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Cristine Legare is a Professor in the Department of Psychology at the University of Texas at Austin. She directs the Center for Applied Cognitive Science and conducts research examining the interplay of universal human cognition and cultural variation in the study of cognitive cultural evolution. Her approach to research training reflects a commitment to interdisciplinary study of cognitive development, drawing insights from cognitive, cultural, developmental, educational, and evolutionary psychology, as well as cognitive evolutionary anthropology and philosophy. Cristine completed her undergraduate studies in human development and cultural studies at the University of California, San Diego, and earned her doctorate in developmental psychology from the University of Michigan. Her research has been published in over 100 scientific articles in top-tier journals, including Psychological Science, Trends in Cognitive Sciences, and the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. She has been recognized with several awards, including the APS Janet Taylor Spence Award for Transformative Early Career Contributions in 2015 and the APA Boyd McCandless Award in 2016. Her work is noted for its contributions to the understanding of cognition and culture, and it has received funding from various prestigious organizations, including the Economic and Social Research Council (UK) and the John Templeton Foundation.
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