Pearl Han Li
@PearlHanLi
Assistant Prof @UWPsych I study children's social learning and moral cognition in cross-culture settings
💡 New open-access paper💡 in Dev Science with @TamarKushnir! Spoiler alert: 5-8 year old children recognize that not all issues have a simple solution, and humility > confidence when in comes to moral dilemmas! Read full text for free here: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/de…

I’m hiring a lab manager to start July 2025! Submit CV and cover letter as soon as possible as review will begin immediately. Link to the job ad is here: tinyurl.com/22ye3wsv Please share with any undergrads or mentees who might be interested!
I am recruiting a 2 year postdoc to join my lab at UCSD! See elc-lab-ucsd.com/prospective-po… for details.
New paper with @PearlHanLi "Seeing Gray in a World of Black and White: Children Appreciate Reasoners Who Approach Moral Dilemmas With Humility" - Even 5 year olds value reasoners who admit there is no one "right answer" to complex moral decisions onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/de…
First official postdoc paper with @lkfazio in the Advances in Psychology Misinformation and Conspiracy Beliefs Special Collection! We meta-analyzed the relations between IH and misinfo beliefs, intentions, and behaviors advances.in/psychology/10.…
🔔I’m reviewing PhD applications in the Learning Science area in Educational Psychology @UWMadison. If you or you have students interested in the intersection of cognitive/developmental psych and education, feel free to reach out! More info below & please share 🫶 #PhD
My lab website is now live (wy-lab.com) and has additional information for prospective PhD students! Check it out! And if you have any undergrads or postbacs looking for a lab manager position, pls send them my way!
I’ll be recruiting a PhD student and a lab manager in the Fall of 2025. The lab will study rules and curiosity from a moral psychology lens—exploring how we judge rule-breakers, reason about rules, and what sparks our curiosity in the moral domain.
Excited for the preconference and my first #SPSP!
🚨Excited to announce the return of the Moral Psychology pre-conference at #SPSP2025! A crowd-pleaser for over 20 years! We have an incredible lineup of speakers! And we're accepting posters; deadline to submit is Oct 17 spsp.wufoo.com/forms/2025-pre…. PS there's a best poster award!
Please help us spread the word about our search for an assistant professor of developmental psychology at the Institute of Child Development. Learn more here: icd.umn.edu/employment
Our department is hiring in Cognitive Psych. Share it with your perception peeps!
New Tenure-Track Cognitive Psychology Assistant Professor Position at UC Santa Cruz! recruit.ucsc.edu/JPF01807.
I'm reviewing PhD applications this cycle to join my lab at @UWPsych in Fall 2025. I can take students through the dev, social, and cog+cog neuro areas. Ideal for those interested in decision-making, emotion regulation, fMRI, and quant/comp methods. pls RT! More info below
Yes!! Our area is so excited to welcome new faculty! Apply to join us in Social Psychology at UW-Madison!!
UW-Madison is hiring 2 social psychologists! -1 tenure-track position (deadline: 9/15/24) -1 tenured/open rank position (deadline: 10/8/24) More info here: psych.wisc.edu/psychology-dep… Please RT and spread the word! Also happy to help with any questions.
📢The DISC Lab is hiring a lab manager (flex start day)! More research info here: ashleyelizajordan.com Min salary = $44,550 w/ generous benefits: hr.wisc.edu/benefits/new-e… Apply here by 6/17: jobs.wisc.edu/jobs/research-… 👉🏾Please share widely!
So proud of our @BassConnections students!!!
We made it to @campbelledu’s Carolinas Conference! Alyssa presented our data testing how gesture boosts learning outcomes and our @BassConnections team Dena, Maria, and Janvi presented our work with @lifeandscience measuring how flexible science views shift science engagement!
📣Now hiring! I'm looking to recruit a full-time Associate in Research (Lab Manager) to join the Mind & Culture Lab at Duke University. This position offers substantial research experience & the ability to work both locally & internationally. Apply here! academicjobsonline.org/ajo/jobs/27431
Super excited this study is available for people to read now! Check out our work on parent (dis)comfort with their children having diverse friends!
Kids thrive in diverse groups, but @AlineHitti & I found many parents want them to hang out w/ peers who share their gender, race & social class. Why? "Honestly they're just like us." W/ @ellen_kneeskern & Mandi Ackerman + 1st-time authors Kay Fisher, Jason Cao & Charlotte Irwin!
So proud of the work our team has done so far! I'm honored to help support such a great project 😄
Check out the amazing @BassConnections work I am doing with @TamarKushnir @mercedes_munoz_ @JessaStegall @heyyy_syddd and @lifeandscience to expand children’s science identities! Such a fun project @DukePsychNeuro! bassconnections.duke.edu/about/news/mus…