We study infant learning & behavior in the Psychology Dept @UMiamiPsych @UnivMiami. Directed by Dr. Elizabeth Simpson (@Lizzy_Simpson).
University of Miami
Joined October 2019
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Applications for 2027–28 are now open!
📅 Apply by December 1, 2026 — all materials must be received by the deadline.
Don’t miss your chance to join us! Learn more & apply:
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ALT “Did You Know?” graphic from the University of Miami Psychology Department. Text states that Psychology is the largest Ph.D.-granting department at UM, with 75 enrolled Ph.D. students, including 10 on clinical internship, and 10–20 incoming Ph.D. students per year. University of Miami logo and contact information appear at the bottom.
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Can we train children to better recognize and avoid cues of sickness? 🦠 Findings from our new paper suggest that children’s disease detection system is malleable!
@ZengGuangyu, Sarah Maylott, @arushi_malik, Shuo Zhang, @krizzyvj, @Lizzy_Simpson
doi.org/10.1002/icd.70134
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Join us to congratulate Arushi! APA '26 Dissertation Research Grant awardee. This award will support follow-up studies extending her dissertation research, exploring whether infant well-being can serve as a predictor of later health and well-being throughout childhood.
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Neonatal mimicry of caregivers at home: Feasibility of an asynchronous online paradigm #OpenAccess by @lauriebayet & team! doi.org/10.1111/infa.70070
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#Early social interactions among infants, such as those in daycare settings, significantly increase the diversity of gut microbial strains, shaping the developing #Microbiome beyond family influences. @unitrento @nature doi.org/hbkvzb medicalxpress.com/news/2026-…
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New pub by Dr. Lynn Perry & colleagues:
Videos and Vocabulary: How Digital Media Use Impacts the Types of Words Children Know
#OpenAccess in #DevelopmentalScience
doi.org/10.1111/desc.70091
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Congrats, Dr. @tiffany6390! 👏
#UMiami graduate students showcase big ideas in just 180 seconds at the 10th Annual Three Minute Thesis Competition. bit.ly/3LGgpdx
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Individual differences in sick face sensitivity: females are more sensitive to lassitude facial expressions than males - @tiffany6390
Free for the next 50 days:
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Stage 2 report now out! Newborn Auditory Brainstem Response and Sudden Infant Death Syndrome doi.org/10.1002/jnr.70083 #OpenAccess
ALT Drawing of an infant getting an ABR screening, and two different waveforms shown, one for typical and one for infants later dying of SIDS, pointing towards early detection risk identification and potential intervention, showing a baby sleeping.
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Dr. Daniel Messinger is hoping to accept a doctoral student for fall 2026 admission. If you are interested in working with Dr. Messinger, please visit umkids-lab.psy.miami.edu for more information.
For more information, see psy.miami.edu/graduate/how-t…
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Repost @lynnkperry:
New work out in Developmental Psychology led by Sarah Kucker and her students Syakira and Sneh!
Parent personality, child temperament, and digital media: Pathways to language development in early childhood
doi.org/10.1037/dev0002079
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New longitudinal study at the University of Miami! news.miami.edu/as/stories/20…
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First human newborn paper from my @NSF CAREER Award! Automated detection of mouth opening in newborn infants - with our amazing @UMiamiPsych team: @ZengGuangyu, @yeojin_amy_ahn, @tiffany6390, Sarah Maylott, & @arushi_malik, @danielmessinger doi.org/10.3758/s13428-025-0…
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Congratulations Amelia, Norik & Tiffany this year’s recipients of the Gail Ironson Distinguished Speaker Series Colloquium & Awards!
This annual award recognizes outstanding research efforts by graduate students in psychology.
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Want to encourage cooperation? A trip to the playground just might offer some surprising benefits. Check out a recent article in The 74, a nonprofit news organization covering education, highlighting some of I-LABS' recent discoveries to learn more.
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JOIN US! UM's Psychology PhD Program Applicant Information Session
To register and obtain the Zoom link, visit miami.zoom.us/j/94715501868
We also offer an ABA master’s program with a separate application process (opens Dec 1, closes Feb 28): aba.psy.miami.edu/
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INTERESTED IN APPLYING TO OUR DOCTORAL PROGRAMS?
Applications for fall 2026 admission will be accepted from September 1, 2025 - December 1, 2025.
ALL materials must be received no later than DECEMBER 1, 2025.
More information:
psy.miami.edu/graduate/how-t…
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Imitation isn’t just the sincerest form of flattery. It also plays a key role in early brain development.
You probably know that your baby is an expert observer.
But did you know that as they watch you, their brains activate in ways that correspond with the actions they see you modeling, even before they act them out?
According to research from the University of Washington’s Institute for Learning and Brain, when your baby watches you manipulate an object with your hands (for example), their brains activate in the regions controlling the movement of their own hands? And as they watch you move your feet… you guessed it.
It’s pretty amazing, really.
I just love how this little apprentice mirrors mom’s actions. It’s another reminder of how babies closely follow our lead. There’s nothing your baby wants more than to be just like YOU.
This video was shared to IG by cute(dot)babiesHD.
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How early can we tell if someone (or something) is behaving in a prosocial way? A new study suggests that we may have the ability from birth: bps.org.uk/research-digest/n…
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Infants show lower stress when carried by mothers instead of being in a stroller, study finds
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