Lin Bian

📢New paper in @PNASNews, led by my amazing student @yihanqian001 found that placing two hands at the same height (an EQUAL gesture) mitigates gender stereotypes @UChicago @UChicagoSSD @UChicagoNews pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pn…

Thrilled to share our theory paper! We review the latest research on how beliefs about “brilliance” shape gender disparities across fields, and, these beliefs take root EARLY! Check it out!

Excited to present our recent findings and connect with friends at #SRCD2025!

@sdk_lab @ahbailey04 @PNASNews @yihanqian001 @UChicago @UChicagoSSD @UChicagoNews Thank you Spencer! We will present this work at SRCD, and would love to join ISGS if possible.

@ahbailey04 @LinBian_ @PNASNews @yihanqian001 @UChicago @UChicagoSSD @UChicagoNews Thanks, April. Nice study! It's exciting to see more work investigating the emotional function of co-speech gesture. @LinBian_, did you submit your work to gesturestudies.com/isgs-2025

📢New paper in @PNASNews, led by my amazing student @yihanqian001 found that placing two hands at the same height (an EQUAL gesture) mitigates gender stereotypes @UChicago @UChicagoSSD @UChicagoNews pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pn…

Hello academic twitter, excited to share my first paper and our labs’ latest work with you all on the fascinating intersectionality of language, gesture, and gender stereotypes! (1/4) pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pn…

Statements like “girls are as good as boys at math” can carry implications that boys are better. However, an “equal” gesture—two palms placed at the same height—can counteract this implication for 8- to 11-year-old children. In PNAS: ow.ly/AYSb50ULRYT

@vanessalazaro_ @yihanqian001 Thank you, our best actress!!!

@ahbailey04 @PNASNews @yihanqian001 @UChicago @UChicagoSSD @UChicagoNews @sdk_lab Thank you April!

@LinBian_ @PNASNews @yihanqian001 @UChicago @UChicagoSSD @UChicagoNews Such a cool finding Lin! a fascinating application of gesture did you see this work from your advisor @sdk_lab ? super interesting

Excited to share this new paper led by my amazing student @vanessalazaro_ We asked if girls and boys from different racial backgrounds, who opt to pursue activities requiring high intelligence are equally liked. Check out this paper to find out the answer: psycnet.apa.org/record/2025-14…

Congratulations Kyongsun!!! 👏Super cool findings that 15-month-old babies understand reciprocity!

It’s truly humbling to be among such esteemed company! Can’t wait to see you both again in the near future!

New paper alert! 🥳 We study intersectional stereotypes in naturalistic language. Results show the clear dominance of some groups (e.g., White+men), but near-invisibility of others. 🧐 Out today in PNAS:Nexus @PNASNews academic.oup.com/pnasnexus/arti…

@yihanqian001 @MollyTallberg @__neuli and Grace Huang

Heading to Pasadena! Meet the EAST lab and check out our new findings #CDS2024 @JamieAmemiya @vanessalazaro_

"#Gender brilliance stereotype emerges early and predicts children's motivation in South Korea," by Seowoo Kim and Kyong-sun Jin from Sungshin Women's University; and @LinBian_ (@UChicagoSSD) in #ChildDevelopment Journal (2023): doi.org/10.1111/cdev.1…

👉 New paper: The idea that role models are a useful tool for increasing the diversity of various careers is seemingly everywhere. In this paper, we articulate some reasons why one might also be wary of using role models for this purpose… researchgate.net/publication/37…

@LiPurposeFe Thank you!! :)

Really honored to be selected for this award!

@ShaocongMa Thanks Mary :)

@LinBian_ Congratulations!!🎊🎉🎈

@JamieAmemiya Thanks Jamie!!

@drlauraelenbaas Thank you Laura!