Yian Xu

I have received my Ph.D. in Cognitive Psychology from Northeastern University, Ed.M. in Human Development and Psychology from Harvard University, and B.A. in French Language and Literature from Peking University.

My research takes a cross-cultural and developmental approach to examine how people intuitively make sense of the world, and how it affects decision-making in criminal justice and mental health:

Social Cognition
Early Childhood Development
Intuitive Biology Thinking
Psychological Essentialism
Psychology and Law

I am committed to helping undergraduate and graduate students (especially women and those from diverse/minority/underrepresented backgrounds) to build research/teaching experience:

First-Year Scholar Program
Sophomore Scholar Program
Summer Undergraduate Research Program
Undergraduate Research Assistant
Undergraduate Teaching Assistant
Capstone Research Project
Honors Thesis
Volunteer Research Assistant

Check out departmental resources/instructions for student research opportunities:

https://radow.kennesaw.edu/psychscience/resources/general.php

Please plan ahead and contact me at least one semester in advance (yxu11@kennesaw.edu) to discuss potential research opportunities with me. For example, if you are interested in research opportunities in Spring 2025, you should contact me no later than October 2024 to make sure you meet the departmental deadline for URA applications.

I am currently not recruiting graduate research assistants.

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