Our PI, Dr. Lisa Scott, was featured in a video published by the Learning Sciences Exchange (LSX). LSX is a groundbreaking international fellowship program bringing together scientists who have dedicated their careers in understanding child development. LSX’s aim is to create a platform where the general public, policy makers, and parents can get the most […]
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BDCLAB member Ethan Kutlu recently wrote an article on the struggles that transgender individuals go through, especially in academia. The piece was published on the Linguistic Society of America’s website. If you would like to learn more about it, you can read the article through the link below: https://www.linguisticsociety.org/content/pressing-need-trans-visibility-academia-case-trans-immigrants-graduate-school
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The Bump magazine interviewed Dr. Scott on the importance of how and when to talk to kids about race. The article featured Dr. Scott and our alumna Dr. Charisse Pickron’s work. You can read the article through the link below: https://www.thebump.com/a/talking-to-kids-about-race?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=brandtweet&utm_content=brandtweet
In light of COVID-19, Dr. Scott recently published an article exploring how wearing face masks can impact face learning in infants and young children and recommendations for caregivers and educators. See link below to learn more! https://theconversation.com/clear-masks-for-caregivers-mean-young-children-can-keep-learning-from-adults-faces-139432
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Despite the restrictions due to COVID-19, our lab still meets weekly over Zoom. Click ‘New Lab Photo’ above to see our updated 2020 lab photo.
Due to COVID-19, our lab will be closed until further notice. We will temporarily pause enrollment until the University of Florida reopens and approves in-lab research again.
Dr. Scott just returned from Hollywood, CA where she worked with a film director to produce a public service announcement about reading to infants in the first year of life. Check back for the complete PSA in the fall!
Our lab’s very own super lab technician Gabriella Silva is leaving us for her new adventure in graduate school. Gabriella will be starting her clinical psychology PhD at the University of South Florida (Tampa). We are extremely happy to welcome Zoe Pestana, our new lab technician, all the way from Massachusetts. She is working towards […]
This past year Dr. Scott was promoted to full professor and awarded the Women in Cognitive Science Leadership Award.
BCDLab attended the Vision Science’s Society 2019 conference, held in St. Pete Beach, Florida. We had three poster presentations (photos included below). Another successful VSS in the books!