Elizabeth Bonawitz

Elizabeth Bonawitz
OccupationAssociate Professor of Learning Sciences
Academic background
Education
  • Northeastern University (B.S. in Cognitive Psychology)
  • Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Ph.D. Brain and Cognitive Sciences)
Alma materMassachusetts Institute of Technology
Academic work
DisciplinePsychology
Sub-disciplineCognitive Development, Computational Modeling, Learning Sciences, Educational Psychology
InstitutionsHarvard Graduate School of Education

Elizabeth Bonawitz is a developmental psychologist and computational cognitive scientist. Her empirical research focuses on the core constructs of learning, children’s early causal beliefs, children’s curiosity, and how children develop perceptions of the world.[1] Her work has been featured in The New York Times,[2]The Economist,[3]Psychology Today,[4] and Scientific American.[5]

Bonawitz is the David J. Vitale Associate Professor of Learning Sciences the Harvard Graduate School of Education.[1] Prior to working at Harvard, from the years 2013 until 2020, she was an Assistant Professor and got promoted to Associate Professor at Rutgers University-Newark.[6]

  1. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference :0 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ Gopnik, A. (2009, August 15). Your Baby Is Smarter Than You Think. The New York Times.https://www.nytimes.com/2009/08/16/opinion/16gopnik.html
  3. ^ "Now you know". The Economist. Retrieved September 22, 2024.
  4. ^ "Does Curiosity Guide Children's Learning? | Psychology Today". www.psychologytoday.com. Retrieved 2024-10-14.
  5. ^ Gopnik, Alison (June 1, 2017). "Artificial Intelligence Helps in Learning How Children Learn". Scientific American. Retrieved September 24, 2024.
  6. ^ "Elizabeth Bonawitz". Rutgers-Newark. Retrieved September 24, 2024.