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April 2025
April 2025
Recently, everyone in the lab participated in Elon's Spring Undergraduate Research Forum!
Recently, everyone in the lab participated in Elon's Spring Undergraduate Research Forum!
The Spring Undergraduate Research Forum (SURF) is a time each year when we suspend our other campus activities to celebrate the academically centered creative endeavors and research efforts of Elon’s students. (Please also see Today at Elon news story to the right).
Pictures below:
Left: Dr. Thurman, Anna Grace Gilbert ('27) and Kyla Zeldin ('25)
Middle: Dr. Thurman, Kenan Carter ('25)
Right: Megan Parks ('25) and Dr. Thurman
Congratulations to Kenan Carter ('25) for being selected to receive the Seena Granowsky Outstanding Psychology Student Award!!
Congratulations to Kenan Carter ('25) for being selected to receive the Seena Granowsky Outstanding Psychology Student Award!!
Please see the Today at Elon news story to the right for more information!
Lab member Kenan Carter ('25) presented at the annual meeting for the Southeastern Psychological Association!
Lab member Kenan Carter ('25) presented at the annual meeting for the Southeastern Psychological Association!
Student researcher Kenan Carter ('25) from the Infant Development Laboratory recently presented her research at the annual conference for the Southeastern Psychological Association (SEPA), in Atlanta, Georgia!
SEPA is the largest psychological organization in the southeast and one of largest in the United States. The purpose of SEPA is to advance psychology as a science, as a profession, and as a means of promoting human welfare.
Please see the Today at Elon news story below for more information! We are so proud of Kenan!
February 2025
February 2025
Please check out our new academic publication by former lab research student Rebecca Rose ('23) and lab director Dr. Sabrina Thurman on infants' pull-to-stand strategies (please see Today at Elon news story to the left).
March and April 2024
March and April 2024
Let's celebrate lab member Parker Fairfield's ('24) recent accomplishments!
Let's celebrate lab member Parker Fairfield's ('24) recent accomplishments!
In March, Parker presented her Elon College Fellows research on fathers and infant motor development at the National Conference on Undergraduate Research (NCUR), which was held in Long Beach, CA! NCUR is dedicated to promoting undergraduate research, scholarship and creative activity in all fields of study. We are so proud of Parker -- Congratulations on a successful presentation!
This April, Parker was inducted into Phi Beta Kappa, which is is America's most prestigious academic honor society. Only 10% of U.S. colleges and universities have Phi Beta Kappa chapters. These chapters select only 10% of their arts and sciences graduates to join. Membership affirms their motto "Love of learning is the guide of life."
Please see the Today at Elon news story to the right for more information!
The photo to the left shows Parker presenting her research at the Spring Undergraduate Research Forum 2024!
April 2023
April 2023
Congratulations to Tiffany Pham ('23) for being selected to receive the Research Excellence in Psychology Student Award!!
Congratulations to Tiffany Pham ('23) for being selected to receive the Research Excellence in Psychology Student Award!!
Please see the Today at Elon news story to the right for more information!
Two lab members Hannah Higgins ('23) and Parker Fairfield ('24) presented at the annual meeting for the Southeastern Psychological Association!
Two lab members Hannah Higgins ('23) and Parker Fairfield ('24) presented at the annual meeting for the Southeastern Psychological Association!
Two students from the Infant Development Laboratory (Hannah Higgins '23 and Parker Fairfield '24) recently presented their research at the annual conference for the Southeastern Psychological Association (SEPA), which is being held in New Orleans, Louisiana!
SEPA is the largest psychological organization in the southeast and one of largest in the United States. The purpose of SEPA is to advance psychology as a science, as a profession, and as a means of promoting human welfare.
We are so proud of Hannah and Parker and congratulate them on a job well done in presenting at the conference!
March 2023
March 2023
Two lab members Tiffany Pham ('23) and Becca Rose ('23) presented at the biennial meeting for the Society for Research in Child Development!
Two lab members Tiffany Pham ('23) and Becca Rose ('23) presented at the biennial meeting for the Society for Research in Child Development!
Two students from the Infant Development Laboratory (Tiffany Pham '23 and Becca Rose '23) recently attended the biennial conference for the Society for Research in Child Development, which was held in Salt Lake City, Utah!
