Who Am I?
Hi y'all! I'm Bobby, and I am a postbac psychology researcher at Stanford University. I am a Research Professional and former Lab Manager in the Language & Cognition Lab with Prof. Michael Frank. I graduated from Stanford in 2022 with a B.S. in Symbolic Systems concentrated in Cognitive Science. As an undergrad, I was an Honors Student and Undergrad RA in the Social Learning Lab with Prof. Hyowon Gweon and Aaron Chuey.
Research Interests
Humans are capable of learning efficiently from environments that are dynamic and fluctuate in ways both stable and unpredictable. What allows us to learn so effectively across such varied contexts? Broadly, I am interested in the cognitive mechanisms enabling adaptations in children's learning behaviors across development. How do children reason about the structure of their learning environments? How do children integrate input from their environment to rationally adapt their learning and decision-making? To address these questions, I aim to take an interdisciplinary approach combining behavioral and computational methods from cognitive and developmental science.
"My Village"
As a First-Generation college graduate and researcher forever trying to find my way in this field, I feel so grateful to have been supported by a network of such brilliant, kind, and inspiring mentors, collaborators, and peers. "It takes a village", and I owe so much to my village for teaching and uplifting me. Forever celebrating and thanking my village: Hyowon Gweon, Michael Frank, Bria Long, Aaron Chuey, Virginia Marchman, Veronica Boyce, Alvin Tan, Rebecca Zhu, Aneesa Conine-Nakano, Sarah Tung, Joseph Outa, Grace Keene, Fredo Ornelas, & Mar Lacsamana