Yonas Vita
Education:
Cornell
University, Ph.D., 1968 (Psychology)
University of Michigan, B.A., 1964 (Psychology)
Employment History and Visiting
Professorships:
Professor,
Institute of Child Development, University of Minnesota,
1979-present.
Adjunct Professor,
Department of Psychology, University of Minnesota,
2002-2005.
Visiting Professor,
Harvard University Department of Psychology, 1998.
Associate Director,
Center for Cognitive Sciences, 1995-1998.
Director, Center for Research in Learning, Perception and
Cognition, 1991-1995.
Visiting Professor,
Stanford University Department of Psychology, 1979.
Associate Professor,
Institute of Child Development, University of Minnesota,
1973-1979.
Assistant Professor,
Institute of Child Development, University of Minnesota,
1969-1973.
NIMH Predoctoral Fellow,
Cornell University, 1967-1968.
Teaching Assistant,
Cornell University, 1966-1967.
Research Assistant,
Cornell University, 1964-1967.
Research Assistant,
University of Michigan, 1964.
Scientific and Professional
Organizations:
American Psychological Society--Fellow 1998
Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology
International
Society on Infant Studies
Psychonomics Society
Sigma Xi-- President Elect Minnesota Chapter 2005
Society for
Research in Child Development
Vision
Sciences Society
Courses Taught:
Advanced Perceptual Development (Graduate)
Children's Learning (Advanced Undergraduate)
Directed Research and Experiences with Children (Advanced
Undergraduate)
Honors Seminar: Current Research in Developmental Psychology
(Undergraduate)
Infancy (Undergraduate)
Introduction to Child Psychology (Undergraduate)
Perceptual Development (Advanced Undergraduate)
Research Ethics (Graduate)
Editorial and Review Activities:
Advisory Editor, International Journal of Cognition and
Technology, 2002
Temporary Member, Special Emphases Panel ZHD1-DSR-H-02 of
NICHD,
2001
Member, Editorial Board, Advances in Infancy Research,
1990-1997.
Member, Board of Editors, Infant Behavior and Development,
1987-1992.
Member, Research Scientist Development Review Committee of
NIMH,
1986-1989.
Editor, Minnesota Symposia on Child Psychology, Volume 20, 1987.
Editorial Advisory Board, Reading Research Quarterly, 1982.
Consulting Editor,
Developmental Psychology, 1978.
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