Sona C. Kumar
Social Sciences · Purdue University West Lafayette
Publications
16
Citations
77
Est. group size
—
Recurring co-author estimate
Active years
8
Publishing since 2019
Sona C. Kumar studies how young children learn and think about science, focusing on factors like gender, caregiver conversations, storybook reading, and classroom interactions that shape children's science understanding and persistence. Her work often examines early childhood settings and how adults (parents, teachers) and technology (like digital voice assistants) influence children's scientific reasoning and motivation. This research aims to inform more equitable science education practices for young learners.
Publication output has grown over the last decade, rising from little to no output in the late 2010s to a steady pace of about 2-4 papers per year since 2021.
Generated by claude-sonnet-5 from public bibliographic data · Jul 20, 2026
- How Do Children Evaluate Scientific Explanations Provided by Digital Voice Assistants, Teachers, and Peers?
Behavioral Sciences · 2026
- Extending cognitive development research to create more equitable science learning contexts
Frontiers in Developmental Psychology · 2025
- Reimagining Science Learning in Early Childhood Through Storybook Reading
Education Sciences · 2025
- Gender Differences, or Lack Thereof, in the Early Home Science Environment
Infant and Child Development · 2025
- Author response for "Gender Differences, or Lack Thereof, in the Early Home Science Environment"
2025
- How does caregiver–child conversation during a scientific storybook reading impact children's mindset beliefs and persistence?
Child Development · 2024
- Exploring How Teachers' Scientific Questions Differ by Child Gender in a Preschool Classroom
Mind Brain and Education · 2024
- 3 ways to use the solar eclipse to brighten your child’s knowledge of science
2024
- Author response for "Gender Differences, or Lack Thereof, in the Early Home Science Environment"
2024
- The impact of visualizing the group on children's persistence in and perceptions of STEM
Acta Psychologica · 2023
- A Social Cognitive Perspective on Intergroup Relations with Immigrant Learners in Early Childhood
2023
- Persistence in Science Play and Gender: Findings from Early Childhood Classrooms in Ireland
Early Education and Development · 2022
- ANALYSIS ON THE "ROLE OF NATIONAL GREEN TRIBUNAL(NGT) IN PROTECTION OF ENVIRONMENT WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS IN INDIA".
Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research) · 2022
- Boosting Children’s Persistence through Scientific Storybook Reading
Journal of Cognition and Development · 2021
- “Why Can't I See My Friends and Family?”: Children's Questions and Parental Explanations About Coronavirus
Mind Brain and Education · 2021
- Mind Brain and Education×2
- Journal of Cognition and Development×1
- Child Development×1
- Acta Psychologica×1
- Early Education and Development×1
- Lauren Westerberg
Social Sciences · Purdue University West Lafayette
- Kelly M. Purtell
Social Sciences · The Ohio State University
- Ji Young Choi
Social Sciences · The Ohio State University
- Amy R. Napoli
Social Sciences · Purdue University West Lafayette
- Logan Pelfrey
Social Sciences · The Ohio State University
This profile was generated automatically from public scholarly data (OpenAlex). Group size and activity levels are estimates derived from co-authorship patterns.
Last updated Jul 20, 2026.
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