- 🚨 Publication Announcement!
We’re excited to announce a recent publication by Julia Farrell, a PhD student in the BCD Lab. This paper, published in Developmental Psychobiology, explores how preschool children differentially view faces based on factors like face race, sex, and orientation (upright or inverted). Using eye-tracking, we found that children’s visual orienting and attention strategies differed when faces ...
- 🪧 BCDLAB at NCF SfN Chapter 2024
Bailey Garner (Research Coordinator II) presented her poster at the 14th Annual North Central Florida Chapter of the Society for Neuroscience Conference. Her poster demonstrated the effects short-term label training has on infant visuocortical processing. Labels play an important role in how infants understand their surrounding environments throughout development. 🧠👶 Read more "🪧 BCDLAB at NCF ...
- 🚨Publication Announcement!
We are thrilled to announce the publication of a paper in Cerebral Cortex by our talented PhD student, Mina Elhamiasl! The paper delves into the developmental trajectories of the EEG dominant rhythm (6 to 9Hz) across infancy, shedding light on crucial aspects of early brain development 🧠. Using a novel sustained attention task, the authors found ...
- Dr. Scott Receives the AAW 2021 Woman of Distinction Award
On March 30th, Dr. Lisa Scott was awarded the UF Association for Academic Women’s (AAW) 2021 Woman of Distinction Award at the UF’s Women’s History Month Reception. Read more "Dr. Scott Receives the AAW 2021 Woman of Distinction Award"
- Dr. Scott’s Research Leads to New PSA
Dr. Scott’s research has been integrated and featured in a new PSA highlighting the importance of “Reading the Right Books at the Right Time.” In her groundbreaking and impactful research, Dr. Scott showed that babies from 6- to 9-month-old exhibit increased attention and learning, which is accompanied by more specialized brain responses, when their parents ...
- Dr. Scott fights for paid parental and medical leave for faculty at UF
Dr. Scott was integral in getting administration to approve 8 weeks of both paid parental and medical leave for faculty. See the link below for more details of this victory. http://www.uff-uf.org/bargaining-victory-paid-parental-and-medical-leave/ or https://www.alligator.org/news/uf-faculty-fight-for-paid-parental-and-medical-leave/article_a339c18e-a767-11ea-b8db-6798b5b53b3b.html Read more "Dr. Scott fights for paid parental and medical leave for faculty at UF"
- Dr. Scott’s interview on Wisconsin Public Radio (NPR)
Dr. Scott was interviewed by Wisconsin Public Radio where she discussed the importance of clear masks in infants’ development. Check out Dr. Scott’s interview here. Our PI also wrote a very informative article on the same topic which is freely available on The Conversation. Read more "Dr. Scott’s interview on Wisconsin Public Radio (NPR)"
- Dr. Scott Featured in Learning Sciences Exchange Video
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 ...
- BCDLAB member’s article on what transgender folks go through in academia
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 Read more "BCDLAB member’s article on what transgender ...
- When and How to Talk to Your Kids About Race
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 Read more "When and How to Talk to Your Kids About Race"
- Clear Masks for Caregivers Mean Young Children Can Keep Learning from Adult Faces
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 Read more "Clear Masks for Caregivers Mean Young Children Can Keep Learning from Adult Faces"
- New Lab Photo
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. Read more "New Lab Photo"
- COVID-19
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. Read more "COVID-19"
- PSA
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! Read more "PSA"
- Goodbye Gabriella, Welcome Zoe!
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 pursuing ...
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Dr. Scott Receives the AAW 2021 Woman of Distinction Award
On March 30th, Dr. Lisa Scott was awarded the UF Association for Academic Women’s (AAW) 2021 Woman of Distinction Award at the UF’s Women’s History Month Reception.
Read more "Dr. Scott Receives the AAW 2021 Woman of Distinction Award"
Dr. Scott’s Research Leads to New PSA
Dr. Scott’s research has been integrated and featured in a new PSA highlighting the importance of “Reading the Right Books at the Right Time.” In her groundbreaking and impactful research, Dr. Scott showed that babies from 6- to 9-month-old exhibit increased attention and learning, which is accompanied by more specialized brain responses, when their parents […]