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PhD candidate Christina Padilla receives Doris Duke Fellowship

March 15, 2017 – PhD candidate Christina Padilla  (mentor: Ryan) has received a prestigious and competitive Doris Duke Fellowship for the Promotion of Child Well-Being .…

March 15, 2017

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Department part of novel course cluster that explores challenges in childhood

March 13, 2017 – Psychology faculty teach side by side with medical center faculty in the Challenges in Childhood and Society course cluster. For more information on the…

March 13, 2017

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Psychology professors featured on GU's Women in Science website

March 9, 2017 – Professors Rachel Barr , Janet Mann , Rebecca Ryan , and Chandan Vaidya have been featured on GU’s Women in Science website that celebrates&…

March 9, 2017

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Dr. Phillips appears on PBS News Hour

March 8, 2017 – Professor Deborah Phillps recently appeared on the PBS News Hour to discuss the impressive childcare arrangements available to US military families.…

March 8, 2017

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Dr. Ryan is awarded designation of Provost's Distinguished Associate Professor

February 14, 2017 – Professor Rebecca Ryan has been awarded the designation of “Provost’s Distinguished Associate Professor.” This award recognizes…

February 14, 2017

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Dr. Vaidya's research featured on GU home page

February 6, 2017 – Professor Chandan Vaidya’s research was recently featured in a story for Georgetown’s home page . It discusses how she uses&…

February 6, 2017

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Graduate alumna is lead author on early STEM learning report

February 6, 2017 – Graduate alumna Elisabeth McClure , a research fellow at the Joan Ganz Cooney Center at Sesame Workshop , is lead author on the recenty published report…

February 6, 2017

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Drs. Barr & Zimmermann receive media attention for work on children and touchscreens

January 5, 2017 – Professor Rachel Barr and graduate program alumna Laura Zimmermann were recently interviewed for an NPR article  on how young children learn…

January 5, 2017

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Dr. Moghaddam's work featured in New York Times Magazine

January 3, 2017 – Professor Fathali Moghaddam’s work was recently featured in an article in The New York Times Magazine. Specifically, it discusses his…

January 3, 2017

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Drs. Barr & Linebarger edit new book on content and context of early media exposure

January 3, 2017 – Media Exposure During Infancy and Early Childhood: The Effects of Content and Context on Learning and Development (Springer, 2016). http://www.springer/…

January 3, 2017