Neurocognitive Development and Sibling Relationships: Echoes of Early Structural Bonds

Professor of Psychology in the Department of Psychology and Director of the Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience Lab at Columbia University. Her research examines the development of attention, executive functions, and memory beginning in infancy. She is particularly interested in how environmental variables shape these trajectories. She has authored more than 100 papers on the topic. Her research has been funded by the National Institute of Mental Health, the National Science Foundation, the National Institute of General Medical Sciences, the National Institute for Child Health and Human Development, the Simons Foundation, the Norman Prince Neuroscience Institute, the Hassenfeld Child Health Institute, and Wellcome Trust. She is a recipient of the James S. McDonnell Scholar Award and is an elected Fellow of the American Psychological Society.