Chaolan Lin is a Ph.D. student in the Department of Cognitive Science at the University of California, San Diego. She works with Dr. Adena Schachner who directs the Mind and Development Lab in UC San Diego's Department of Psychology. Her studies focus on children's understanding of technology and its impact on early social-cognitive development. She also explores how humans perceive musical robots, with a particular interest in mind perception.

 

Current Area of Emphasis (also in training)

Social Cognition, Cognitive Development, Mind Perception, Human-Robot Interaction