Our lab hosted a screening of a new documentary, Birthing Justice (trailer below), which addresses health disparities Black mothers face when accessing care. As the creators of the documentary state, the purpose “is two-fold: to discuss issues fueling the maternal health crisis within the African American community and to advocate for best practices to enhance birthing equity for all women, especially Black women. The…
Are you a resident of New York State? Or do you work for a company/go to school in New York City? Then you quality for a free public library card! Follow the link to learn how you and your child can Read Around the City!
Professor Natalie Brito was recently featured on CBS Mornings discussing the important topic of raising kids to embrace their cultural heritage. She shares her opinions around culture, racism and discrimination and the importance of talking about these openly as a family. Watch the clip on Twitter to find out why!
We are currently recruiting families with infants between 3 and 12-months of age to participate in a fun online study focusing on infant attention. We are able to estimate infant eye gaze using OWLET (Online Webcam Linked Eye Tracker), and families can participate using their laptops, tablets, or smartphones. Please click HERE to be contacted to participate!
We at ISLAND, are very excited to release our third annual newsletter! In this edition, we highlight our team, graduating seniors, new publications, and conferences from this past year. A huge thank you to our families who have participated with us over the years, we are very grateful to our families and baby scientists who have helped make our research…
Thank you to all of our families who have participated in the SHELL study and continue to help up learn more about child development! We want to share some preliminary findings of how social support impacts maternal stress in the context of our longitudinal study. Do you know someone who is a new mom or caregiver? Here are some…
We are very excited to present our second annual newsletter. In this edition, we give updates on our current projects, introduce you to our new lab manager, discuss helping kids ease back into in person schooling, highlight our lab alumni and what they are up to now and much more! Thank you so much for participating with us over the years, this newsletter…
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