UNCG Development, Culture, & Health Lab

We had a great time at the Cognitive Development Society meeting in Montreal! Claire did a great job presenting our poster on a questionnaire we are developing about social engagement around eating!

Get to know our lab director, Dr. Jasmine DeJesus! She was featured this month on the UNCG Department of Psychology Meet the Faculty Feature:

Meet the Faculty: Dr. Jasmine DeJesus | Department of Psychology Who are the people behind the lectern? Did they appear one day to discuss t-tests and theories, and then disappear into the ether? It turns out that faculty are people too! The Department of Psychology strives to create a culture replete with high quality research and teaching. To foster that... Con...

Cool program at UNC Greensboro’s North Drive Child Care Center, it connects with our work showing that children are more interested in foods they help to make!

UNCG brings gardening, local foods to early childhood | Research And Engagement UNCG program collaborates with teachers, parents, and students to create gardens at Guilford County child care centers, and connects them with local farmers, to promote healthy living from early childhood onwards.

Interested in participating in online child development research studies? Our unfamiliar foods study for 6- to 24-month-old children and their parents is now available on the Lookit/Children Helping Science platform! Learn more and sign up for our study and studies on a variety of topics:

Babies' reactions to unfamiliar foods - Children Helping Science Babies and toddlers who are eating solid foods, and are at least 6 months old and no older than 23 months old. Parents must be able to communicate in English with the research team.

Stop by and visit us this afternoon at the Miriam P. Brenner Children's Museum in downtown GSO! We are learning more about the emotions kids and parents feel around food acceptance and rejection.

Great discussion of screen time at home with Dr. Jessica Caporaso, one of our friends from the DUCK Lab- Development and Understanding of Children's Knowledge at UNCG!

Is Screen Time Safe for Preschoolers? A UNCG Developmental Psychologist's Take | UNC Greensboro As most Americans of all ages spend their whole day with a screen in their pocket, parents may feel it's harder than ever to enforce good digital habits.

Spring time is here! We are still looking for families to participate in our project on infants' reactions to unfamiliar foods! Sign up here and our research team will reach out to you if you are eligible! Email us at [email protected] if you have questions!

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Class notes: This week we are talking about peer influences, including a classic study by Leann Birch on children's food preferences. She found that preschool children's food preferences changed after 4 days of sitting with classmates with different food preferences.

Happy 2025! We are still looking for families to participate in our project on infants' reactions to unfamiliar foods! Sign up here and our research team will reach out to you if you are eligible! Email us at [email protected] if you have questions!

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Come visit us at the Miriam P. Brenner Children's Museum this morning! We are asking kids and parents about food preferences!