Stella Christie

Stella Christie
蔣黛蘭
Christie in 2024
Deputy Minister of Higher Education, Science, and Technology
Assumed office
21 October 2024
Serving with Fauzan
PresidentPrabowo Subianto
Minister of Higher Education, Science, and TechnologySatryo Soemantri Brodjonegoro
Brian Yuliarto
Preceded byoffice established
President Commissioner of Pertamina Hulu Energi
Assumed office
15 July 2025
Preceded byRinaldi Firmansyah
Personal details
Born (1979-01-11) January 11, 1979
Medan, North Sumatera, Indonesia
PartyIndependent
Spouse
Bartlomiej Czech
(m. 2010)
Children1
EducationUWC Red Cross Nordic
Alma materHarvard University (BA)
Northwestern University (PhD)
Scientific career
FieldsCognitive science
Institutions
Thesis How Simple is Same: The Relational Match to Sample Task in Children  (2010)
Doctoral advisorDedre Gentner

Stella Christie (born January 11 1979) is an academic and cognitive scientist from Medan, North Sumatra who currently serves as the Indonesian Deputy Minister of Higher Education, Science, and Technology. She earned her Bachelor's degree from Harvard University and her PhD from Northwestern University in cognitive psychology. She is a professor at Tsinghua University, where she also holds the position of Chair at the Tsinghua Laboratory of Brain and Intelligence and Director of the Child Cognition Center. She is also a member of the Governing Board for the Cognitive Science Society and plays an active role as a science and education advisor to the Indonesian government.