
Assistant Professor of Psychology @UChicago, studying social cognitive development, stereotypes, and inequality
Chicago, IL
Joined September 2016
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📢New paper in @PNASNews, led by my amazing student @yihanqian001 found that placing two
hands at the same height (an EQUAL gesture) mitigates gender stereotypes @UChicago @UChicagoSSD @UChicagoNews pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.24…
Thrilled to share our theory paper! We review the latest research on how beliefs about “brilliance” shape gender disparities across fields, and, these beliefs take root EARLY! Check it out!
How early beliefs about brilliance shape gender gaps
Review by Lin Bian (@LinBian_)
Free access before Oct 10: tinyurl.com/yc6sttaw
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Hello academic twitter, excited to share my first paper and our labs’ latest work with you all on the fascinating intersectionality of language, gesture, and gender stereotypes! (1/4)
pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.24…
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Statements like “girls are as good as boys at math” can carry implications that boys are better. However, an “equal” gesture—two palms placed at the same height—can counteract this implication for 8- to 11-year-old children. In PNAS: ow.ly/AYSb50ULRYT
Excited to share this new paper led by my amazing student @vanessalazaro_ We asked if girls and boys from different racial backgrounds, who opt to pursue activities requiring high intelligence are equally liked. Check out this paper to find out the answer: psycnet.apa.org/record/2025-…
Congratulations Kyongsun!!! 👏Super cool findings that 15-month-old babies understand reciprocity!
I am thrilled to share my first twitter post! Our paper, 'Infants Expect Some Degree of Positive and Negative Reciprocity between Strangers', co-authored with @FransiscaTing, Zijing He, and Renee Baillargeon, has been published in @NatureComms
[link]: rdcu.be/dS0k6
It’s truly humbling to be among such esteemed company! Can’t wait to see you both again in the near future!
Feeling so grateful to receive the APA Boyd McCandless Award at #APA2024 today alongside the brilliant @LinBian_ and @DrJuanDelToro
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New paper alert! 🥳 We study intersectional stereotypes in naturalistic language. Results show the clear dominance of some groups (e.g., White+men), but near-invisibility of others.
🧐 Out today in PNAS:Nexus @PNASNews academic.oup.com/pnasnexus/a…
Heading to Pasadena! Meet the EAST lab and check out our new findings #CDS2024 @JamieAmemiya @vanessalazaro_
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"#Gender brilliance stereotype emerges early and predicts children's motivation in South Korea," by Seowoo Kim and Kyong-sun Jin from Sungshin Women's University; and @LinBian_ (@UChicagoSSD) in #ChildDevelopment Journal (2023): doi.org/10.1111/cdev.14043
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👉 New paper: The idea that role models are a useful tool for increasing the diversity of various careers is seemingly everywhere. In this paper, we articulate some reasons why one might also be wary of using role models for this purpose… researchgate.net/publication…
Really honored to be selected for this award!
Congratulations to Lin Bian and Ryan Jobson, winners of this year's 2024 Dean's Early Career Awards!
Learn more about the awards and this year's winners here:
ow.ly/UYAF50QIyew
We are hiring a full-time lab manager to study social cognition @UChicago! Ideal for highly motivated students planning to pursue a PhD in dev psych, social psych or related fields. Please share this info to anyone who might be interested. Apply here: uchicago.wd5.myworkdayjobs.c…
👉New paper on early structural reasoning is out! We tested two methods to increase children's recognition of structural constraints against girls in STEM. Showing that more girls would have participated in STEM without constraints reduces children's biases against girls.
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We are hiring! @JamieAmemiya and I are looking for a postdoc to join @UChicago this summer! We study social cognition related to social inequality (check out our research: eastlab.uchicago.edu and jamieamemiya.com)
More info about the position: docs.google.com/document/d/1…
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👋 My lab is looking for a postdoc!
Apply here: apply.interfolio.com/140495
More about our research: CimpianLab.com/
Please help spread the word and encourage interested students to apply! Thank you!! 😃
New paper with @yuhang_shu, Jessica Li, @ShaocongMa is out! Though adults sometimes believe the poor suffer from less pain than the rich, we found US kids think the poor feel more pain around age 7, and kids in China develop this belief even earlier. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/…



















