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Elizabeth A. Simpson is an Associate Professor in the Department of Psychology at the University of Miami's College of Arts and Sciences. She serves as Associate Director of the Child Division and directs the Social Cognition Laboratory, focusing on infant social and cognitive development through interdisciplinary methodologies.
- Education: Ph.D. in Psychology (unspecified institution)
- Key Research Areas: Developmental Psychology, Autism, Social Cognition, Primate Studies, Visual Attention, Infant Behavior
Her research investigates individual differences in infant visual attention, social motivation, and physiological markers like salivary oxytocin. Recent studies demonstrate:
- Stability of attentional patterns from newborn to 14 months
- Sex differences in early face detection
- Links between oxytocin levels and social affect in infants
- Neurophysiological markers in newborns later diagnosed with ASD
Scientific awards include the NSF CAREER grant for neonatal imitation research. She contributes to open science initiatives through the ManyBabies consortium and develops remote eye-tracking methods for broader accessibility.
Current lab work explores:
- Parent-infant affective interactions during still-face episodes
- Predictive power of early attentional biases
- Development of pathogen avoidance behaviors
- Cross-species comparisons of social cognition
