ABOUT THE PROJECT

Our team is pursuing several ongoing and planned studies examining interpersonal curiosity (i.e., the desire to know about the inner & outer experiences of other people) and intellectual curiosity among children, adolescents, and young adults. We are using a mixed methods approach to examine how curiosity plays a role in developmental processes and outcomes, including social connectedness, individual wellbeing, and stereotyping. Through this work, we hope to discover how our natural curiosity may be leveraged to promote healthy socioemotional development and enhance personal and group relationships.

team members

Principal Investigators: Dr. Niobe Way; Dr. Jinjoo Han

Graduate Student: Rachel Taffe

Research Assistants: Catriona Calvo-Studdy; Chloe Haack; Cassie Tian; Lilly Wang; Maggie Wang; Henry Zhu; Michelle Zhuang