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Melanie Spence is a Professor in the Department of Psychology at the School of Behavioral and Brain Sciences (BBS) at The University of Texas at Dallas. She serves as Associate Dean of Undergraduate Education and Director of the BBS Honors Program, contributing to academic leadership and student research initiatives.
Her educational background includes a Ph.D. and M.A. in Experimental Psychology from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro, a B.A. in Psychology from Emory University, and an additional Psychology degree from Converse College.
- Infant Perception: Focuses on how infants process communicative cues in faces and voices.
- Face Perception: Examines scanning patterns and emotional expression recognition.
- Speech Processing: Studies categorization of infant-directed speech and its affective messages.
Recent publications highlight her work on infant learning, auditory-visual integration, and emotional cue recognition. Awards include Fellow of the Association for Psychological Science and the Callier Scholar Award. She collaborates with institutions like the Callier Center for Communication Disorders and Center for Children and Families, and has mentored students through programs such as the Duane and Linda Buhrmester Research Award. Funding from the Timberlawn Psychiatric Foundation and Meadows Foundation supports her research.
