I have been studying infants' understanding of other people's facial and vocal expressions since my dissertation research. Currently, researchers affiliated with the Human Development Project are extending this work by testing infants' categorization and generalization of expressions posed by their mothers and fathers when they subsequently view the expressions of unfamiliar adults. In addition, I conduct research on infants' object and event perception. I am always interested in projects that allow infants to explore dynamic events giving them the opportunity to learn something about the objects and people participating in them. Bring an idea to the lab and we can design a study to look at it.
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Finally, I also conduct studies on children's pretend play. Infants' understanding of others' emotions. The understanding of pretense across the second year of life. The role of person familiarity in young infants' perception of emotional expression. A new look at infants' perception of emotion expressions.