College of Education and Human Development

Institute of Child Development

People

Beyza Kazan

  • Pronouns: she, her, hers

  • Doctoral Student

Beyza is a first year PhD student working with Dr. Charisse Pickron and Dr. Melissa Koenig. She previously worked with Dr. Elizabeth Spelke and Dr. Ashley Thomas at Harvard University, focusing on understanding social relationships.

    DEGREES

    BA Psychology & Psychological Counseling and Guidance, Bahcesehir University, 2022

      AREAS OF INTEREST

      Cognitive development; Culture, cross-culture; Infancy; Relationships; Social and emotional development; Theory of mind

        BIOGRAPHY

        Beyza is a first year PhD student working with Dr. Charisse Pickron and Dr. Melissa Koenig. She previously worked with Dr. Elizabeth Spelke and Dr. Ashley Thomas at Harvard University, focusing on understanding social relationships. She is interested in how infants and children make inferences of the world within social contexts. 

        Beyza Kazan

        • Institute of Child Development
          Carmen D. and James R. Campbell Hall
          51 East River Parkway
          Minneapolis, MN 55455

        • kazan023@umn.edu