Kara Weisman
Senior Researcher at foundry10
Somerville, Massachusetts, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolKara Weisman is a cognitive scientist and developmental psychologist with over a decade of experience studying how culture, social context, and development shape folk theories of self, mind, and caregiving. As Principal Investigator of the Conceptual Development Lab at foundry10 and a researcher in anthropology at Stanford, she leads large-scale, multidisciplinary, cross-cultural projects that blend experimental rigor with exploratory, bottom-up analyses. Her work spans collaborations with psychologists, anthropologists, educators, and community partners to translate insights into culturally informed practices and open science initiatives. Known for studying both children and adults across diverse populations, she combines quantitative methods with qualitative sensitivity to reveal subtle cultural variations in everyday concepts.
12 years of coding experience
8 years of employment as a software developer
Concord AcademyB.A., Cognitive Science, B.A., Cognitive Science at Yale UniversityDoctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Psychology, Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Psychology at Stanford University
Github Skills (5)
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Github contributions (5)
kgweisman/dimkid
Jun 2016 - Jul 2021
Contributions:331 pushes, 1 branch in 5 years 1 month
kgweisman/kgweisman.github.io
Sep 2017 - Mar 2025
Kara Weisman's personal website
Contributions:2 PRs, 143 pushes, 1 branch in 7 years 6 months
reactnextjs
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