Sona Kumar

Visiting Assistant Professor of Psychology

Davidson College

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Davidson College

Psychology

Sona Kumar is currently serving as a Davidson College Visiting Assistant Professor of Psychology at Davidson College.

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Sona Kumar

Davidson College

Visiting Assistant Professor of Psychology

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education child development cognitive science cognitive development early childhood education developmental psychology behavioral sciences educational psychology child psychology psychology persistence (psychology) educational research early childhood development reading research applied developmental psychology health communication children's literature mental health child language family psychology narrative group process higher education educational strategies stem education thinking skills bilingual education early childhood child health human cognition risk communication child protection parental care learning theory child literacy early childhood literacy psychodynamic group phenomenon candidate selection methodological perspectives educational communication early education scientific literacy science education classroom instruction parental explanations scientific storybook reading caregiver-child conversation mindset beliefs science play early childhood classrooms cognitive development research child gender scientific questions preschool classroom intercultural study ethnic study undergraduate research learning sciences preservice teacher education teacher education developmental science experiential learning social sciences

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How Do Children Evaluate Scientific Explanations Provided by Digital Voice Assistants, Teachers, and Peers?. Behavioral Sciences (2026)

Extending Cognitive Development Research to Create More Equitable Science Learning Contexts. Frontiers in Developmental Psychology (2025)

educational psychologyeducationeducational strategiesstem educationcognitive development researcheducational researchlearning sciencesexperiential learningcognitive developmentthinking skillsscientific literacycognitive sciencescience education

Reimagining Science Learning in Early Childhood Through Storybook Reading. Education Sciences (2025)

Exploring How Teachers' Scientific Questions Differ by Child Gender in a Preschool Classroom. Mind Brain and Education (2024)

Sona C. KumarAmanda S. HaberKathleen H. Corriveau

early childhood educationeducationchild genderscientific questionspreschool classroomclassroom instruction

How Does Caregiver–Child Conversation During a Scientific Storybook Reading Impact Children's Mindset Beliefs and Persistence?. Child Development (2024)

Amanda S. HaberSona C. KumarKathryn A. LeechKathleen H. Corriveau

educationcandidate selectionmethodological perspectivesearly childhood developmentcaregiver-child conversationapplied developmental psychologymindset beliefsdevelopmental psychologycognitive developmenteducational communicationhigher educationreading researchcognitive sciencechild developmentbehavioral sciences

A Social Cognitive Perspective on Intergroup Relations With Immigrant Learners in Early Childhood. (2023)

early childhood educationeducationcultural dividebilingual educationculturecultural diversitydevelopmental psychologyearly childhoodintercultural studyethnicitychild psychologylatino studiessociologychild developmentethnic studybelongingsocial groups

The Impact of Visualizing the Group on Children's Persistence in and Perceptions of Stem. Acta Psychologica (2023)

Sona C. KumarAmanda S. HaberMaliki E. GhossainySamantha BarberoKathleen H. Corriveau

psychodynamicgroup phenomenonpersistence (psychology)applied developmental psychologybehavioral sciencesdevelopmental psychologypsychologychild psychologycognitive sciencequalitative researchchild developmentgroup processvisualization

Persistence in Science Play and Gender: Findings From Early Childhood Classrooms in Ireland. Early Education and Development (2022)

Therese GilliganSinéad McNallyJudy LovettTherese FarellSona KumarEilish McLoughlinKathleen Corriveau

early childhood educationeducationearly educationscience playearly childhood classroomschild development

Boosting Children’s Persistence Through Scientific Storybook Reading. Journal of Cognition and Development (2021)

Amanda S. HaberSona C. KumarKathleen H. Corriveau

early childhood educationeducational psychologyeducationlearning theorynarrativescientific storybook readingpersistence (psychology)early childhood developmenteducational researchchild literacydevelopmental psychologycognitive developmentreading researchcognitive sciencechild developmentpsychologyearly childhood literacy

“Why Can't I See My Friends and Family?”: Children's Questions and Parental Explanations About Coronavirus. Mind Brain and Education (2021)

Amanda S. HaberSona C. KumarHannah PuttreNermeen DashoushKathleen H. Corriveau

health communicationchildren's literaturemental healtheducationeducational psychologychild healthhuman cognitionparental explanationschild languagecognitive developmentrisk communicationcommunicationchild psychologyfamily psychologychild protectionchild developmentbehavioral sciencesparental care