Daphna Buchsbaum

Daphna Buchsbaum is an Assistant Professor at Brown University's Department of Cognitive, Linguistic and Psychological Sciences and holds a status-only Assistant Professor appointment in the Department of Psychology at the University of Toronto's Faculty of Arts & Science.

• Research focuses on social cognition, causal reasoning, and computational models of human learning
• Former Senior Research Fellow at University of St Andrews Psychology Department
• PhD holder from UC Berkeley Psychology Department with additional Master's degrees in Statistics and Media Lab research

Her work bridges developmental psychology, cognitive science, and computational modeling to explore how social information interacts with causal understanding across humans and animals.

Key contributions include:

• Developing computational frameworks for social reasoning
• Investigating cross-species cognitive similarities
• Integrating probabilistic reasoning into developmental models

Scientific recognition includes:

• ESRC Future Research Leaders grant recipient

Additional professional experiences:

• Complexity Scientist at Icosystem Corporation
• Wilderness search and rescue team member with California Rescue Dog Association
• Bright Club academic stand-up comedy performer