Yufei Gu is a Ph.D. candidate in Developmental Psychology at New York University – Abu Dhabi (NYUAD). She pursued her Bachelor’s degrees in Psychology and Interactive Media at NYUAD and her Master’s Degree in Learning, Science & Technology at the University of Pennsylvania. Informed by attachment theory, Yufei’s research focuses on how early experience with caregivers is carried forward across the lifespan and impacts the formation and perception of new attachment relationships.