Susan Gelman
Susan Gelman | |
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Gelman in 2016 | |
| Born | July 24, 1957 |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | Oberlin College, Stanford University |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Psychology and linguistics |
| Institutions | University of Michigan |
| Website | sites |
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| “Henry Russel Lecture 2021”, University of Michigan, Gelman's lecture begins @17 minutes in. |
Susan A. Gelman (born July 24, 1957) is currently Heinz Werner Distinguished University Professor of psychology and linguistics and the director of the Conceptual Development Laboratory at the University of Michigan. Gelman studies language and concept development in young children. Gelman subscribes to the domain specificity view of cognition, which asserts that the mind is composed of specialized modules supervising specific functions in the human and other animals. Her book The Essential Child is an influential work on cognitive development.
Gelman was elected to the American Academy of Arts & Sciences in 2008 and the National Academy of Sciences in 2012. She has served as the President of the Society for Philosophy and Psychology (2018) and the President of the Cognitive Development Society (2005-2007). Gelman was a founding co-editor of the journal the Annual Review of Developmental Psychology.