- Naming People and Objects in Baby’s First Year May Offer Learning Benefits Years Later
Monday, December 15, 2014 Listen to our online abstract to learn more about this study from author Hillary Hadley. Click here! Original Article Read more "Naming People and Objects in Baby’s First Year May Offer Learning Benefits Years Later"
- UMass Amherst Psychology Research Suggests Infants Begin to Learn about Race in the First Year
Check out articles about this work in: Science Daily, Scienctific American, The Huffington Post, BET, U.S. News & World Report, The Huffington Post (2014) Original Article Read more "UMass Amherst Psychology Research Suggests Infants Begin to Learn about Race in the First Year"
- Parents Naming Objects Shapes Infants’ Understanding of the World, UMass Amherst Psychology Research Shows
Wednesday, July 20, 2011< Original Article Read more "Parents Naming Objects Shapes Infants’ Understanding of the World, UMass Amherst Psychology Research Shows"
- The Parent Review: Bridging Science and Parenting. Report. “In Development, Ongoing Research: Infant ability to recognize faces may add to autism knowledge.”
Monday, September 1, 2008 Original Article Read more "The Parent Review: Bridging Science and Parenting. Report. “In Development, Ongoing Research: Infant ability to recognize faces may add to autism knowledge.”"
- Media Press Release. “Infants fine-tune visual and auditory skills in first year of life.”
Monday, December 10, 2007 Original Article Read more "Media Press Release. “Infants fine-tune visual and auditory skills in first year of life.”"
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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.
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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 […]