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Who Am I?
Hi y'all! I'm Bobby, and I am a postbac psychology researcher at Stanford University. I am the current 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
There is vast heterogeneity in developmental experience - How do we account for this variability in development? Broadly, I am interested in characterizing early variability and its effects on learning and cognitive development. More specifically, I am interested in unpacking this heterogeneity to better understand 1) the ways children reason about & respond to variability, 2) the ways adversity interacts with development and 3) how we can differentially support development across diverse contexts. I aim to take an interdiplinary approach combining behavioral and computational methods from cognitive science, developmental science, education, and clinical 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: Aaron Chuey, Hyowon Gweon, Michael Frank, Bria Long, Virginia Marchman, Veronica Boyce, Alvin Tan, Rebecca Zhu, Aneesa Conine-Nakano, Sarah Tung, Joseph Outa, Grace Keene, Fredo Ornelas, & Mar Lacsamana