Advancing knowledge of human development, developmental disabilities, and neurodegenerative diseases.
Biography PhD, University of Minnesota Contact Information University of Wisconsin School of Public HealthWIMR II Room 54331111 Highland AvenueMadison, WI 53705-2275 tmgomez@wisc.edu Gomez Lab Research Statement Research in the Gomez laboratory is directed toward understanding the molecular mechanisms that regulate the assembly of the human nervous system during embryonic development. In particular, we are interested …
Biography PhD, University of Alabama Contact Information Waisman Center 1500 Highland Avenue Room 435 Madison, WI 53705 608.263.0282 btravers@wisc.edu Website: Motor Brain and Development Lab Research Statement My research examines motor development and corresponding brain development in individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder and other developmental disorders. We combine neuroimaging measures using Magnetic Resonance Imaging [MRI] …
Biography PhD, University of Rochester Contact Information Waisman Center Room 538A 1500 Highland Avenue Madison, WI 53705 608.263.5792 jenny.saffran@wisc.edu Infant Learning Lab Research Statement How do babies learn language? We approach this question through lab-based experiments designed to reveal the learning abilities that infants bring to this challenging task. Research foci include statistical learning, or …
Biography MD, PhD, Catholic University of Rome (Italy) Contact Information D4247 VAH 2500 Overlook Terrace Madison, WI 53719 608.280.7000 Email: lp1@medicine.wisc.edu Puglielli Lab Waisman Address: 1500 Highland Ave Room 621 Madison, WI 53705 Research Statement Our broad research interests are focused on molecular mechanisms of neurodevelopment and neurodegeneration. Our laboratory employs a combination of biochemical, …
Biography PhD, Brandeis University Vaughan Bascom and Elizabeth M. Boggs Professor Contact Information Waisman Center 1500 Highland Avenue Madison, WI 53705 marsha.mailick@wisc.edu Lifespan Family Research Research Statement Marsha R. Mailick is emeritus vice chancellor for research and graduate education at the University of Wisconsin-Madison (UW-Madison), and continues her research at the Waisman Center in the …
Biography PhD, Northwestern University Contact Information Waisman Center, Room 487 UW-Madison 343 Goodnight Hall 1975 Willow Drive Madison, WI 53706 608.265.6902 kaushanskaya@wisc.edu Lab Website: Language Acquisition and Bilingualism Lab (LAB) Research Statement We want to know how language and cognitive skills fluctuate with linguistic experience. With this general goal in mind, we study how bilingualism …
Biography PhD, University of California, San Deigo Contact Information Waisman Center 1500 Highland Avenue Room 281 Madison, WI 53705 608.890.2625 emhubbard@wisc.edu Lab Website: Educational Neuroscience Lab Research Statement The Educational Neuroscience Lab explores questions at the intersection of education and neuroscience, in the emerging field of Educational Neuroscience. Our research examines the neural underpinnings of …
Biography PhD, University of Wyoming Associate Director, Training Professor, Human Development & Family Studies Vilas Distinguished Achievement Professor Contact Information Waisman Center 1500 Highland Ave Room 461 Madison, WI 53705 608.262.8860 slhartley@wisc.edu Lab Website: Hartley Lab Research Statement Broadly, my research takes a biopsychosocial approach to understand the mechanisms that shape development in people with neurodevelopmental conditions such as …
Biography PhD, University of Minnesota Contact Information Waisman Center 1500 Highland Ave Room 573 Madison, WI 53706 608.265.2674 hill.goldsmith@wisc.edu Lab Website: Wisconsin Twin Research Research Statement Our research focus is temperament and the role of temperament in developmental risk and resilience. We consider broad themes of affective development, psychological adjustment, genetics, brain development, and family …
Biography PhD, Indiana University Contact Information 473 Waisman Center 1500 Highland Avenue Madison, WI 53705 608.263.8861 ellisweismer@wisc.edu Communication Sciences and Disorders Research Statement My primary program of research has investigated the developmental course and nature of language learning and processing in atypical language learners compared to those with typical language development. Populations of interest include …
