People at the ECCL

People

Principle Investigator
Postdoctoral Fellow
Graduate Students
Undergraduate Research Assistants
Lab Collaborators


Principle Investigator
	Jessica Sommerville is an Assistant Professor in The Department of Psychology and at The Institute for Learning and Brain Sciences at The University of Washington and director of the Early Childhood Cognition Lab. She received her Ph.D. from The University of Chicago in 2002. For more information on her publications and research interests, please click here.

Postdoctoral Fellow
	Jeff Loucks

Graduate Students
	Emily Blumenthal is a graduate student in developmental psychology. She received her B.A. from Brown University. Her research interests include the development of causal reasoning, and the interplay between theory of mind development and causal reasoning abilities. Currently, she is using both behavioral and electrophysiological techniques to investigate this question.
	Jung-eun Yun is a graduate student in developmental psychology. She received her B.A. and M.A. from Yonsei University in Korea. Her research interests include social-cognitive development, especially psychological reasoning abilities such as infants' and young children's understanding of others' goals, intentions, dispositions, and beliefs. She is also interested in language development and how language influences cognitive development.

Undergraduate Research Assistants
	Monica Burns is a junior at the University of Washington working towards her Bachelors of Science in Psychology. She loves studying developmental psychology and is excited to learn more about learning, language acquisition and cross-cultural psychology.
	Sara Fogard is a junior at University of Washington. She will be graduating next spring with a B.A. in Psychology and hopes to attain graduate school in the future.
	Janine Gellerman is a Senior at the University of Washington, completing a BS in Psychology with a minor in Linguistics. She plans to attend graduate school to study cognition and language acquisition in children.
	Anna Gorn is a junior at the University of Washington pursuing a B.S. in psychology. She plans to go to graduate school in cognitive or developmental psychology in the future.
	Wha Sun Hicks is a sophomore at the University of Washington. She is pursuing B.S. in psychology and chemistry. She is a premed student wanting to become a ER doctor.
	Vietnam Huynh is a 4th year senior at the UW. He is in progress to attain my BS in psychology. He wants to focus on child development. He plans on attending dental school after he graduates and specialize in pediatric dentistry. In his spare time he likes to sit in the grass and watch the clouds go by.
	Daniel Blake Lever is a sophomore pursuing a B.S. in Psychology and is interested in exploring childhood development, abnormal psychology, and family health. He is also planning on attending graduate school in the future.
	Sarah Shin is a senior at the University of Washington pursuing her B.S. in Psychology and B.A. in Chemistry and Biochemistry. She plans to go to medical school with an interest in pediatrics.
	Jingqing (Emilie) Tang is a freshman at the University of Washington working towards her B.S. in Psychology and her B.S. in Mathematics. She plans to attend medical school once she graduates.
	Erica Tomas is a senior majoring in Biology. Her interests lie in neurosciences, and she plans to go on to medical school, with a focus in pediatrics or neurology.
	Kayla Upshaw graduated in the fall of 2008 from Texas A&M University with a B.S. in Psychology. She is very interested in research and plans to pursue graduate study in the area of developmental psychology.
	Morgan Weaver is a junior at the University of Washington pursuing her B.S. in Psychology with a minor in medical history and ethics. She plans to continue her education in graduate school, and is interested in cognitive and behavioral neuroscience.
	Stacie Woods is a recent graduate from the University of Rochester with a B.S. in Neuroscience and a B.A. in Psychology. She will be applying for graduate work in pediatric clinical psychology.
	Luiza Viduya is a current senior at Seattle University. She is pursuing a major in BA Psychology with a Spanish minor. She is planning to attend graduate school to get a masters in Child Psychology after she graduates.
	Karin Yau is a recent graduate from the University of Washington with a B.A. in both Psychology and Communication. She is interested in the research aspect of psychology, particularly in the fields of developmental psychology as well as cultural/cross-cultural studies. She plans on attending graduate school in the future.
	Sarah Zebrowski graduated from Lewis & Clark in 2008 with a BA in psychology. She plans to go to graduate school to study developmental or cognitive psychology.

Lab Collaborators
	Cristina Atance, Ph.D ., Associate Professor, University of Ottawa
	Jean Decety, Ph.D., Professor, The University of Chicago
	Amy Hammond, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Centenary College
	Laura Schulz, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, MIT
	Dave Sobel, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Brown University
	Amanda Woodward, Ph.D., Professor, The University of Maryland
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