People:
- Lab Director: Jennie Pyers
- Dr. Pyers received her undergraduate degree in art history from Smith College. She spent several years working in a psychology lab with Drs. Jill and Peter de Villiers at Smith College before entering a doctoral program in Developmental Psychology at the University of California at Berkeley where she studied with Dr. Dan Slobin and Dr. Alison Gopnik. She also spent a year as a visiting researcher at the Max Planck Institute for Psycholinguistics in Nijmegen, The Netherlands. Dr. Pyers completed her postdoctoral training with Dr. Karen Emmorey at the Center for Research in Language at the University of California, San Diego, the Salk Institute, and San Diego State University. She joined the Wellesley College faculty in 2006.
- Undergraduate Students
- I welcome undergraduates to my lab whenever possible. Students can volunteer in the lab, complete an independent study for course credit, or work for pay. Please email me if you are interested in working in our lab during the academic year or during the summer.
- Current undergraduate students:
- Carla Adams ‘20
- Natalia Reynoso ‘20
- Alex Reichle ‘22
- Marglucy Omwega ‘22
- Alumnae: Undergraduates who have worked in my lab go on to careers in many different fields:
- Natalie Benjamin ‘13 (Ph.D. student in Psychology at Marquette University)
- Felicia Brown ‘14
- Jenny Chen ‘16 (Medical Student at The University of Toledo)
- Hailey den Elzen ‘19
- Aislin Diaz ‘19
- Masa Dikanovic ‘10 (Consultant at The United Nations Institute for Training and Research)
- Pamela Doig HC’08 (Educator of the Deaf)
- Samantha Grossmith ‘10 (Research Project Manager, Dana Farber Institute)
- Rosa Guzman ‘14 (Ph.D. student in Human Development, Harvard Graduate School of Education)
- Dr. Madeline Harms ‘06 (Visiting Professor of Psychology, Gustavus Adolphus College)
- Meredith Healy ‘13
- Catherine Jaramillo ‘11 (MS/EdS in Behavioral Analysis at Simmons College; Autism Service Provider)
- Dr. Annemarie Kocab ‘10 (Postdoctoral Fellow at Harvard University)
- Jenny Lu ‘12 (Ph.D. student in Psychology at the University of Chicago)
- Dr. Rachel Magid ‘12 (Consultant, Boston Consulting Group)
- Sarah Mejia ‘14 (MS Social Research, CUNY Hunter College; Analyst, Comcast Spotlight)
- Alda Ngo ‘15
- Tammy Pham ‘15 (Operations manager at a mental health crisis center)
- West Resendes HU ‘12 (Lawyer for the ACLU)
- Dr. Ellyn Schmidt ‘11 (School Psychologist)
- Alexandra del Solar ‘05 (Cultural Affairs Assistant, U.S. Department of State)
- Andrea Takahesu-Tabori (Ph.D. student in Psychology at the University of California, Irvine)
- Kelsey Trabucco ‘16 (M.Ed. student at Harvard Graduate School of Education)
- Ismet Uner ‘16 (Medical Student at the Medical College of Wisconsin)
- Kristin Williams ‘16 (Medical Student at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine)
- Evelyn Xing ‘13 (Film Sales & Acquisitions Executive at Carnaby International Sales and Distribution)
- Kate Zmich ‘09 (Director of Visitor Services, Smith Memorial Playground)
Ongoing Collaborations:
Naomi Caselli, Boston University
Karen Emmorey, San Diego State University
Amy Lieberman, Boston University
Ann Senghas, Barnard College