CDL Hosts Small Liberal Arts Conference, Summer 2017

On July 11th, the Cognitive Development Labs hosted the annual Small Liberal Arts Conference, a gathering of small developmental psychology labs across the Northeast. Special thanks to the labs at Amherst College, Barnard College, Smith College, Wellesley College, and College of the Holy Cross for joining us and sharing their research!

Wesleyan’s Psychology Department Poster Session, 2017

On April 27th, Wesleyan University’s Psychology Department held its annual poster session. Students presented their work from the past year. The Cognitive Development Labs were represented by nineteen lab members and presented a total of ten posters. Jordan Feingold-Link ’18 , Sarah Corner ’17 , and Ilana Ladis ’17 speak with an interested visitor about … Read more

CDL at SRCD Biennial Meeting 2017

The Cognitive Development Labs presented five posters at the 2017 SRCD Biennial Meeting. The conference was held from April 6th – 8th in Austin, Texas. BA/MA student Sheri Reichelson presented work done in collaboration with current lab coordinator Alexandra Zax, former lab coordinator Lonnie Bass, and Professors Andrea Patalano and Hilary Barth entitled “Partition Dependence in Children’s … Read more

CDL at Psychonomic Society’s Annual Meeting 2016

The Cognitive Development Labs presented two posters at Psychonomic Society’s 57th Annual Meeting in Boston. The conference was held from November 17th – 20th. BA/MA student Sheri Reichelson (below) presented work done in collaboration with current lab coordinator Alexandra Zax, former lab coordinator Lonnie Bass, and Professors Andrea Patalano and Hilary Barth entitled “Does the … Read more

Summer Undergraduate Research Poster Session 2016

On July 28th, undergraduate researchers from the Cognitive Development Labs presented their summer projects at Wesleyan University’s Summer Undergraduate Research Poster Session. Ray Peters ’18, Lizzie Shackney ’17, Jamie Hom ’17, and Meghana Kandlur ’18 present their poster, “Partition Dependence in Hypothetical Financial Aid Allocations.” Blue Lab post-doc Pierina Cheung speaks with an interested visitor … Read more

New NSF grant will support CogDevLab research

Dr. Hilary Barth and Dr. Andrea Patalano, faculty members in the Psychology Department, have received a major collaborative grant from the National Science Foundation to support a new collaborative research project. The grant will support behavioral research studies on childrens’ and adults’ judgments of number, space, time, and probability. The research project will be conducted in collaboration with … Read more

Wesleyan’s Psychology Department Poster Session, 2016

On April 28th, Wesleyan University’s Psychology Department held its annual poster session. Students presented their work from the past year. The Cognitive Development Labs were represented by nine lab members and presented a total of six posters. Congratulations to all lab members for their impressive research! Kerry Brew ’18, Sarah Corner ’17, and Ilana Ladis ’17 speak with an … Read more

CDL at Daffodil Day

On April 24th, the Cognitive Development Labs attended Daffodil Day at the Wadsworth Mansion in Middletown, CT. Lab members had a great time running one of our ongoing studies and speaking with interested families about our labs. Thank you to the Wadsworth Mansion for allowing us to attend and for providing us with a table!   Lab members Kayla Schlenz ’16, Blue Lab Coordinator … Read more