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.
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.
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.
Collaborating with the NEED Lab, Dr. Sonya Troller-Renfree co-authored the new publication "Prenatal family income, but not parental education, is associated with resting brain activity in 1-month-old infants." This article found that income may be associated with infants' brain activity, even when accounting for other demographics and health.
Dr. Sonya Troller-Renfree received the inaugural Teachers College Mentoring Award this year! We have all been so fortunate to have such a wonderful mentor! Read more about this accomplishment here.
Dr. Sonya Troller-Renfree is the senior author on the new publication "Fostering inclusion in EEG measures of pediatric brain activity." This article reviewed important considerations and best practices when using EEG to foster inclusion in diverse samples.
We hope everyone has a wonderful winter! Our lab had a great time celebrating each other and relaxing after a busy fall semester. We hope you enjoy winter break!
We're excited to welcome Brian Rivera to the Stroller team! Brian is a site coordinator on the Baby's First Years project at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. He is joining us to provide his expertise on the Baby's First Years project, help train our team on EEG methodology and analyses, and set up our R00 grant.
Columbia University Neuroscience Outreach (CUNO) hosts Saturday Science, which are fun activity fairs for children to learn more about the brain through hands-on activities. Haleigh Brown, a graduate student in the lab, volunteers with CUNO and helped at their September Saturday Science event.
The principal investigator of the Stroller Lab, Dr. Sonya Troller-Renfree, first-authored the paper "Associations between maternal stress and infant resting brain activity among families residing in poverty in the U.S." This paper found that maternal stress is associated with differences in infant brain activity.
We are excited to welcome Haleigh Brown, Katie Gray, and Ji Young Song to our lab! We know our new graduate students will bring great ideas to the team. Read more about them on Our Team page.