A huge welcome to Sasha – our new Research Coordinator! Sasha graduated from the University of Denver in 2022 with a BA in Psychology and Spanish. She is very interested in neuropsychological development and how early experiences shape the functions of the brain. She will be exploring her research interests and building on her research skills before completing graduate studies…
A massive congratulations to Dr. Natalie Brito for being awarded a 4-year grant from the NIH for her project, “Integrating eye-tracking and ECG methodologies for remote infant neurocognitive assessments in the home”. We are excited to get started with this project that aims to maintain rigorous scientific methodology related to infant attention and heart rate data, while simultaneously minimizing…
We are excited to release our fourth annual newsletter! Head to the link below to learn more about our current projects, recent publications and lab achievements. We dedicate this newsletter to Dr. Brito for not only achieving tenure but as a special thank you for creating such a warm lab environment that fosters curiosity and learning. A special thank you…
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…
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…
Congratulations to our very own Maggie Zhang for being the 2020 recipient of APUG’s Bernard Katz award! Maggie is a senior currently working on her thesis and is a valued member of the ISLAND Lab as the Data Science team lead. The Bernard Katz Award is given to those who have shown exceptional helpfulness, congeniality, and dedication to their program…
Caitlin Rogoff is a currently a junior in high school at Mamaroneck High School in Westchester and worked over the summer with ISLAND lab. Over the weekend, Caitlin attended the Westchester Science and Engineering Fair and presented a poster on a project she worked on over the summer. At the fair, she was awarded the Walter Kass Memorial Award for Excellence in Behavioral…
Dr. Brito’s newest project “Community Neuroscience: Examining Dyadic Brain Activity during Natural Social Interactions Across Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Families” is a collaborative effort with Brooklyn non-profit Sunset Spark! CLICK HERE to learn more about the project and the other SEED Recipients!
PhD student Annie Aitken was awarded the Linda and ARthur Carter Family Scholarship and Masters Student Jessica Rickel was awarded the Felix M. Warburg Memorial Award! See all award-winners and a special appearance by Dr. Brito here!
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