Researchers from the Jacobs Center joined the 2026 LIFE Spring Academy at the University of Virginia, where LIFE Faculty and Fellows from the US, Germany, and Switzerland shared and discussed their research. #LIFESpringAcademy

Join us in congratulating Natalie Hutchins, one of our 2026 Koppitz Fellows! 🌟 Natalie’s research seeks to understand how schools can nurture intrinsic motivation, spark curiosity and engagement, and create learning environments where every child feels excited to learn and explore. 💙

We have progressed from data collection to data analysis.

“Who has to work harder, girls or boys?” Children’s gender stereotypes about required effort in math and reading 🚨 Recent work from Bethany Lassetter, Natalie Hutchins, Vivian Liu, Natalie Toomajian, Sarah T. Lubienski & Andrei Cimpian

Bethany Lassetter led this new paper on gender stereotypes about effort in school, now in press at Developmental Science: “Who Has to Work Harder, Girls or Boys?” Children’s Gender Stereotypes about Required Effort in Math and Reading www.researchgate.net/publication/...

Did I plan for #SRCD2025 ahead of time? No. Did I make cute Canva pics to plug my presentations? Also no. Did I print a poster on site? Yes. Did I have a great time? Also yes. Let’s start the recap with the lab alumni! All PhDing or Post-docing (docking?) in amazing dev labs across the land ♥️🤓