Yian Xu
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Research: 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
Teaching & Mentoring: I am committed to supporting students, especially first-gen undergraduates who haven't had much access to research opportunities to build research & teaching experience:
- First-Year Scholar Program
- Sophomore Scholar Program
- Junior 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 2026, you should contact me no later than October 2025 to make sure you meet the departmental deadline for URA applications.
