Dr. Koenig the Director of the Early Language and Experience Lab and an assistant professor at the Institute of Child Development at the University of Minnesota. She teaches CPSY 4345 (Language Development), as well as undergraduate and graduate seminars on moral development and cognitive development. She specializes in early language development and theory of mind and her recent research focuses on children's evaluation of testimony, the bases upon which they credit knowledge to others and the epistemic significance of doubt.
Caitlin is a first-year graduate student at the Institute of Child Development and the lab manager at the ELEL. She is interested in language development in early childhood, particularly word-learning in the preschool years.
Sabine is a second year graduate student pursuing a Ph.D. in Child Psychology at the University of Minnesota. She is interested in conceptual development, language development, and developmental change in executive function in early childhood.
Sherryse a third-year graduate student at the >>
Institute of Child Development. She is interested in the development of
>> visual processes in infancy as well
as language acquisition in infancy and childhood, specifically American Sign Language. She was born and >>
raised in a suburb of Minnesota and received her undergraduate degree
from Minnesota State University
Moorhead near Fargo, ND.
Megan is a junior at the University of Minnesota and pursuing a dual degree in Biology and Child Psychology. She is interested in how children acquire language. Outside of the lab, Megan enjoys rollerblading, exercising, and spending time with friends.
Hoang is a senior at the University of St. Thomas in St. Paul majoring in biology. During his free time I love playing piano, running, reading tons of non-school related books, and being with friends. Currently he is working on being fluent in Thai and Chinese.
Ken is in his fourth year at the University of Minnesota and is currently working on his thesis. He is interested in studying bilingual development in preschool age children. Ken moved to the U.S. three years ago from his home country of Brazil, and currently splits his time from his research in Minneapolis to his work in Lima, Peru.
Jessica Herman a senior at the University of Minnesota majoring in Child Psychology and working towards a minor in Spanish Studies. She plans on attending graduate school in the fall of 2012, and hopes to one day work for the National Institute of Mental Health as a clinical psychologist focusing on early childhood.
Kelley is a junior majoring in Psychology at the University of Minnesota, and is currently working on the Spanish study. In addition to her interests in child development, she also enjoys traveling, cooking, going to concerts, and spending time with friends and family.
Maggie is now pursuing a PhD at the University of
Wisconsin-Madison.
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