Hello! I am a doctoral student at the University of California, Riverside, in the Childhood Cognition Lab, leaded by Dr. Rebekah Richert.

I am interested in children’s social cognitive development, specifically how children make sense of the world through conversations with their caregivers. I am also interested in understanding how culturally specific values and practices (e.g., emphasis on education) shape parenting and child development.

I grew up in Qingdao, China, and attended high school outside of Boston, MA in 2016. I was formerly a graduate of Dr. Maureen Callanan's CallaLab at UC Santa Cruz. Upon graduation, I started working in Bekah's Childhood Cognition Lab at UC Riverside in September, 2022, and re-joined the lab as a doctoral student in September, 2024. Currently, I'm co-advised by Dr. Rebekah Richert and Dr. Cecilia Cheung.