# People [### Elizabeth Bonawitz ](/people/elizabeth-bonawitz) [elizabeth\_bonawitz@gse.harvard.edu](mailto:elizabeth_bonawitz@gse.harvard.edu)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... ![Dr. Bonawitz's photo](/sites/g/files/omnuum6096/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/learnlab/files/dr._bonawitz.png?itok=yXD2Sr9j) [### Nadine Gaab ](/people/nadine-gaab) [nadine\_gaab@gse.harvard.edu](mailto:nadine_gaab@gse.harvard.edu)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... ![Dr. Gaab's photo](/sites/g/files/omnuum6096/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/learnlab/files/dr._gaab.png?itok=goDPkMRA) [### Paul Harris ](/people/paul-harris) [paul\_harris@gse.harvard.edu](mailto:paul_harris@gse.harvard.edu)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... ![Dr. Harris's lab](/sites/g/files/omnuum6096/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/learnlab/files/dr._harris.png?itok=LIHDrsof) [### Meredith Rowe ](/people/meredith-rowe) [meredith\_rowe@gse.harvard.edu](mailto:meredith_rowe@gse.harvard.edu)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... ![Prof. Meredith Rowe's photo](/sites/g/files/omnuum6096/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/learnlab/files/prof._meredith_rowe.png?itok=YbUH1Mi_) [### Ying Xu ](/people/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... ![Dr. Xu's photo](/sites/g/files/omnuum6096/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/learnlab/files/dr._xu.png?itok=sv-8gSkq)