The Swarthmore Kid Lab

Read more about us below!

Principal Investigator

Emily Foster-Hanson, PhD. 

Assistant Professor of Psychology

she/her

CV / Publications

I study concepts and cognitive development from toddlerhood through adulthood. In my research, I ask questions about how people come to think and reason about the world and the different kinds of things in it—from animals and plants, to smartphones, to men and women. In my free time, I enjoy spending time with my kids, hiking, and reading escapist novels. 

Contacts: efoster3@swarthmore.edu

Research Manager

Julia Linden-Chirlian, M.S. 

Administrative Assistant/Research Manager: Psychology Department, Swarthmore College

she/her

ORCID

I am interested in topics in social psychology. I am currently researching topics related to empathy, gender, nature, well-being and rumination. In my free time I enjoy spending time with friends and family, singing, watching movies/tv or reading, and going for walks.

Research Assistants

J’ovanny Jno-Pierre ’27

he/him

I’m a prospective Psychology or Cognitive Science major with a minor in Biology on the pre-med track. I plan to study medicine and pursue a career in the psychiatric field after undergrad. I enjoy finding new music, thrifting, and reading in my free time!

Former Research Assistants

Savannah Wilcox ’28
Elisha (Seoyoon) Bae ’26
Happy Hadia Ingabire ’26
Prerna Karmacharya ’26
Caleb Kim ’26
Alvin Lugo Jr. ’26
Sidra Muhammadi ’26
Ella Peyre ’26
Nour Alajarma ’25
Abby Chang ’25
 
J Choi ’25 
Arley Johnson ’25
Augustella Makiese ’25
Leo Rosaz Shariyf ’25
Jiho Shin ’25
Helena Werneck ’25
Jie Yang ’25
Angie Kwon ’24
Eleanor VanRheenen ‘24