Discovering the world of viruses

David is an assistant professor of Psychology at the University of California-Santa Cruz. His research examines how people learn concepts in formal and informal settings. He has explored how children learn science concepts through conversations with parents, when and why people change the strategies they use to solve mathematics problems, and how visual representations influence learning and generalization. He is also interested in the role of culture and socialization practices on development, including how participating in cultural rituals shapes children’s conceptual development, and how different communities within the United States think about illness.

Susan A. Gelman is the Heinz Werner Distinguished University Professor of psychology and linguistics and the director of the Conceptual Development Laboratory at the University of Michigan. She studies language and concept development in young children.