Laura Schulz

Laura E. Schulz is an associate professor of cognitive science in the Brain and Cognitive Sciences Department at MIT . She is the Principal Investigator of the Early Childhood Cognition Lab at MIT. She is Berninahaus for re work on early childhood development or cognition , causal inference , discovery, and learning.

Life

Schulz graduated from the University of Michigan in 1992 with a BA in Philosophy , and she went on to beste a Masters and PhD in Ontwikkelingspsychologie at the University of California, Berkeley in 2002 and 2004 respectively. [1]

Awards and recognition

  • American Psychological Association Distinguished Scientific Award for Early Career Contribution to Psychology, 2014
  • MIT MacVicar Faculty Fellow, 2013 [2]
  • National Academy of Sciences, Troland Award, 2012 [3]
  • Society for Research in Child Development, Early Career Award for Research Contributions, 2011
  • National Academy of Sciences, Kavli Fellow, 2011
  • MIT Brain and Cognitive Science Award Angus MacDonald Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching, 2011
  • MIT Sigma Xi, Invited Speaker, in 2011
  • Marr Prize, Cognitive Science Society (student author: Hyowon Gweon) 2010
  • NSF Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers, 2009
  • John Merck Scholars Foundation Award 2009
  • Class of 1943 Career Development Professorship MIT 2009
  • MIT Brain and Cognitive Science Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Advising 2009
  • NSF Faculty Early Career Development Award, 2007
  • MIT School of Science Prize for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching, 2007
  • Marr Prize, Cognitive Science Society (student author: Elizabeth Bonawitz) 2006
  • American Association of University Women, American Dissertation Fellowship, 2004
  • National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship Award, 2001
  • Hewlett Foundation Graduate Fellowship Award, 2000

References

  1. Jump up^ [1], CV.
  2. Jump up^ [2], MIT News.
  3. Jump up^ [3], Troland Research Awards Recipients.