2025 Developmental Science Undergraduate Presentations
Undergraduates working in Developmental Science Research Laboratories presented findings from their research projects
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UF Psychology Professors Awarded $2.4 Million NIH Grant to Study Visual Development in Infants
Professors Lisa Scott and Andreas Keil from the UF Department of Psychology have received a $2,445,404 grant from the National Eye Institute (NEI) at the National Institutes of Health for their project, Visuocortical Foundations of Development. The research will map how visual abilities develop during infancy and explore how early vision supports later brain and […]
UF Researchers Awarded NIH Grant to Study Pediatric Feeding Disorders
Associate Professor Chris Podlesnik, Research Assistant Professor Vivian Ibañez, and Associate Professor Megan Gregory have received a $150,340 NIH/NIMH R03 grant for their project, Meta-Analysis of Behavioral Treatments for Pediatric Feeding Disorders. The study aims to evaluate the effectiveness of behavioral treatments for children with severe feeding difficulties, conditions that can cause serious health issues […]
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Dr. Shanting Chen, Assistant Professor received the prestigious NIH K01 Career Development Award
Dr. Shanting Chen, Assistant Professor, received the National Institute on Agings (NIA) K01 Career Development Award for her project titled Adapting Machine Learning Approaches to Identify Robust Measures and Key Risk and Protective Factors of Changes in Allostatic Load across the Adult Lifespan. Dr. Chen received $633,397 in funding from the National Institutes of Health […]
Creating Memories One Step at a Time
The UF Aging Scholars Team stepped up and out into the community again this year for the Walk to End Alzheimer’s. The team walked, creating memories together – while raising awareness for those who no longer can. Thanks to donations from Psychology alumni, faculty, students & friends, the team raised close to $3000. Our 23 […]
Calling all neuroscientists
The Department of PSYCHOLOGY at the UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, invites applications for a full-time, nine-month, tenure-accruing Assistant Professor in the field of Behavioral and Cognitive Neuroscience.
Vanessa Frei Named 2025 Gator NeuroScholar Award Recipient
Congratulations to Vanessa on being selected as a 2025 Gator NeuroScholar Award recipient by the McKnight Brain Institute leadership team.
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A Third Way to Live Well: Psychological Richness
Erin Westgate, Ph.D., assistant professor of psychology at UF, is reshaping how we think about well-being.
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2025 Early Career Contributions to Diversity Science Award & Distinguished Contribution to Education and Training Award
Dr. Roberto Abreu has been selected as the recipient of the 2025 Early Career Contributions to Diversity Science Award from Division 53 of the American Psychological Association.