ASFP 2024 Editors

DEVELOPMENTAL Psychology

Editors are listed in alphabetical order by last name. Each editor’s name is followed by their position (faculty, postdocs, & PhD students), university, and keywords indicating their expertise.


Gavkhar Abdurokhmonova (PhD Student at University of Maryland at College Park): Early language experiences; Early brain development; Language development.

Jamie Amemiya (Faculty at Occidental College): Social cognition; Cognitive development; Social inequality.

Natsuki Atagi (Faculty at California State University at Fullerton): Bilingualism; Language development; Cognitive development.

Cassandra Bell (PhD Student at Rutgers University at Newark): Early life adversity; Emotional development; Attentional biases.

Giulia Borriello (Faculty at Kent State University): Developmental psychology; Cognitive development; Behavioral genetics.

Maria Calderon (PhD Student at University of California at Davis): Affective forecasting; Expectation-emotion reasoning; Childhood.

WonJoon Choi (PhD Student at Carnegie Mellon University): Causal reasoning; Cognitive development; Categorical learning.

Mary DePascale (Faculty at The State University of New York at Albany): Cognitive development; Math cognition and development; Playful learning.

Katherine Edler (PhD Student at University of Notre Dame): Parenting; Emotion regulation; Child maltreatment.

Michelle Franco (PhD Student at University of California at Merced): Memory; Bilingualism; Language processing.

Naomi Gancz (PhD Student at University of California at Los Angeles): Stress; Microbiome; Physiology.

Lauren Girouard-Hallam (Postdoc at University of Michigan at Ann Arbor): Child development; Thinking and learning; Social cognition.

Elisa Gomez (PhD Student at University of California at Merced): Ethnic racial socialization; Identity development; Parent child dynamics.

Amanda Grenell (Faculty at University of Tampa): Executive function; STEM Learning; Pretense.

Felicia Hardi (Postdoc at Yale University): Developmental psychology; Clinical psychology; Neuroscience.

Katie Harmeyer (PhD Student at University of Georgia): Neurobiology of adversity; Adolescent development; Resilience.

RJ Harr (PhD Student at University of Denver): Adolescence; Social justice; Social context.

Julia Hauss (PhD Student at Rutgers University at New Brunswick): Cognitive development; Numerical reasoning; Language development.

Haley Herbert (PhD Student at University of Iowa): Attachment; Social emotional development; Risk and resilience.

Paloma Iniguez (PhD Student at University of California at Merced): Social cognitive development; Identity development; Child development.

Crishnaa Joshi (PhD Student at Temple University): Social & emotional adjustment; Sleep health disparities; Adolescent development.

Rumeyza Karan (PhD Student at University of Maryland at College Park): Developmental Psychology.

Morgan Lindenmuth (PhD Student at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University): Early adversity; Brain development; Developmental psychopathology.

Kelsie Lopez (PhD Student at Northeastern University): Early life adversity; Music; Emotion regulation.

Kelsey Macdonald (PhD Student at Florida International University): Working memory and attention; Infant and child learning; Parent-child interaction.

Josh Medrano (Postdoc at University of California at Berkeley): Cognitive development; Mathematical cognition; Learning.

Paul Muentener (Faculty at Tufts University): Conceptual development; Causal reasoning; Language and thought.

Melissa Nevarez-Brewster (PhD Student at University of Denver): Developmental psychology; Cognitive psychology; Clinical psychology.

Gabriel Nguyentran (PhD Student at University of California at Merced): Social categorization; Social cognition; Developmental psychology.

Erica Niemiec (PhD Student at Northeastern University): Cognitive development; Adolescence; Neuroimaging.

Karlena Ochoa (Faculty at California State University at Fullerton): Cognitive development; Social cognition; Moral development.

Zeynep Ozden (PhD Student at University of California at Merced): Developmental psychology; Cognitive psychology; Social psychology.

Sarah Pan (PhD Student at University of Minnesota at Twin Cities): Math and numeracy; Cognitive development; Early childhood education.

Amanda Peters (PhD Student at University of California at Merced): EEG/ERPs; Attentional control; Cognitive development.

Rose Reagan (PhD Student at University of California at San Diego): Developmental psychology; Cognitive psychology; Social psychology.

Reut Shachnai (PhD Student at Yale University): Motivation; Learning; Social cognition.

Esmeralda Soriano (PhD Student at Temple University): Racial/ethnic differences; Risk and resilience; Delinquency.

Chantal Valdivia (PhD Student at Princeton University): Affective Science; Pretend play & imagination; Preschoolers.

Olivia Varney-Chang (PhD Student at University of Michigan at Ann Arbor): Child maltreatment; Parenting; Stress.

Yichen Wang (PhD Student at Cornell University): Older adults; Positive psychology; Resilience.

Amanda Woodward (Faculty at University of Minnesota at Twin Cities): Early social cognition; Social exclusion & affiliation; Prosocial behavior.

Jade Zack (PhD Student at University of Massachusetts at Boston): Memory development; Neuroimaging; Decision making.

Marianna Zhang (Postdoc at New York University): Cognitive development; Social categories; Language.

Xinguo Zhang (PhD Student at University of Washington): Social cognition; Early childhood; Bias and prejudice.

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