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Our Team
 Marjorie Rhodes
Website: http://www.psych.nyu.edu/rhodes
Email: marjorie dot rhodes at nyu dot edu
CV: click here
My research examines conceptual development and the development of social cognition. In conceptual development, my work focuses on categorization: How do children categorize different kinds of objects? Does category structure vary by domain? How do children use categories to guide their inferences and behavior? How does information about within-category variability influence individuals’ concepts?
In the development of social cognition, my work examines how children categorize people, as well as the implications of social categories for children’s behavior, social inferences, and moral cognition. |
 Peter Liebenson
Email: peter dot liebenson at nyu dot edu
Hi there! I'm the lab manager for the CDSC. I graduated from Swarthmore College with a double major in Psychology and Film & Media Studies, and I have experience in children's media, education, and psychology. I'm interested in what children understand about media, along with how media can best speak to children at different stages of development. I'm currently investigating how children take in new information and generalize it to a broader category. I'm deeply fond of Japanese green tea, old-timey pirates, and long-form improv. |
 Lisa Chalik
I am currently a PhD student here in the lab. My research focuses on how children reason about various types of social interactions, especially with regard to moral cognition and social categorization. I am also particularly interested in the dynamics of parent-child conversations on these topics. When I'm not in the lab, I can usually be found baking, taking pictures, or exploring New York City. |
 Stephanie Chen
I am currently a Ph.D. student in the Cognition and Perception program in NYU's
Psychology Department. I work with both Professor Marjorie Rhodes and Professor
Gregory Murphy. My research mainly focuses on how adults and children use
category information to make inferences or predictions. My work in the CDSC has
examined what types of communicative cues influence children's category-based
inferences. I am also interested in how children use traits and social categories to
predict behavior.
Before coming to NYU, I received my undergraduate degree in Psychology from
Princeton University. I then worked in Boston as a business strategy consultant for
biotech companies. |
 Rima Patel
I am a senior at NYU majoring in psychology with a minor in child adolescent & mental health studies and on the pre-med track. I am interested in child development and hoping to be able to work as a child psychiatrist in the future! I love working with children and in the lab, I am able to run studies and code data. |
 Cyrielle Rivera
I am currently an undergraduate honors candidate at NYU class of 2013 majoring in Psychology with a minor in French. I am interested in how children form categories of people as well as how they learn from their peers. I hope to pursue a career in clinical psychology for relational/interpersonal therapy. In my free time I enjoy art, food, and losing myself in the city. |
 Lily Randall
I just graduated from NYU in May 2012, where I studied Psychology and Child and Adolescent Mental Health. I am now trying to de-stress while babysitting and working as a research assistant in the lab as well as in a restaurant. After a short break I plan on returning to school to earn my PhD and eventually become a Child/Adolescent Psychologist. |
 Nicole Graziano
I am currently a senior at NYU, majoring in Psychology and minoring in Child and Adolescent Mental Health Studies and Spanish. I enjoy working with children, and I am interested in how children develop both intellectually and socially. I hope to ultimately pursue a career in pediatric clinical psychology. In my free time, I like to cook, bake, work on DIY projects, and explore NYC. |
 Noemi Ventilla
I am a high school senior at The Spence School and help out in the lab with data coding and transcriptions. I am very interested in psychology and specifically how children learn to reason about the world around them and develop socially. In college I hope
to major in Psychology and continue doing research pertaining to child cognitive development. |
 Bridget Torres
I'm currently a senior at NYU, majoring in Psychology and minoring in Child and Adolescent Mental Health. I'm currently a resident assistant at NYU, and am excited to work in the lab! I really like working with kids and hope to become a child psychologist!
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 Lydia Bianchi
I am currently a junior majoring in psychology with a minor in child & adolescent mental health. I love working with children, and am fascinated by how they learn and develop socially. Ultimately, I hope to work withchildren and young teenagers in a clinical setting to better understand abnormal development. |
 Zach Genduso
I am currently a senior at NYU majoring in Psychology and minoring in Child and Adolescent Mental Health Studies. I have been working in the lab since June 2012. At CDSC, I spend my time running studies with kids at the Children's Museum of Manhattan as well as kicking back and coding data in the lab. Although I plan on entering into the legal profession rather than psychological research, I hope to use the skills I have learned in the lab and as a major in psychology to pursue a career in Mental Health Law.
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 Kathie Markowski
Hi! I'm a freshman at NYU, interested in pursuing a future of working with kids. I've long been curious about children's development and behavior, and hope to begin a career in helping those who are struggling in their growth and maturation. So, I'm headed towards mental health and therapy, with hopes of traveling the world on the side! I love indulging in painting projects, reading outdoors on the grass, and going to all sorts of shows and exhibits in NYC.
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 Emma Whitmyre
I am currently a junior at NYU, majoring in Psychology with a minor in
Child & Adolescent Mental Health Studies. I am very interested in
developmental psychology, and particularly in social development of
children. After graduation, I hope to begin doing research in graduate
school, and to one day work in a clinical setting with children and/or
adolescents. In my free time, I like to attend shows (music and
theatre) around the city and play guitar.
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