Dr. Kathleen Corriveau

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Dr. Kathleen Corriveau is a professor at the Wheelock College of Education & Human Development at Boston University, where she also serves as the Associate Dean for Faculty Affairs. She directs the Social Learning Laboratory, focusing on social-cognitive development and trust in early childhood, and bridges ideas from developmental psychology into educational settings. Corriveau has received notable recognition for her research, including being a National Academy of Education/Spencer Postdoctoral Fellow and recipient of the National Science Foundation CAREER award. Her work, which explores the role of adult explanations in STEM learning, has attracted significant funding and attention, including a $10 million grant from the Templeton Foundation to support an international network of researchers exploring cross-cultural development of religious cognition. An accomplished author, she has published extensively in peer-reviewed journals and served on the editorial boards of several prominent publications. Her research contributions have been highlighted in various national media outlets such as the New York Daily News and Wall Street Journal. Corriveau's excellence in academia has been recognized with numerous awards, including being named a Fellow of the Association for Psychological Science and receiving the Early Career Impact Award from the Federation of Associations in Behavioral and Brain Sciences.

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