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Bethany Lassetter

Postdoctoral Associate, New York University

Bethany Lassetter is a Postdoctoral Associate at New York University. She examines how children and adults think about themselves and each other, and tests how those perceptions guide intergroup processes such as prejudice and discrimination. Her research uses theory from social and developmental psychology as well as mixed methods and diverse analytic tools to contribute to the study of intergroup relations. Her research has been published in top journals, including Psychological Review and the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology.

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Bethany Lassetter and Andrei Cimpian / 1 September 2025

Articles Learning & Education Development STEM Psychology

Children learn in a science class.

Director, University of London Centre for Educational Neuroscience

Michael Thomas

Research Fellow in youth development and mental health, King’s College London

Science journalist, filmmaker and editor, BBC

Melissa Hogenboom

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