I specialize in gender development throughout the life span. My particular interests are controversial and intriguing issues that necessitate a scientific understanding of gender, such as gender-typed play, stereotyping and socialization, sex segregation, gender nonconformity, gender identity, and sexual orientation. My research adopts a range of methodologies, including cross-sectional, longitudinal, and experimental designs, and explicit and implicit measurements. I have adopted an eclectic theoretical perspective, drawing mainly upon social learning, cognitive, and hormonal theories. I am also interested in social cognition and interpersonal interactions in general, including the accuracy of empathy in dynamic interactions. My lab currently runs several projects in collaboration with researchers from Canada, the Netherlands, the United States and Hong Kong. My work has received support from the Gates Cambridge Trust, the Hong Kong Research Grants Council, and the Social Science and Humanities Research Council of Canada, and has been published in leading journals in the fields of Psychology and Gender and Sexuality Studies.