Margaret Moulson

Dr. Margaret Moulson is an Associate Professor in the Department of Psychology at Toronto Metropolitan University, where she also directs the Brain and Early Experiences (BEE) Lab. Her work integrates behavioral and neurocognitive methods to study early social perception development, with a focus on infancy. She is affiliated with the Faculty of Arts and conducts research supported by NSERC and the Ontario Ministry of Research and Innovation.

Research Interests: Dr. Moulson's research centers on how infants develop the ability to perceive and interpret faces and emotions. She investigates the impact of early visual experience on developmental trajectories in social cognition, using tools such as eye-tracking, EEG, and head-mounted video recordings. Her work explores both typical and atypically developing populations, with implications for understanding neurodevelopmental disorders and early intervention strategies. Key areas include face perception, emotion recognition, and the neural underpinnings of social development in infancy.

The trends in her recent publications reflect a strong focus on naturalistic observation of infant visual environments, methodological rigor in developmental research, and the neural and behavioral mechanisms of face and emotion processing. Her studies often bridge cognitive science, neuroscience, and developmental psychology, emphasizing empirical data collection and ecological validity.

Scientific Awards and Funding:

• Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC) Discovery Grant
• Ontario Ministry of Research and Innovation Early Researcher Award

Advising and Grants: As director of the BEE Lab, Dr. Moulson mentors students and researchers in developmental cognitive neuroscience. While specific advisees are not listed, her collaborative publications suggest active supervision and research training. Her grants support longitudinal and experimental studies on early experience and brain development, contributing significantly to understanding infant social cognition.

Labs and Teams: Dr. Moulson leads the Brain and Early Experiences (BEE) Lab, which employs interdisciplinary approaches to study early development. The lab combines behavioral observation, neuroimaging (EEG), and computational analysis to examine how infants learn from their social environments.