David J Lewkowicz

David J. Lewkowicz is a Senior Research Scientist at Yale University’s Child Study Center and Department of Psychology. He holds a BA from Brandeis University (1974), a PhD in Biopsychology from the City University of New York (1979), and completed a postdoctoral fellowship in child mental health at Albert Einstein College of Medicine (1980). His research focuses on perceptual and cognitive development in infancy and early childhood, particularly multisensory attention to speech and its integration in neurotypical and at-risk populations. Key areas include the 'multisensory cocktail party problem,' developmental shifts in attention to facial features, and the impact of early experience on language and social skills.

Dr. Lewkowicz has been funded by NIH, NSF, and private foundations. His work has been featured in major media outlets like the New York Times and NPR. Awards include Fellowships from APA, APS, and AAAS, as well as a Senior Investigator Award from the International Society for Developmental Psychobiology.

Recent studies explore how infants and children process audiovisual speech in complex environments, with implications for understanding autism spectrum disorders. Collaborations include work with researchers like Richard Aslin, Katarzyna Chawarska, and Angelina Vernetti. Grants focus on translational research linking behavioral and neural mechanisms of development.