Kelsey is an Assistant Professor of Psychology and Computer Science at UBC and a faculty member at the Vector Institute. Previously, she was a Senior Research Scientist at Google DeepMind. She received her PhD from MIT in Brain and Cognitive Sciences. Her work has received awards including the international Glushko prize for best dissertation in cognitive science, a best paper award from Robotics: Science and Systems (R:SS), and an NSERC PhD fellowship. Spanning robotics, machine learning, and cognitive science, her work aims to elucidate the mechanisms that give rise to adaptive and efficient learning, especially in the domain of physical problem-solving.