We are a group of researchers at American University’s Child Development Labs studying various aspects of child development including the neural basis of anxiety and autism, STEM learning, and facial emotion perception.
Nicole Caporino
Ph.D. 2011, University of South Florida
Major Areas of Research: Maximizing the efficacy of cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) for anxiety and obsessive-compulsive disorders in children and adolescents
Laurie Bayet
Ph.D. 2015, University of Grenoble
Major Areas of Research: Early visual, cognitive, and social-emotional development, with particular focus on facial emotion perception in infancy and early childhood
Emily Grossnickle Peterson
Ph.D. 2015, University of Maryland
Major Areas of Research:
Cognitive and motivational factors that support (or hinder) student learning in STEM (science, technology, engineering, mathematics)
Catherine J. Stoodley
Ph.D., University of Oxford
Major Areas of Research:
Role of the human cerebellum in cognition, cognitive development and in neurodevelopmental disorders
Neural basis of Autism in children and adolescents
Washington, District of Columbia
(202) 885-6199 ~ wonder@american.edu
Child Development Labs at American University 