Sarah-Jane Leslie

Sarah-Jane Leslie
Sarah-Jane Leslie
TitleClass of 1943 Professor of Philosophy
Academic background
Alma materRutgers University,
Princeton University
Academic work
DisciplinePhilosophy
Sub-disciplineEmpirical Philosophy of Mind; Social Cognition
InstitutionsPrinceton University

Sarah-Jane Leslie is the Class of 1943 Professor of Philosophy and former Dean of the Graduate School at Princeton University,[1] where she is also affiliated faculty in the Department of Psychology,[2] the Kahneman-Treisman Center for Behavioral Science and Public Policy,[3] the Program in Cognitive Science, the Program in Linguistics, and the University Center for Human Values.[4]

She is known for her work on the cognitive underpinnings of generic generalizations and the relationship between these generalizations and social cognition,[5] and her work on perceptions of brilliance and academic gender gaps.[6] She is the author of numerous articles in philosophy and psychology,[7] and has published in journals such as Science,[8] Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS),[9] Cognitive Psychology,[10] and Philosophical Review.[11] Leslie's work has been discussed by various media outlets, including The Washington Post,[12] NBC,[13] and The Wall Street Journal,[14] and on the radio at NPR,[15] WHYY,[16] and CBC Radio.[17]

  1. ^ "Faculty – Department of Philosophy". Princeton University. Archived from the original on 31 August 2014. Retrieved 1 July 2014.
  2. ^ "Department of Psychology". Princeton University. Archived from the original on 28 July 2014. Retrieved 17 July 2014.
  3. ^ "Kahneman-Treisman Center for Behavioral Science and Public Policy". Princeton University. Archived from the original on 2017-01-13. Retrieved 11 January 2017.
  4. ^ "Princeton UCHV". Princeton University. Archived from the original on 4 May 2014. Retrieved 17 July 2014.
  5. ^ Menconi, David. "Philosophy tests". Princeton Alumni Weekly. Archived from the original on 28 July 2014. Retrieved 16 May 2012.
  6. ^ Dunham, Will. "In U.S. academia, fields that cherish sheer genius shun women". Reuters. Archived from the original on 13 January 2017. Retrieved 11 January 2017.
  7. ^ "Sarah-Jane Leslie CV" (PDF). Princeton University. Archived (PDF) from the original on 13 January 2017. Retrieved 1 July 2014.
  8. ^ Leslie, S.-J.; Cimpian, A.; Meyer, M.; Freeland, E. (2015). "Expectations of brilliance underlie gender distributions across academic disciplines". Science. 347 (6219): 262–265. doi:10.1126/science.1261375. PMID 25593183.
  9. ^ Rhodes, Marjorie; Leslie, Sarah-Jane; Tworek, Christina (2012). "Cultural Transmission of Social Essentialism". Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 109 (34): 13526–13531. doi:10.1073/pnas.1208951109. PMC 3427061. PMID 22869722.
  10. ^ Leslie, Sarah-Jane; Gelman, Susan A. (2012). "Quantified Statements are Recalled as Generics: Evidence from Preschool Children and Adults". Cognitive Psychology. 64 (3): 186–214. doi:10.1016/j.cogpsych.2011.12.001. PMC 3267382. PMID 22225996.
  11. ^ Leslie, Sarah-Jane (2008). "Generics: Cognition and Acquisition". Philosophical Review. 117 (1): 1–47. doi:10.1215/00318108-2007-023.
  12. ^ "Gender gap: Women welcome in 'hard working' fields, but 'genius' fields are male-dominated, study finds". washingtonpost.com. Archived from the original on 2017-12-01. Retrieved March 6, 2018.
  13. ^ "Cracking the Gender Gap: Why 'Genius' Fields Tend To Snub Women". nbcnews.com. Archived from the original on 2017-01-13. Retrieved March 6, 2018.
  14. ^ "The Dangers of Believing That Talent Is Innate". wsj.com (Wall Street Journal). Archived from the original on 2017-01-29. Retrieved March 6, 2018.
  15. ^ "Do Fictional Geniuses Hold Back Real Women?". www.npr.org. Archived from the original on 2015-04-28. Retrieved May 11, 2018.
  16. ^ "Academic gender gaps tied to stereotype about genius, Princeton study finds". www.newsworks.org. Archived from the original on 2017-01-13. Retrieved May 11, 2018.
  17. ^ "We expect you'll be brilliant! Unless you're a woman". www.cbc.ca. Archived from the original on 2017-01-13. Retrieved May 11, 2018.