Graduate student Caroline Kelsey and undergraduate student Kate Haynes, as well as graduate student Meltem Yucel and undergraduate student Madeleine F. Mitchell, received the Double Hoo Graduate-Undergraduate Mentorship Research Grants from the University September 17, 2017
Professor Vaish received the Mead Honored Faculty Award from the University of Virginia. September 10, 2017 Mead Endowment website
Our research on young children’s understanding of norm enforcement was featured in UVA Today! September 08, 2017 UVA Today link
Graduate student Meltem Yucel received the International Max Planck Research School on the Life Course (LIFE Academy) Fellowship. September 04, 2017
Graduate student Meltem Yucel was selected as a Frances Degen Horowitz Millennium Scholar from the Society for Research in Child Development (SRCD)! August 16, 2017
Postdoctoral Research Associate Dr. Janine Oostenbroek received the Postdoctoral Travel Award for Best Oral Presentation in Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences at the Postdoctoral Research Symposium, University of Virginia! August 10, 2016
Graduate Student Caroline Kelsey received the Doris Buffett Fellowship for a summer community outreach project. June 21, 2016
Professor Vaish was designated a “Rising Star” by the Association for Psychological Science. September 16, 2015
Our research was featured in an article on ‘Experiments to do with your baby’ in the Atlantic! September 16, 2013
Professor Vaish’s research on how children respond to emotional distress was featured in Psychology Today and on PsychCentral! September 16, 2012 Psychology Today website PsychCentral website Read More Professor Vaish’s research on how children respond to emotional distress was featured in Psychology Today and on PsychCentral!