And I wondered: Why did science have such a big impact on kids? We saw gains not just in science, but across all eight domains that we were studying. When I was an undergraduate, my senior thesis looked at science education and a science curriculum in Head Start programs. Have you always been curious about … curiosity?Ī. We talked to Jirout about her research and how this fellowship will continue to advance her study of curiosity. Jamie Jirout is an assistant professor at the UVA School of Education and Human Development. The relevant disciplines include, but are not limited to, education sciences, psychology, economics, sociology, family studies, media studies, political science, linguistics, neurosciences, and medical sciences.” Now, she will have even more time and resources to do so, after being awarded a 2021 Jacobs Foundation Research Fellowship, one of only four U.S.-based scientists given the prestigious honor (the other nine recipients are international) out of hundreds of applicants.īased in Switzerland, as its website notes, “the Jacobs Foundation Research Fellowship Program is a globally competitive fellowship program for early and mid-career researchers whose work is dedicated to improving the development, learning, and living conditions of children and youth. One of the few traits universal to people across the world, regardless of age, gender, race, background, socioeconomic status and culture? Curiosity.Ĭuriosity is ubiquitous, which is one of the reasons that Jamie Jirout, assistant professor in the University of Virginia’s School of Education and Human Development, decided she wanted to study it.
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