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Erin O’Connor

Developmental Psychologist

Erin is a developmental psychologist, a professor in teaching and learning at New York University’s Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development, and the program leader for Early Childhood Education. She co-founded Nested and is also the co-host of the parenting podcast Parenting Understood, and chief of education at the parenting advisory company Cooper. Her research focuses on development within the context of social interactions.

Erin is a developmental psychologist, a professor in teaching and learning at New York University’s Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development, and the program leader for Early Childhood Education. She co-founded Nested and is also the co-host of the parenting podcast Parenting Understood, and chief of education at the parenting advisory company Cooper. Her research focuses on development within the context of social interactions.

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