Attendance at SRCD averages 6,500 and includes professionals and graduate students in psychology, human development, family studies, education, public policy, sociology, social work, psychiatry, pediatrics, and public health. Conference topics span from prenatal development to adolescence.
Tiffany and Becca presented posters showcasing their research from Elon University. This is an important achievement because SRCD is not an undergraduate conference. What this shows is our collaborative research was of such high caliber that it successfully competed alongside submissions from faculty and graduate students and passed through the peer review process for inclusion in the conference program. We are so proud of Tiffany and Becca and commend them on their hard work to get to this point, and on an excellent job presenting at the conference!
October 2022
October 2022
Lab member Parker Fairfield ('24) was awarded a Rawls endowed grant!
Lab member Parker Fairfield ('24) was awarded a Rawls endowed grant!
We are very excited to announce that lab member Parker Fairfield ('24) was selected to receive a Rawls endowed grant!
Endowed grants are intended to enhance quality mentoring relationships between faculty and students who work together to answer questions, solve problems, and provide learning opportunities of the highest caliber. Rawls grants are awarded to only a few Elon University students annually.
Parker is a junior Elon College Fellow and research mentee whose research focuses on understanding fathers' beliefs and practices surrounding infant motor development and the role they play in their infants' motor skill development. Congratulations to Parker (pictured on the left in the photo to the right) on this incredible achievement!
July 2022
July 2022
Recently, lab members Tiffany Pham and Hannah Higgins (both '23) participated in Elon's Summer Undergraduate Research Experience!
Recently, lab members Tiffany Pham and Hannah Higgins (both '23) participated in Elon's Summer Undergraduate Research Experience!
The Summer Undergraduate Research Experience (SURE) represents undergraduate research at its best. Student researchers earn a stipend while spending eight weeks working full-time on a project in collaboration with a faculty mentor with substantial and recognized expertise in the discipline. The purpose of the SURE program is to enhance learning opportunities for students while encouraging collaboration in learning and research between faculty and students (Please also see photos below).
Hannah Higgins ('23) presents her research on parental beliefs and practices surrounding infant motor development.
Tiffany Pham ('23) presents her research on mother and infant co-creation of relational space across the first two years of life.
April 2022
April 2022
Congratulations to lab member Tiffany Pham ('23) on her recent OΔK award!
Congratulations to lab member Tiffany Pham ('23) on her recent OΔK award!
Since 1977, Elon’s Circle of Omicron Delta Kappa has recognized members of our campus community who demonstrate outstanding leadership and a commitment to high academic standards. Yesterday, OΔK hosted the annual Leadership Awards Ceremony.
Congratulations to lab member Tiffany Pham for being awarded OΔK's Katharine duPont Weymouth Scholarship, which recognizes an outstanding student (usually a junior) majoring in the social sciences, who has maintained an academic record of excellence and who is engaged in work that asks an important social science question or engages important social science methodology. Tiffany, we are so proud of your accomplishments!
(see Today at Elon article to the right; see also photos below, Tiffany is pictured in both on the left, Dr. Thurman on the right)
November 2021
November 2021
Congratulations to lab member Tiffany Pham ('23) on her recent induction to Psi Chi!
Congratulations to lab member Tiffany Pham ('23) on her recent induction to Psi Chi!
Please see photo to the left: Dr. Thurman (left) and Tiffany Pham (right)
Please see photo to the left: Dr. Thurman (left) and Tiffany Pham (right)
Psi Chi is the International Honor Society for Psychology which aims to both recognize and promote excellence in the science and application of psychology. Inductees must meet rigorous criteria to qualify for a lifetime membership in Psi Chi.
April 2021
April 2021
This has been an eventful month for students in our lab!
This has been an eventful month for students in our lab!
Congratulations to lab member Grace Feiner ('21) on her induction to Phi Beta Kappa!
Congratulations to lab member Grace Feiner ('21) on her induction to Phi Beta Kappa!
Phi Beta Kappa is America's most prestigious academic honor society. Only 10% of U.S. colleges and universities have Phi Beta Kappa chapters. These chapters select only 10% of their arts and sciences graduates to join. Membership affirms their motto "Love of learning is the guide of life."
Please see the Today at Elon news story to the right for more information!
That wasn't the only induction ceremony this month... we also want to congratulate lab member Becca Rose ('23) on her recent induction to Psi Chi!
