Dr. Bria Long

Assistant Professor

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Biography

Bria Long is an Assistant Professor at the University of California, San Diego, with research interests centered on the nature and development of visual concepts. Her interdisciplinary ecological research focuses on understanding how visual concept learning occurs within everyday contexts. Long aims to leverage behavioral studies with infants and children, using computational models and tools to analyze large, naturalistic datasets as testbeds to model early learning. She has contributed to various publications addressing topics from social information processing in infants to the cognitive representations of size in preschoolers. Long's work aims to bridge developmental psychology with practical applications in understanding visual perception in social environments.

Research Interests

Requirements for University of California, San Diego

Doctorate Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3
TOEFL
Total
Required:85
IELTS
Overall
Required:7
Duolingo
Overall Score
Required:120
Overall
Required:120
Prerequisites
Bachelor's degree in physical, biological, or earth sciences, mathematics, or engineering. Differential and integral calculus. One year of calculus-based physics with laboratory. One year of chemistry with laboratory.
Application Checklist
  • Statement of Purpose (max 2 pages)
  • Unofficial transcripts
  • Three letters of recommendation
  • Curriculum Vitae (CV)
  • Application fee ($135 domestic / $155 international)
Specialization Notes

Administered by the Scripps Institution of Oceanography. Curricular groups include Climate-Ocean-Atmosphere (COAP), Geosciences (GEO), and Ocean Biosciences (OBP).