Elizabeth Goldman

Dr. Elizabeth Goldman completed her undergraduate education at the University of California, Davis. She completed her Ph.D. in Developmental Psychology under the mentorship of Dr. Su-hua Wang at the University of California, Santa Cruz (UCSC). While at UCSC Elizabeth worked in the Infant and Child Development Lab, where she researched how parents help their young children make meaning out of their interactions with robotic toys. Elizabeth’s research interests include children’s prosocial behavior (e.g., helping, sharing), how children interact with robots, and children’s understanding of living and non-living things.

She completed her postdoctoral training under the guidance of Dr. Diane Poulin-Dubois at Concordia University’s Cognitive and Language Development Lab. Now as an assistant professor at Yeshiva University, her brand new Children and Technology (CAT) lab further explores how children’s perceptions of robots can be influenced by the robot’s behavior and physical appearance. Additionally, Elizabeth examines how young children learn from human and non-human agents (e.g., social robots, AI). Elizabeth grew up in southern California and visits family back home any chance she gets. She has a cat named Mushu. Outside of the research lab, Elizabeth enjoys baking, watching movies, and visiting the beach.