Lin Bian

Assistant Professor of Psychology @UChicago, studying social cognitive development, stereotypes, and inequality

[Lin Bian @LinBian_]

📢New paper in @PNASNews, led by my amazing student @yihanqian001 found that placing two
hands at the same height (an EQUAL gesture) mitigates gender stereotypes @UChicago @UChicagoSSD @UChicagoNews https://t.co/QHmyF2kwkL

[Lin Bian @LinBian_]

Thrilled to share our theory paper! We review the latest research on how beliefs about “brilliance” shape gender disparities across fields, and, these beliefs take root EARLY! Check it out!

[Trends in Cognitive Sciences @TrendsCognSci]

How early beliefs about brilliance shape gender gaps

Review by Lin Bian (@LinBian_)
Free access before Oct 10: https://t.co/CJoCXJpw1U

[Lin Bian @LinBian_]

Excited to present our recent findings and connect with friends at #SRCD2025!

[Lin Bian @LinBian_]

@sdk_lab @ahbailey04 @PNASNews @yihanqian001 @UChicago @UChicagoSSD @UChicagoNews Thank you Spencer! We will present this work at SRCD, and would love to join ISGS if possible.

[Lin Bian @LinBian_]

📢New paper in @PNASNews, led by my amazing student @yihanqian001 found that placing two
hands at the same height (an EQUAL gesture) mitigates gender stereotypes @UChicago @UChicagoSSD @UChicagoNews https://t.co/QHmyF2kwkL

[Yihan Qian @yihanqian001]

Hello academic twitter, excited to share my first paper and our labs’ latest work with you all on the fascinating intersectionality of language, gesture, and gender stereotypes! (1/4)

https://t.co/mYCpR0oXm9

[PNASNews @PNASNews]

Statements like “girls are as good as boys at math” can carry implications that boys are better. However, an “equal” gesture—two palms placed at the same height—can counteract this implication for 8- to 11-year-old children. In PNAS: https://t.co/LgUjvD5KpC

[Lin Bian @LinBian_]

@vanessalazaro_ @yihanqian001 Thank you, our best actress!!!

[Lin Bian @LinBian_]

@ahbailey04 @PNASNews @yihanqian001 @UChicago @UChicagoSSD @UChicagoNews @sdk_lab Thank you April!

[Lin Bian @LinBian_]

Excited to share this new paper led by my amazing student @vanessalazaro_ We asked if girls and boys from different racial backgrounds, who opt to pursue activities requiring high intelligence are equally liked. Check out this paper to find out the answer: https://t.co/EwZL4nu72b

[Lin Bian @LinBian_]

Congratulations Kyongsun!!! 👏Super cool findings that 15-month-old babies understand reciprocity!

[Kyong-sun Jin @KyongsunJin]

I am thrilled to share my first twitter post! Our paper, 'Infants Expect Some Degree of Positive and Negative Reciprocity between Strangers', co-authored with @FransiscaTing, Zijing He, and Renee Baillargeon, has been published in @NatureComms

[link]: https://t.co/bURdWvtBgT

[Lin Bian @LinBian_]

It’s truly humbling to be among such esteemed company! Can’t wait to see you both again in the near future!

[Caren Walker @CarenMWalker]

Feeling so grateful to receive the APA Boyd McCandless Award at #APA2024 today alongside the brilliant @LinBian_ and @DrJuanDelToro

[Dr. Tessa Charlesworth @TesCharlesworth]

New paper alert! 🥳 We study intersectional stereotypes in naturalistic language. Results show the clear dominance of some groups (e.g., White+men), but near-invisibility of others.

🧐 Out today in PNAS:Nexus @PNASNews https://t.co/25yuJPcbOC

[Lin Bian @LinBian_]

@yihanqian001 @MollyTallberg @__neuli and Grace Huang

[Lin Bian @LinBian_]

Heading to Pasadena! Meet the EAST lab and check out our new findings #CDS2024 @JamieAmemiya @vanessalazaro_

[Society for Research in Child Development @SRCDtweets]

"#Gender brilliance stereotype emerges early and predicts children's motivation in South Korea," by Seowoo Kim and Kyong-sun Jin from Sungshin Women's University; and @LinBian_ (@UChicagoSSD) in #ChildDevelopment Journal (2023): https://t.co/KqrxQzCRKG

[Andrei Cimpian @AndreiCimpian]

👉 New paper: The idea that role models are a useful tool for increasing the diversity of various careers is seemingly everywhere. In this paper, we articulate some reasons why one might also be wary of using role models for this purpose… https://t.co/3ARiuU5bBs

[Lin Bian @LinBian_]

@LiPurposeFe Thank you!! :)

[Lin Bian @LinBian_]

Really honored to be selected for this award!

[UChicago Social Sciences @UChicagoSSD]

Congratulations to Lin Bian and Ryan Jobson, winners of this year's 2024 Dean's Early Career Awards!

Learn more about the awards and this year's winners here:
https://t.co/wnXv62wS6I

[Lin Bian @LinBian_]

@ShaocongMa Thanks Mary :)

[Lin Bian @LinBian_]

@JamieAmemiya Thanks Jamie!!

[Lin Bian @LinBian_]

@drlauraelenbaas Thank you Laura!