Kancong (Silvia) Liu
Email: kliu248@wisc.edu
Biography
Kancong (Silvia) Liu is a doctoral student in the Human Development area within the Department of Educational Psychology. She is a member of the Learning, Cognition, and Development (LCD) Lab, where she works with Dr. Haley Vlach.
Education
B.S. in Early Childhood Education, minor in Economics, Boston University
Ed.M. in Learning Design, Harvard University
Research Interests
Her research examines how children build knowledge about the world and form conceptual understanding. She is also interested in integrating cognitive science principles into science education to foster deeper and more effective learning.
Publications
Chu, J., O’Keeffe, M., Liu, S. K., Bonawitz, E., & Ullman, T. (2025). Stumped! Learning to think outside the box in 3-7 year old children. Proceedings of the Annual Meeting of the Cognitive Science Society, 47. Retrieved from https://escholarship.org/uc/item/1jd4n5hf
Presentations
Liu, S., Chu, J., O’Keeffe, M., Bonawitz, E., & Ullman, T. (2025). Stumped! How well can 3-8-year-old children learn to think outside the box?. Poster presentation at Biennial Meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development, Minneapolis, MN.
Ruel, I., Stone, B., Liu, S., Anggoro, F. K., & Jee, B. D. (2025). Age-Related Effects of Cognitive Supports for Science Learning in a Museum. Poster presentation at Biennial Meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development, Minneapolis, MN.
CV
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1a_EUkd-8nMH5FYWiUrxiAOygjA80Bu3S571DwEoljDw/edit?tab=t.0