Lab Happenings

Check out what members of the Cognitive Development Lab have been up to lately!

Annual Holiday Gathering

Dr. Linda Smith hosted the Cognitive Development Lab for our annual holiday party!

OwlNet Project

Lab members Hiroki and Sara had an amazing experience helping with the OwlNet Project and were so lucky to see Northern Saw-whet owls up close!
Lab members Hiroki and Sara had an amazing experience helping with the OwlNet Project and were so lucky to see Northern Saw-whet owls up close!

IU Inspired Quilts

Lab members Sara and Kelly worked hard on these quilts inspired by the cream and crimson of IU. They celebrated their work with a photo shoot on our beautiful campus!
Lab members Sara and Kelly worked hard on these quilts inspired by the cream and crimson of IU. They celebrated their work with a photo shoot on our beautiful campus!

September 2021

Elizabeth Clerkin did an outstanding dissertation defense and is our newest PhD. Congratulations Dr. Clerkin! Cheers!

Summer 2020

Linda and Char had a goodbye picnic with Lei Yuan and Emily Johns in the courtyard behind the lab. Lei has accepted a position as assistant professor in psychology at the University of Colorado, Boulder. Emily moved to Missouri and is pursuing a PhD at the University of Missouri, Columbia.

Lauren Slone (not pictured) accepted an assistant professor position at Hope College in Holland, Michigan.

Summer 2019

Yu and Smith labs celebrated with frisbee play, cornhole, good food and fond farewells to Drew Abney, Catalina Suarez Rivera and Daniel Pearcy. Drew has accepted a position as assistant professor in psychology at the University of Cincinnati. Catalina has obtained her PhD and will be a postdoc in Catherine Tamis- LeMonda's lab at New York University. Daniel is pursuing opportunities to further his goal of becoming a genetic counselor.