Are you attending @cogdevsoc.bsky.social 2026? Come join us for an afternoon pre-conference workshop on motivation in development! We'll bring together developmental, educational, and computational perspectives to ask: Can we build a unified account of motivation across the lifespan? ✨
Like a parent, AI can guide or smother. It's time to think about how we build this relationship.
Check out my new essay with Brett Smith www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/deve...
A new Teaching Current Directions highlights a paper from @julia-a-leonard.bsky.social and @reutshachnai.bsky.social and offers an opportunity to teach students about cutting‑edge research on #parenting. #Psychology #Teaching
Hiring a part-time Design & Research Associate!
Details here: tinyurl.com/TangleDesign...
Apply here: forms.gle/46twwHFJPKXx...
What you'll do:
✨ Design prototypes for math activities
🔬 Coordinate experiments in education contexts
🤖 Explore AI tools, educational applications
Design & Research Associate #edtech #ai #learningdesign #edresearch #middleschoolmath ➜ About the Project Project Tangle & Thrive project explores ways to increase engagement and motivation for middl...
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Like a parent, AI can guide or smother. It's time to think about how we build this relationship.
💰Economic inequality is on the rise, and children will bear its burden. Yet children’s perspectives are rarely considered. We urgently need research to understand economic inequality from children's perspectives. (1/4)
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I love my lab
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💥New paper alert! Dyadic Decisions About Effort: How Caregivers Shape Young Children’s Persistence (with @reutshachnai.bsky.social)
One of my favorites! If you’re curious about what we’ve been up to in @leonardlearnlab.bsky.social, take a look!
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Come check out the lab's work at CDS!
Julia Leonard
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5th year PhD student Brandon Carrillo got second place in the Yale 3 minute thesis competition! Congrats Brandon!!!
