Wesleyan University
On September 23rd, the Wesleyan Connection (Wesleyan University’s online newsletter) published a blog post about the Cognitive Development Labs’ ongoing collaboration with the Connecticut Science Center. The Cognitive Development Labs recently received a $3000 stipend from the National Living Laboratory Initiative to support this collaboration. You can read the blog post here. Research Assistant … Read more
On September 15th, Richard Kunert published a post on his blog (Brain’s Idea) citing a study published by Blue Lab’s own Julia Leonard ’11, Talia Berkowitz (Lab Coordinator ’10-’12), and Professor Anna Shusterman. Their research investigated the effects of friendly touch on children’s compliance behavior in a delay-of-gratification task. Current lab member Abby Archibald ’15 … Read more
On July 31st, undergraduate researchers from the Cognitive Development Labs presented their summer projects at Wesleyan University’s Summer Undergraduate Research Poster Session. Anna Schwab ’16 and Sheri Reichelson ’16 present their summer project, “Developmental Changes in Estimating Spatial Locations” Elissa Palmer ’16 and Sonia Zavala ’15 present their summer project, “SES-Based Differences in … Read more
On April 13, members of the Cognitive Development Labs attended Daffodil Day – Kids Fest at Wadsworth Mansion in Middletown. Children played spring-themed number games while parents learned more about the Labs and received fun number game packets to take home. Thanks to all the families who stopped by! Olivia Mason and Maddy Oswald … Read more
On April 9th, members of the Cognitive Development Labs volunteered at the third annual Family Math Night at Edna C. Stevens Elementary School in Cromwell, CT. Preschool children and their families had a chance to play fun, research-based math games created by lab members and students from Dr. Shusterman’s research methods course. Thank you to … Read more
One year ago, the Cognitive Development Labs partnered with the Connecticut Science Center to create a Living Laboratory as part of an effort to bring child development research to the museum. Each weekend, undergraduate researchers from the Cognitive Development Labs visit the science center to talk about our research with families, and children can even … Read more
Undergraduate Jillian Roberts ’15 presented a poster coauthored with current lab coordinator Jessica Taggart at the 2014 Annual Meeting of the Eastern Psychological Association in Boston, MA on March 15th: Influence of minimal group membership on children’s ideas of equality – Jillian Roberts, Jessica Taggart, & Hilary Barth
On October 25th, members of the Cognitive Development Labs had a wonderful time meeting local families while handing out candy and playing number games with trick-or-treaters at the Halloween Fall Festival hosted by the Middletown Parks and Recreation Department. Research assistants Portia Lundie, Jillian Roberts, Julia Vermeulen, Rachel Warner, Maddy Oswald, and John Pacheco … Read more