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Meet Our Research Team

BAIC brings together researchers and trainees interested in children’s development, social relationships, mental health, and the impact of AI on young people’s lives.

Director
Pilyoung kim
pilyoung.kim@du.edu
Graduate students
Jenna Chin
jenna.chin@du.edu
Graduate students
Yun Xie
yun.xie@du.edu
Graduate students
Xiyun Chen
xiyun.chen@du.edu
MA
Krsitina Kealoha
krsitina.kealoha@du.edu
MA
Jeremy Gordon
jeremy.gordon@du.edu
MA
Tessa Laroche
tessa.laroche@du.edu
BS
Riley McCarthy
riley.mcCarthy@du.edu
BS
Ella Garnett
ella.garnett@du.edu
BS
Grant Kuppenheimer
grant.kuppenheimer@du.edu
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Understanding Children in the Age of AI

At the Brain, AI, and Child (BAIC) Center, we study how artificial intelligence influences children’s development, relationships, and well-being, helping shape safer and more responsible technologies for the next generation.

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Research Approach

We use interdisciplinary and developmentally grounded methods to study youth experiences with AI. Our work includes experimental research, behavioral observation, survey development, and neuroimaging approaches such as fNIRS and fMRI. Across projects, we examine how features such as transparency, emotional style, and anthropomorphism shape young people’s understanding of and responses to AI.

We focus on one of the most urgent questions in developmental science: How do children form relationships with AI, and what does this mean for their emotional, cognitive, and social development? How do children and adolescents interpret AI socially? When does AI feel supportive? When might it contribute to confusion, overreliance, or displacement of human connection? And what can families, schools, and institutions do in response?

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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.

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The Brain, AI, and Child (BAIC) Center explores how artificial intelligence is shaping children’s development, relationships, and well-being. Our research aims to guide the creation of safer, responsible AI technologies for future generations.

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