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Research Interests
Research Interests
My work centres on one fundamental question: How do people understand each other well enough to coordinate their actions, navigate uncertainty, and build social relationships?
My work centres on one fundamental question: How do people understand each other well enough to coordinate their actions, navigate uncertainty, and build social relationships?
Across my career, I have approached this question from multiple angles: developmental psychology, social cognition, behavioural economics, and, most recently, digital development.
Across my career, I have approached this question from multiple angles: developmental psychology, social cognition, behavioural economics, and, most recently, digital development.
Digital Minds in Development
Digital Minds in Development
Recently, my research has expanded into the digital world. I was awarded the Huo Early Career Fellowship, funded by the Huo Family Foundation (+£345,000), for my project “Digital Minds in Development: A Longitudinal Investigation of Adolescent Social Media Use, Cognition, and Social Competence.”
Recently, my research has expanded into the digital world. I was awarded the Huo Early Career Fellowship, funded by the Huo Family Foundation (+£345,000), for my project “Digital Minds in Development: A Longitudinal Investigation of Adolescent Social Media Use, Cognition, and Social Competence.”
This project aims to answer a pressing societal question: How does everyday digital engagement shape the developing social mind?
This project aims to answer a pressing societal question: How does everyday digital engagement shape the developing social mind?
By following adolescents over multiple years, I examine: how social media use influences their ability to build and maintain social relationships; and the cognitive mechanisms—such as mindreading and executive functions—that mediate these effects.
By following adolescents over multiple years, I examine: how social media use influences their ability to build and maintain social relationships; and the cognitive mechanisms—such as mindreading and executive functions—that mediate these effects.
The goal is to bridge developmental psychology, cognitive science, and digital behaviour research, providing a richer understanding of how young people adapt socially in an increasingly online world.
The goal is to bridge developmental psychology, cognitive science, and digital behaviour research, providing a richer understanding of how young people adapt socially in an increasingly online world.
Understanding Minds Across Development
Understanding Minds Across Development
My early research focused on social cognition, particularly what is widely known as theory of mind—our capacity to interpret, predict, and explain others’ mental states. I studied both children and adults, examining how executive functions support the development of mental-state reasoning and how people use their knowledge to make sense of others’ intentions, beliefs, and actions.
My early research focused on social cognition, particularly what is widely known as theory of mind—our capacity to interpret, predict, and explain others’ mental states. I studied both children and adults, examining how executive functions support the development of mental-state reasoning and how people use their knowledge to make sense of others’ intentions, beliefs, and actions.
Coordination, Alignment, and the Social World
Coordination, Alignment, and the Social World
A central thread in my work investigates how people coordinate with one another, often without exchanging a single word. In collaboration with colleagues in behavioural economics and philosophy of mind, I have explored: how adults and children solve pure coordination games; and whether people across different national groups can spontaneously align their decisions.
A central thread in my work investigates how people coordinate with one another, often without exchanging a single word. In collaboration with colleagues in behavioural economics and philosophy of mind, I have explored: how adults and children solve pure coordination games; and whether people across different national groups can spontaneously align their decisions.
These projects revealed that coordination is not simply about choosing obvious solutions—it often requires distinct experiences and knowledge. This line of work has shaped my broader interest in coordination, a concept at the intersection of social cognition, psycholinguistics, and decision-making.
These projects revealed that coordination is not simply about choosing obvious solutions—it often requires distinct experiences and knowledge. This line of work has shaped my broader interest in coordination, a concept at the intersection of social cognition, psycholinguistics, and decision-making.
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