CRF Family Research Scholar, Lisa Scott (psychology) has received a five-year $674,589 federal grant to study how perceptual experience and brain maturation interact during infancy to result in brain and face recognition specialization.
CRF Family Research Scholar Rebecca Spencer’s (psychology) new study suggests a key effect of sleep is facilitating and enhancing complex cognitive skills such as decision-making. The research published in the Journal of Sleep Research has also received wide press coverage.
CRF Scholar and assistant professor of political science, Nina Siulc, was selected by the Migration Policy Institute for paper on Young Children in Black Immigrant Families.