Email: rachel.taffe@nyu.edu
Program: PhD in Developmental Psychology
Year Entered Program: 2022
Research Interests: Childhood and adolescence; Interpersonal curiosity; Intellectual curiosity; Social emotional development; Listening
Principal Advisor(s): Dr. Niobe Way
Research Description/Bio:
Rachel Taffe is a doctoral student in the Developmental Psychology program at NYU Steinhardt, working under the advisement of Dr. Niobe Way. Broadly, she is interested in how curiosity—and particularly interpersonal curiosity—plays a role in social, emotional, and cognitive development across childhood and adolescence. Through her research, Rachel hopes to learn more about how children's innate curiosity about other people may be nurtured and leveraged to foster meaningful connections within and across social groups.