Developmental Training Area
Developmental Research Labs
Lab | Director | Lab Location |
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Developmental Cognition Lab Our lab investigates infants' and young children's early understanding of number, time, and space. We are interested in learning what infants know about the world around them and how their knowledge changes over time. ![]() |
Kristy vanMarle | 100 McAlester Hall |
Evolution and Cognitive Development Primarily, our lab does longitudinal research on development of mathematical cognition in children, and associated learning disabilities. Our studies in evolution currently focus on sex differences in vulnerability to stressors. ![]() |
David C. Geary | 132 Psychology |
Family and Child Development Lab Research conducted in our lab focuses on the legacy of children's early experiences with parents for social and emotional development across the life course. |
Ashley Groh | 408 Noyes Hall |
Family Relationships & Adolescent Development Lab We conduct research on parent-adolescent and adolescent sibling relationships and their interplay within the broader family system as well as their impacts on adolescent adjustment. |
Nicole Campione-Barr | 209 Noyes Hall |
Infant Cognition Lab Our research examines what infants and young children know about the world around them. For example, what do they know about agents' intentions and perceptions? What do infants and young children know about social interactions? What do infants know about physical objects and substances? By finding out answers to questions like these, We hope to better understand how infants and preschoolers acquire knowledge and how this development influences cognition more generally. ![]() |
Yuyan Luo | 14 McAlester Hall |
Peer Relations Lab The research conducted by the peer relations lab is aimed at learning about the friendships and other peer relationships of children and adolescence. There is a particular focus on gender differences in these relationships and on how these relationships impact psychological adjustment. ![]() |
Amanda Rose | 403 Noyes Hall |
Positive Youth Development Lab The Positive Youth Development Lab focuses on the contributors to resilience and flourishing from late childhood to emerging adulthood. The lab's current research addresses parent-adolescent interactions and outcomes, as well as aspects of college adult reasoning and adjustment. ![]() |
Jordan Booker | 205 McAlester |