind.
Adele Kaufman-Schulz
I am an extremely intelligent causal learner! I am interested in observing and engaging people and objects in my environment, acquiring knowledge, forming (and revising) theories, and of course being an adorable distraction to other ECCL members.
My research program explores causal learning from the perspective of two research traditions: developmental psychology and computational modeling. Specifically, I'm interested in understanding how causal theories are learned and how these theories affect the aquisition of new evidence via children's inferences, actions, and explanations.
Claire Cook
Hyowon Gweon
My research interest broadly lies in conceptual development, especially in causal reasoning, as well as how this capacity may further be connected to understanding other people's minds. To pursue this interest, I plan to look at how babies and children deal with tasks that involve causal reasoning and social cognition.
Postdoctoral Researcher
I approach the study of mind with a combination of formal (mathematical) analysis, philosophical orientation, and empirical grounding. My research focuses on concepts and causality: what is the nature of causal and conceptual knowledge? how do we acquire this knowledge, and how do we use it?
Research Assistant/Lab Coordinator
Ali Horowitz
Many adults don’t realize just how intelligent young infants and children are! Children are constantly learning about the world around them through their accumulated experience with their environments. I am intrigued by the way these seemingly simple interactions form the basis for their mature concepts. Children have as much to teach us as adults as we have to teach them!
Steff Brenman
I'm especially interested in theory of mind and other abilities and theories that develop with age and experience. I am fascinated by how children learn about the world, and how different evidence helps or doesn't help them refine their theories. I have been with the lab since January 2008 and am excited by all of the projects that we have been doing!
Isabel Chang
I am fascinated by children's capacity to rationalize despite new, confounding evidence that discredits their former beliefs. Is their thought process actually much more advanced than we, as adults, may ever conclude? (I'm really excited about working here at ECCL.)
Catherine Clark
Camille Doykan
Hi, I'm currently a junior at Wellesley College pursuing a major in Neuroscience. I think seeing how young children learn about their environment and piece life together is endlessly mysterious and fascinating--how do they do it? I'm excited to work here at the lab and hope to learn as much as I can while working with everyone!
Michelle Garber
Sarah Gumlak
Watching kids learn is my idea of free play! I started with baby-sitting, moved to teaching larger groups of children, and now I'm studying them. While it's satisfying to know predictions about their learning and behavior, then watch those predictions come true, the best part is that the kids will always keep surprising you. It's hard to become jaded when the subjects of your research try to get you to play with squirt guns and model boats.
Sydney Katz
Cheryl Kwinn
Kiersten Pollard
The way that children learn fascinates me, and I hope to gain some insight about that learning process during my time in the ECCL. I love that I get to interact with children and work on research projects at the same time!
Tayyba Anwar - Undergraduate Research Assistant
Brendan Callahan - Undergraduate Research Assistant
Clifton Dassuncao - Undergraduate Research Assistant
Kristin Falciglia - Undergraduate Research Assistant
Darlene Ferranti - Research Assistant/Lab Coordinator
Adina Fischer - Undergraduate Research Assistant
Irene Headen - Undergraduate Research Assistant
Kate Hooppell - Graduate Student
Jordan Horowitz - High School Research Assistant
Anna Jenkins - Research Assistant/Lab Coordinator
Mariam Kandil - Undergraduate Research Assistant
Anuja Khettry - Undergraduate Research Assistant
Danbee Kim - Undergraduate Research Assistant
Olivia Kim - Undergraduate Research Assistant
Suejean Lim - Undergraduate Research Assistant
Renee Lizcano - Undergraduate Research Assistant
Mike Obilade - Undergraduate Research Assistant
Phoebe Neel - High School Research Assistant
Andrew Shtulman - Postdoctorate Researcher
Shyamli Sinha - Undergraduate Research Assistant
Holly Standing - Undergraduate Research Assistant
Chris Watson - Undergraduate Research Assistant
Yunji Wu - Undergraduate Research Assistant