News
Haleigh Brown presents at ISDP 2024!
Our 1st year PhD student, Haleigh Brown, presented her poster “Childhood Adversity and Resting Functional Brain Development: A Systematic Review and Guiding Framework” at the International Society for Developmental Psychobiology 2024 conference hosted in Chicago.
New publication!
Dr. Sonya Troller-Renfree co-authored the publication "Mothers with low incomes view both individual and structural interventions as potentially helpful for supporting early child development." This study sought to better understand the perspectives of mothers with low incomes in regards to interventions and policies.
Teisha Jalan presents at SRI session!
Our undergraduate RA, Teisha Jalan, presented her poster titled "The Association Between Maternal Stress and Executive Functioning in 4.5 to 5-Year-Olds" at the Lida Orzeck '68 Poster Session.
Active Research Projects
Building Understanding of Developmental Differences across Years (BUDDY)
A growing body of research has found socioeconomic disparities in children's language and memory development in early childhood. The BUDDY Study first followed approximately 200 children through the first three years of their life understand how brain function, language, and memory develops during this important period. The second phase of the BUDDY Study will follow these children until age 4.5.
Development of Cognitive Control Strategy Use
Throughout the first decade of life, children become increasingly adept at planning ahead for and complete goals. The ability to manage activational and motivational resources in order to complete a goal is known as Cognitive Control. The Development of Cognitive Control Project aims to understand why children elect to use different cognitive control strategies to prepare for the same goal. To better understand the use of cognitive control strategies, I examine behavioral performance, brain activity (EEG), and executive functioning (a grouping of cognitive skills utilized in go