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Elizabeth Bonawitz

David J. Vitale Associate Professor of Learning Sciences
Elizabeth Bonawitz is the David J. Vitale associate professor of Learning Sciences at Harvard University. Her work focuses on the basic science theories of learning with the broader goal of informing educational practice. Her research bridges two research...
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Nadine Gaab

Associate Professor of Education
Nadine Gaab is an associate professor of education at the Harvard Graduate School of Education. Her work focuses on typical and atypical learning trajectories from infancy to adolescence with a special emphasis on language, reading and literacy...
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Paul Harris

Victor S. Thomas Professor of Education
Paul Harris is interested in the early development of cognition, emotion, and imagination. His most recent book, Trusting What You're Told: How Children Learn from Others, was published by Harvard University Press in May 2012. This book discusses how far...
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Meredith Rowe

Saul Zaentz Professor of Early Learning and Development
Faculty Co-Chair, Human Development and Education (HDE)
Meredith Rowe is the Saul Zaentz Professor of Early Learning and Development at the Harvard Graduate School of Education (HGSE). She leads a research program on understanding the role of parent and family factors in children's early language and literacy...
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Ying Xu

Assistant Professor of Education
Ying Xu is an assistant professor of education at the Harvard Graduate School of Education. Her research focuses on designing AI technologies that promote language and literacy development, STEM learning, and wellbeing for children and families. Xu’s...
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