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Zelazo Lab
51 East River Road
Institute of Child Development
University of Minnesota
Minneapolis, MN 55455
Lab Members
Lab Director, Dr. Phil Zelazo
Yale University; PhD in Psychology
Dr. Philip David Zelazo is the Nancy M. and John E. Lindahl Professor at the Institute of Child Development in the University of Minnesota. He has received several awards for his distinguished contributions to the research of cognitive development, including "Canada's Top 40 Under 40" award.
Research Interests: Developmental cognitive neuroscience; executive function; consciousness; rule use; self and social understanding; EEG/ERP; neuroimaging; affective decision making; problem solving; cultural differences in cognitive development; thought and language
Lab Manager, Nhi Thai
University
of Minnesota; BSc in Child Psychology & Biology
Research Interests:
Cognitive development; language development; social cognition; neuroscience; genetics
Post-Doctoral Affiliates
Dr. John Hoch
University of Minnesota; PhD in Educational Psychology
Research Interests:
Autism and other developmental disabilities; at risk populations; biological moderators of intervention outcome; mirror neuron activity in children with autism; translational research; autonomic activity and problem behavior
Dr. Kristen Lyons
University of California, Davis; PhD in Psychology
Research Interests:
Development of self-awareness and self-regulation; social cognition; metacognition; memory
Graduate Students
Jason Cowell
University of St. Thomas; BA in Philosophy
Research Interests:
Executive function; moral development; causal reasoning
Stacey Espinet
University of Toronto; MA in Developmental Psychology
Research Interests:
Executive function; rule use; EEG/ERP
Donaya Hongwanishkul
University of Minnesota; MA in Developmental Psychopathology and Clinical Science
Research Interests:
Executive function; fMRI; neuroimaging
Amanda Kesek
University of Toronto; MA in Developmental Psychology
Research Interests:
Executive function; cognitive flexibility; social cognition; rule use; automatic goals
Ayelet Lahat
University of Toronto; MA in Developmental Psychology
Research Interests:
Executive function; moral development; EEG/ERP
Directed Research Students
Cody Baird
University of Minnesota; BSc Senior in Child Psychology
Research Interests:
Cognitive development
Katie Karbo
University of Minnesota; BSc Senior in Child Psychology
Research Interests:
Cognitive development
Deborah Kim
University of Minnesota; PhD 3rd Year in Educational Psychology
Research Interests:
Cognitive affective neuroscience; emotional processing; social cognition; autism
Darin Lemerond
University of Minnesota; BA Junior in Psychology
Research Interests:
Cognitive development; executive function; emotional development; EEG
Kim Loeffler
University of Minnesota; BS Senior in Child Psychology
Research Interests:
Preschool cognitive development, age assessments, and tests
Gina Marich
University of Minnesota; BSc Senior in Family Social Science
Research Interests:
Moral development; cognitive development; autism spectrum disorder
Angela Merritt
University of Minnesota; BSc Senior in Child Psychology Honors
Research Interests:
Executive function; memory; decision making
Past Affiliates
Yuanyuan Jiang
University of Toronto; BSc in Psychology Research
Research Interests:
Executive dysfunction; self and social cognition; contextual differences; treatment interventions
Neha Paranjape
University of Minnesota; MSc 2nd Year in Electrical and Computer Engineering
Research Interests:
Visual basic; e-prime
Dr. Jennifer Richler
University of Michigan; PhD in Clinical Psychology
Research Interests:
Executive function; autism spectrum disorders; theory of mind
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The University of Minnesota is an equal opportunity educator and employer.
This page subject to change without notice. Last modified:
12/03/2007.
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