Personal profile
Biography
https://www.westernsydney.edu.au/babylab/people/researchers/professor_susan_hespos
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Research keywords
- Cognitive Science
- Cognitive Psychology
- Developmental Psychology
- Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being -
SDG 4 Quality Education
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Nature Play as a Catalyst for Wellbeing, Engagement, and Learning in Australian Primary Students.
Harper, A., Hespos, S. & Gray, T., 2026, In: Education Sciences. 16, 3Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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A world of things and stuff
Hespos, S., Götz, A. & Grootswagers, T., Dec 2025, In: Trends in Cognitive Sciences. 29, 12, p. 1071-1072 2 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Nature play in primary school: supporting holistic development through outdoor learning
Harper, A., Hespos, S. & Gray, T., Nov 2025, In: Education Sciences. 15, 11, 40 p., 1487.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Playful learning landscapes in the United States: encouraging intellectual and social risk in everyday spaces
Pesch, A., Hirsh-Pasek, K. & Hespos, S., 2025, Risk and Outdoor Play: Listening and Responding to International Voices. Part 1. Gray, T., Sturges, M. & Barnes, J. (eds.). Singapore: Springer, p. 21-36 16 p.Research output: Chapter in Book / Conference Paper › Chapter › peer-review
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Risky outdoor play and adventure education in nature for child and adolescent wellbeing: a scoping review
Gray, T., Down, M. J. A., Mann, J., Barnes, J., Sturges, M., Eager, D., Pigott, F., Harper, A., Hespos, S., Monro Miller, R. & Reis, A., Dec 2025, In: Behavioral Sciences. 16, 1, 49 p., 5.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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The origins and development of human analogical reasoning
Hespos, S. (PI) & Quek, G. (Investigator)
1/05/25 → 30/04/29
Project: Research
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Evaluation of Neuroprotective Developmental Care in Rural Primary Care
Mattock, K. (PI), Schmied, V. (Investigator) & Hespos, S. (Investigator)
Possums for Mothers and Babies Limited
23/05/22 → 30/06/24
Project: Research
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Nungon child number knowledge
Sarvasy, H., Hespos, S. & Ögate, L., Western Sydney University, 2024
DOI: 10.26183/ekk1-7d90, https://research-data.westernsydney.edu.au/published/0a5f48e02d1311efb8e08181fde8b988
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