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How do children and adults reason about material culture? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccc52adfb182010e12e04ea/1666628347194-K3Y7Q4EJKM5D5QSQ4M7N/unsplash-image-xg8h8pMBjnA.jpg Home - Informal Learning Environments In collaboration with amazing community partners we ask: How do museums, zoos, science centers influence parents’ and children’s learning? What features of exhibits promote learning? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccc52adfb182010e12e04ea/2664e5f4-7c5e-4f21-a1e0-0dcd2881eb5f/Dr+N.jpg Home - Shaylene Nancekivell (she/her) Dr. Shaylene Nancekivell is an Associate Professor at the University of Manitoba who directs the Young Minds Research Lab. She was previously an Assistant Professor at UNCG. Broadly, she is interested in understanding the nature of conceptual representations, specifically those (potentially) structured as intuitive theories. Right, now her primary interests center around how children and adults reason about digital contexts and possessions. But, as an educator, she has additional interests in people’s beliefs about learning Her work can be found in a wide range of developmental, cognitive science, and educational journals. She is currently funded by NSERC. When she isn’t working, Shaylene enjoys speed skating, swimming with her daughter, and hiking in local parks with her family. Learn more about recent papers here, or by sending her an email at shaylene.nancekivell@umanitoba.ca. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccc52adfb182010e12e04ea/b3272132-2f0b-4d10-98bc-2963a93d2e7b/anna_baumann.png Home - Anna-Elisabeth Baumann (she/her) Dr. Baumann is a postdoctoral fellow in the Young Minds Research Lab. Previously, she worked with Dr. Susan Graham as a postdoctoral fellow at the University of Calgary, and completed her Ph.D. at Concordia University, Montreal with Dr. Diane Poulin-Dubois. 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