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Jillian Lauer is an Assistant Professor in Psychology at the University of Cambridge's Faculty of Education. She directs the Cambridge University Development & Learning Lab, where she supervises both undergraduate and postgraduate students in Psychology and Education. Dr. Lauer completed her doctoral training in psychology at Emory University, focusing on the development of spatial, mathematical, and social cognition from infancy to early adulthood. In 2019, she received her PhD and was awarded a three-year postdoctoral fellowship from the U.S. National Institutes of Health to study the developmental consequences of children's gender stereotypes at New York University. Since joining the Faculty of Education at the University of Cambridge in Lent Term 2023, she has been involved in significant research aimed at understanding the psychological origins of social and educational inequalities. Dr. Lauer teaches various courses across undergraduate and postgraduate levels, supervising dissertations and advising on doctoral applications. Her current research projects include a meta-analytic investigation of gender differences in math attitudes and the origins of intersectional stereotypes regarding competence and warmth.
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