That wasn't the only induction ceremony this month... we also want to congratulate lab member Becca Rose ('23) on her recent induction to Psi Chi!
Psi Chi is the International Honor Society for Psychology which aims to both recognize and promote excellence in the science and application of psychology. Inductees must meet rigorous criteria to qualify for a lifetime membership in Psi Chi.
Congratulations to Grace Feiner ('21) for being selected to receive the Seena Granowsky Outstanding Psychology Student Award!!
Congratulations to Grace Feiner ('21) for being selected to receive the Seena Granowsky Outstanding Psychology Student Award!!
Please see the Today at Elon news story to the left for more information!
Congratulations to Grace Feiner ('21) for being featured in Elon's 2020-2021 Annual Report Student Showcase!
Congratulations to Grace Feiner ('21) for being featured in Elon's 2020-2021 Annual Report Student Showcase!
Please see the report to the left for more information!
Grace Feiner ('21) recently presented her research at the National Conference of Undergraduate Research, and she and Sofia Cordova ('22) both presented posters at Elon University's annual Spring Undergraduate Research Forum (SURF).
Grace Feiner ('21) recently presented her research at the National Conference of Undergraduate Research, and she and Sofia Cordova ('22) both presented posters at Elon University's annual Spring Undergraduate Research Forum (SURF).
Please see the Today at Elon news story and the image below for more information!
The photo below shows Grace (top middle) and Sofia (top right) presenting their SURF poster in the virtual Gather conference platform. In addition to this joint research presentation, each of them presented posters on their own individual research projects.
October 2020
October 2020
Please check out our new academic publication by lab director Dr. Sabrina Thurman and co-author Dr. Daniela Corbetta (University of Tennessee Knoxville) on using network analysis to understand developmental change (please see Today at Elon news story to the left).
August 2020
August 2020
Dr. Sabrina Thurman, Director of the Infant Development Lab, was invited to be a guest on a podcast called "Women in Academia."
Dr. Sabrina Thurman, Director of the Infant Development Lab, was invited to be a guest on a podcast called "Women in Academia."
In the show, host Dr. Irena Lovcevic interviews female researchers to understand the challenges that women in academia face and how to overcome those challenges. The goal is to share the stories of inspirational women in Academia to support girls/women who are considering academic careers and to provide helpful tips on thriving in both academic and everyday life.
We hope you might give it a listen!
April 2020
April 2020
Congratulations to Alex Grillo ('20) for receiving the Research Excellence in Psychology award and for her award-winning poster in the 2020 Multimodal Writing Competition!!
Congratulations to Alex Grillo ('20) for receiving the Research Excellence in Psychology award and for her award-winning poster in the 2020 Multimodal Writing Competition!!
Please see news stories from Today at Elon below.
November 2019
November 2019
Congratulations to Alex Grillo ('20) and Grace Feiner ('21) for being selected to receive Rawl's Endowed Grants!
Congratulations to Alex Grillo ('20) and Grace Feiner ('21) for being selected to receive Rawl's Endowed Grants!
Endowed grants are intended to enhance quality mentoring relationships between faculty and students who work together to answer questions, solve problems, and provide learning opportunities of the highest caliber. Rawls grants are awarded to up to 7 Elon University students annually.
Alex (photo on left) is a senior research mentee whose research project focuses on understanding the role of standing experience in infants’ ability to adapt their posture to different contexts as they interact with objects.
Grace (photo on right) is a junior Elon College Fellow and research mentee whose research focuses on infant locomotion and whole-body problem solving behaviors.
May 2019
May 2019
Congratulations to lab member Alex Grillo ('20) for presenting her research at the North Carolina Psychological Association (please see Today at Elon news story below).
April 2019
April 2019
Lab director Dr. Sabrina Thurman and co-author Dr. Daniela Corbetta (University of Tennessee Knoxville) recently published a new academic article on mother-infant free play behaviors (please see Today at Elon news story to the left).
April 2019
April 2019
Congratulations to two lab members Grace Feiner ('21, left) and Elena Cheek ('20, middle) on their recent induction to Psi Chi!
Psi Chi is the International Honor Society for Psychology which aims to both recognize and promote excellence in the science and application of psychology. Inductees must meet rigorous criteria to qualify for a lifetime membership in Psi Chi.
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