Susan Gelman Explained

Susan Gelman
Birth Date:1957 7, mf=yes
Nationality:American
Field:Psychology and linguistics
Work Institutions:University of Michigan
Alma Mater:Oberlin College, Stanford University

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.[1] Gelman studies language and concept development in young children.[2] [3] 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.[4] [5] [6] 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.[7] She has served as the President of the Society for Philosophy and Psychology (2018)[8] and the President of the Cognitive Development Society (2005-2007).[9] [10] Gelman was a founding co-editor of the journal the Annual Review of Developmental Psychology.[11]

Education

Gelman received her B.A., Psychology and Classical Greek from Oberlin College in 1980, and her Ph.D. in psychology, with a Ph.D. minor in Linguistics from Stanford University in 1984.[12] Her PhD advisor was Ellen Markman.[13]

Career

Gelman is currently the Heinz Werner Distinguished University Professor of psychology and linguistics and the director of the Conceptual Development Laboratory at the University of Michigan.[1]

She was previously the Frederick G. L. Huetwell professor of psychology at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor.[14]

Research

Gelman directs the Conceptual Development Lab in the Psychology Department of the University of Michigan. Most of the studies conducted at the lab focus on children between the ages of 2 and 10, and are carried out in a home-like laboratory setting or in local preschools and middle schools.[15]

Gelman is the author of over 200 publications in psychology research or related articles.[16] Her research focuses on cognitive development, language acquisition, categorization, inductive reasoning, causal reasoning, and the relationship between language and thought.[17]

Her books include:

Essentialism

Gelman has been a major contributor to essentialism and relating essentialist ideas to varying aspects in psychology. Gelman's work within the two fields share a familiar subsection: development of children. Her work has established that children, within a given age range, are able to detect underlying essences or root causes for predicting observed behaviors. Gelman's work has yielded insights into how children acquire language. Her book The Essential Child: Origins of Essentialism in Everyday Thought is an influential work on cognitive development and essentialism that has been cited more than 2000 times.[18]

Research areas and topics of interest

Awards

Family

Her younger brother is the statistician Andrew Gelman of Columbia University.[29] The cartoonist Woody Gelman was her uncle.[30]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Susan Gelman . University of Michigan . 8 November 2021 . en.
  2. Book: How does generic language elicit essentialist beliefs?. Foster-Hanson . E. . Leslie . S.J. . Rhodes . M. . Papafragou . A. . Grodner . D. . Mirman . D. . Trueswell . J.C. . Proceedings of the 38th Annual Conference of the Cognitive Science Society . 2016 . Cognitive Science Society . Philadelphia, PA . 8 November 2021.
  3. Gelman . Susan A. . Learning from Others: Children's Construction of Concepts . Annual Review of Psychology . 1 January 2009 . 60 . 1 . 115–140 . 2829654. 10.1146/annurev.psych.59.103006.093659 . 18631027 . 8 November 2021 . 0066-4308.
  4. Book: Visala . Aku . Naturalism, Theism and the Cognitive Study of Religion: Religion Explained? . 28 June 2013 . Ashgate Publishing, Ltd. . Surrey, England . 978-1-4094-8155-3 . 37 . 8 November 2021 . en.
  5. Book: Smith . Michael Sharwood . Truscott . John . The Multilingual Mind: A Modular Processing Perspective . 2014 . Cambridge University Press . 9781107729605 . 30.
  6. Book: Carey . Susan . The Origin of Concepts . 2011 . Oxford University Press . Oxford . 272, 383.
  7. News: Wadley . Jared . Psychology researcher Susan Gelman elected to National Academy of Sciences . 8 November 2021 . Record Update . 2012-05-03.
  8. Web site: Past Presidents . Society for Philosophy and Psychology . 8 November 2021.
  9. Web site: About CDS (Past Officers) . Cognitive Development Society . 8 November 2021 . en-CA.
  10. Wellman . Henry M. . Ornstein . Peter A. . Woodward . Amanda . Uttal . David . History of the Cognitive Development Society: The First 16 Years . Journal of Cognition and Development . 2017 . 18 . 3 . 392–397 . 10.1080/15248372.2016.1276915. 151490715 .
  11. Web site: Annual Review of Developmental Psychology Editorial Committee . Annual Reviews Directory . 15 September 2021.
  12. Web site: Schlissel . Mark S. . Regents Communication: Henry Russel Lecturer for 2021 . July 16, 2020 . University of Michigan . 8 November 2021.
  13. Web site: Ellen Markman . LinguisTree . 8 November 2021.
  14. Web site: Wadley . Jared . Psychology researcher Susan Gelman receives top scientific honor . University of Michigan News . May 2, 2012 . 8 November 2021.
  15. Web site: Conceptual Development Lab . Conceptual Development Lab . 2 June 2021.
  16. Web site: Susan Gelman CV . SGVITA 12.24.20 . 2 June 2021.
  17. Web site: Susan A. Gelman . https://web.archive.org/web/20211108223059/https://academic.microsoft.com/author/636220799/publication/search?q=Susan%20A.%20Gelman&qe=Composite(AA.AuId%253D636220799)&f=&orderBy=0&paperId=1475870722 . dead . November 8, 2021 . Microsoft Academic . 8 November 2021.
  18. Web site: Susan Gelman . Google Scholar . 2 June 2021.
  19. Web site: Wadley . Jared . 17 U-M faculty members named 2022 AAAS Fellows . University of Michigan . February 1, 2023 . January 31, 2023.
  20. Web site: G. Stanley Hall Award for Distinguished Contribution to Developmental Psychology . Developmental Psychology . 8 November 2021.
  21. Web site: Mentor Award in Developmental Psychology . Developmental Psychology . 8 November 2021.
  22. Web site: Susan A. Gelman . American Academy of Arts & Sciences . 2 June 2021.
  23. Web site: James McKeen Cattell Fund Fellowship Recipients . Association for Psychological Science . 8 November 2021.
  24. Web site: Eleanor Maccoby Book Award in Developmental Psychology . Developmental Psychology . 8 November 2021.
  25. Bauer . Patricia J. . The Cognitive Development Society Best Authored Book Award . Journal of Cognition and Development . 13 April 2007 . 8 . 2 . 257–258 . 10.1080/15248370701202513 . 145531750 . 8 November 2021 . 1524-8372.
  26. Web site: Susan A. Gelman . John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation . 8 November 2021.
  27. Web site: Robert L. Fantz Memorial Award for Young Psychologists . American Psychological Foundation . 8 November 2021.
  28. Distinguished Scientific Award for an Early Career Contribution to Psychology: Susan A. Gelman . American Psychologist . 1992 . 47 . 4 . 481–483 . 10.1037/0003-066X.47.4.481 . 8 November 2021. No Authorship Indicated .
  29. Susan Gelman on 'How essentialism shapes our thinking'. 2018-05-12 . Rationally Speaking: Official Podcast of New York City Skeptics . Julia . Galef . Susan. Gelman . December 13, 2015 . RS 149 . Full transcript . http://static1.1.sqspcdn.com/static/f/468275/26732425/1450061194013/rs149transcript.pdf .
  30. Web site: 2018-07-05. Uncle Woody. Statistical Modeling, Causal Inference, and Social Science. 14 July 2006. Andrew. Gelman. https://web.archive.org/web/20181225231952/http://andrewgelman.com/2006/07/14/uncle_woody/. 25 December 2018. live. dmy-all.

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