Laura Schulz
Laura E. Schulz is a professor of cognitive science in the Brain and Cognitive Sciences department at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). She is the Principal Investigator of the Early Childhood Cognition Lab at MIT. She is known for her work on early childhood development of cognition, causal inference, discovery, and learning.
Life
Schulz graduated from the University of Michigan in 1992, with a BA in Philosophy, and she went on to achieve a Masters and Ph.D. in Developmental Psychology at the University of California, Berkeley in 2002 and 2004, respectively.[1] At Berkeley, she closely worked with Alison Gopnik, researching computational models of cognition.[2] In 2005, she joined the faculty at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). There, alongside Pawan Sinha, she runs the post-baccalaureate Research Scholars Program in Brain and Cognitive Sciences, working to prepare disadvantaged students for graduate school.[3]
She is the Principal Investigator of the Early Childhood Cognition Lab at MIT, studying learning in early childhood.[4]
Personal life
Schulz is the daughter of teacher Margot Schulz and lawyer Isaac Schulz.[5] She is the oldest of their two children. Her sister, Kathryn Schulz, is a staff writer for The New Yorker.[5] She is married to Sue Kaufman and has four children: Henry Philofsky, MJ Kaufman, Rachel Novick, and Adele Kaufman-Schulz.[2]
Awards and recognition
- American Psychological Association Distinguished Scientific Award for Early Career Contribution to Psychology, 2014[6]
- MIT MacVicar Faculty Fellow, 2013[7]
- National Academy of Sciences, Troland Research Award, 2012[8]
- Society for Research in Child Development, Award for Early Career Research Contributions, 2011[9]
- National Academy of Sciences, Kavli Fellow, 2011[10]
- MIT Brain and Cognitive Science Award Angus MacDonald Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching, 2011
- MIT Sigma Xi, Invited Speaker, 2011
- Marr Prize, Cognitive Science Society (student author: Hyowon Gweon), 2010[11]
- NSF Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers, 2009[12]
- John Merck Scholars Foundation Award, 2009[13]
- Class of 1943 MIT Career Development Professorship, 2009[14]
- MIT Brain and Cognitive Science Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Advising, 2009[15]
- NSF Faculty Early Career Development award, 2007
- MIT School of Science Prize for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching, 2007
- Marr Prize, Cognitive Science Society (student author: Elizabeth Bonawitz), 2006[16]
- American Association of University Women, American Dissertation Fellowship, 2004[17]
- National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship Award, 2001[18]
- Hewlett Foundation Graduate Fellowship Award, 2000
References
- ↑ "CV" (PDF). eccl.mit.edu.
- 1 2 Laura E. Schulz: Award for Distinguished Scientific Early Career Contributions to Psychology. (2014). American Psychologist, 69(8), 749-751.
- ↑ Traughber, Rachel (2017-01-31). "Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences launches post-baccalaureate program". MIT News.
- ↑ "The Early Childhood Cognition Lab ~ People". eccl.mit.edu.
- 1 2 "ISAAC SCHULZ's Obituary". The Plain Dealer. 2016-09-20.
- ↑ "APA Distinguished Scientific Awards for an Early Career Contribution to Psychology". www.apa.org.
- ↑ "Four professors named 2013 MacVicar Fellows". MIT News. 2013-03-15.
- ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2013-01-26. Retrieved 2013-03-02. , Troland Research Awards Recipients.
- ↑ "SRCD Early Career Research Contributions Awards". Society for Research in Child Development.
- ↑ Kavli Frontiers of Science Alumni. "Laura Schulz". National Academy of Sciences.
- ↑ "CogSci 2010 Awards" (PDF). csjarchive.cogsci.rpi.edu.
- ↑ "President Names Nation's Top Early Career Scientists and Engineers | NSF - National Science Foundation". www.nsf.gov. 2010-11-09.
- ↑ "Massachusetts Institute of Technology - John Merck Fund". John Merck Fund.
- ↑ "Brain and Cognitive Sciences". bcs.mit.edu.
- ↑ "Brain & Cognitive Sciences awards". MIT News. 2009-06-03.
- ↑ "Elizabeth Bonawitz CV" (PDF).
- ↑ "AAUW Fellows". AAUW: Empowering Women Since 1881.
- ↑ "Awardee List". nsf.gov.
