Meet Our Research Team

Pilyoung Kim

Pilyoung Kim

Director, PhD

Jenna Chin

Jenna Chin

Graduate Student

Yun Xie

Yun Xie

Graduate Student

Xiyun Chen

Xiyun Chen

Graduate Student

Kristina Kealoha

Kristina Kealoha

Research Assistant, MA

Jeremy Gordon

Jeremy Gordon

Research Assistant, MA

Tessa Laroche

Tessa Laroche

Research Assistant, MA

Riley McCarthy

Riley McCarthy

Research Assistant, BS

Ella Garnett

Ella Garnett

Research Assistant, BS

Grant Kuppenheimer

Grant Kuppenheimer

Research Assistant, BS

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We welcome passionate volunteer research assistants, both in-person and remote, as well as prospective PhD students interested in research on child development, social relationships, mental health, and AI. BAIC offers opportunities to contribute to an emerging field that seeks to understand AI's influence on young people and to generate evidence that supports healthier developmental futures.

15+Research Projects
10+Collaborating Researchers
500+Study Participants
15+Years of Research

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Explore how we study children and adolescents growing up alongside AI — and what it means for their development and wellbeing.

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