Gedeon O. Deák

Hi, I am a fourth year student majoring in Cognitive and Behavioral Neuroscience, planning to graduate Fall 2024! I do content type coding to analyze the linguistic input infants receive from their mothers, for content classes including sentence types (commands, questions, statements), lexical content (object and infant names, etc.), and discourse types. I am particularly interested in language and motor development, and plan to pursuing a career in brain disorders research. During my free time, I enjoy spending time with my family and friends, cloud watching, and reading!

Hi! I’m a 4th year cognitive science and linguistics double major working on the VET project with transcription. I’m very interested in language development as well as atypical language, and am planning on getting a master’s in speech-language pathology after graduation. Outside of academics, I enjoy reading, crochet, and watching all manner of variety shows.

Hi! I'm a 4th-year double major in cognitive science (design and interaction track) and applied math. I’m currently working on a project on joint attention in early cognitive development, where I analyze and clean data on extraneous motions in mother-infant interactions, to explore how these behaviors capture and redirect infants' attention. During the COVID-19 pandemic I participated in a project that sparked my interest in biostatistics, and I hope to pursue it further in grad school. My hobbies include reading, playing video games, watching movies, and occasionally writing.

I’m an undergraduate majoring in neurobiology and minoring in psychology. I am a part of the Joint Attention team, investigating the effects of extraneous motions during triadic interactions between a caregiver and an infant. In my free time, I like to compose music, play the violin, design board games, and write stories. I’m really interested is studying harmonicity and why we prefer some musical chords over others. 

Hi! My name is Zhuohao and I am a 3rd year cognitive science (specialization in language and culture) and philosophy double major. I am working on the Auditory Development project with the goal of studying people’s development of sound categorizations. I'm interested in how people solve complex problems, particularly how our innate reasoning (a priori) interacts with acquired knowledge (a posteriori), such as artificial intelligence and language, to tackle challenging issues. During my free time, I enjoy logical puzzles, watching movies, and spending time with my cat!

Hello! My name is Arianna and I majored in human biology. In the lab I worked with the VET team to transcribe vocalizations from mother to infant or infant to mother. My interests outside of lab include but are not limited to: watching movies, playing games, and listening to music.

Hey, my name is Abby and I am a 3rd year majoring in Cognitive and Behavioral Neuroscience. I am currently in the Auditory Development project in which the team is studying how people categorize sounds across time. I am interested in pursuing a career in research but am not sure which path I would like to take under research. Outside of the lab, I enjoy watching shows with my roommates and exploring what San Diego has to offer. 

Hello, my name is Hyoser and I majored in Cognitive Behavioral Neuroscience. In this lab, I worked as the MAC team's coder, which is the team investigating mother and infant's interactions during free play. Outside the lab, I enjoy play games and taking photos of beautiful scenery. 

Hi! My name is Julia and I graduated as a Cognitive & Behavioral Neuroscience major with a Global Health minor. I worked on transcribing mother-infant interactions and toy play. I am currently interested in the biotech industry or a career in neuroscience that allows me to work with patients and be a part of the research. In my free time, I love to work out and hike, go to bakeries and absolutely raid their pastry selection, and collect shells and/or rocks at beaches with friends. 

Hi! My name is Angela and I worked on the Joint Attention project, looking at the aspects of a joint attention episode between infants and their caregivers. In 2024 I completed an honors project based on that study. As of now, I’m interested in pursuing a PhD, hoping to do more research in child development, to better support families with children with atypical development. Outside of the lab, I enjoy going on walks, baking, and coffee shop hopping!

Hi! My name is Shan, but I go by Sandra, and I graduated in cognitive behavioral neuroscience and design and interaction. In the lab, I worked on video coding in the MAC team and am interested in pursuing a degree in speech-language pathology in the future. Outside of school, I like to run, watch movies, and try to get better at ceramics. 

Hello! My name is Emilie and graduated with a Cognitive Behavioral Neuroscience major and minor in Literature/Writing. In the lab I helped on the VET project, transcribing vocalizations during playtime interactions between mother and infant. I am interested in research on language development (specifically bilingualism) and affective neuroscience. During my free time I like to read, knit, and go to the beach!

Hi! I’m Lexi, a 2nd year linguistics and cognitive science double major. I’m working on the joint attention project, exploring how caregivers use extraneous motion. I’m interested, among other things in linguistics, in child language acquisition. In my free time I like to draw, write, and take walks with my dog, Ginger.

Hi! My name is Haochen, but I go by Angie. I majored in Cognitive Science with Neuroscience Specialization and Clinical Psychology, also with a minor in Philosophy. I work with the VET team in the lab for infant and parental vocalization transcription. Outside school, I love reading, snowboarding, and hiking with Mermer (my cute puppy)!

Hi, I’m Marianne and I am a recent graduate with a double Bachelor’s in Cognitive Science and Public Health. I’ve been a part of the Cognitive Development Lab since 2019 and I’ve made different contributions to the VET project such as transcription, training new Research Assistants and data analyses. I also have a grant-funded manuscript draft regarding maternal speech consistency as a predictor for infant language acquisition. Since graduating I have worked with adolescents to provide high-impact tutorials and promote educational retention, and most recently am working as a research assistant in a neuroscience lab studying developmental disorders. In my free time I love to crochet, play games, and play with my cat Enoki!

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