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Dr. Laura Lakusta, Professor, received a PhD in Cognitive Developmental Psychology/Cognitive Science from Johns Hopkins University. Her research interests include cognitive and language development in infants and children, specifically on the development of spatial concepts and spatial language acquisition. She has published in several peer-reviewed journals including Cognition, Language Learning and Development, and Cognitive Science and is the recipient of research funding from the National Science Foundation. Dr. Lakusta teaches courses in developmental psychology, child psychology, and research statistics.
Research interests
Cognitive and language development in infants and children, specifically on the development of spatial concepts and spatial language acquisition.
Teaching
Developmental psychology, child psychology, and research statistics.
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Wayfinding in Children: Developmental Pathways, Supporting Cognitive Processes, and Gender Differences
1/01/23 → 31/12/25
Project: Research
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RUI: Antecedents of Servant Leadership Experiences for Underrepresented Students
1/09/21 → 31/08/24
Project: Research
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RUI: INTERACTIONS BETWEEN LANGUAGE AND COGNITION IN THE EARLY ACQUISITION OF SPATIAL LANGUAGE
National Science Foundation (NSF)
15/03/17 → 29/02/20
Project: Research
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RUI: Conceptual Foundations of Language: Infants' Representations of Sources and Goals in Events
15/06/12 → 31/01/17
Project: Research
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The Notion of Source in Infants' Event Representations
National Institute of Child Health and Human Development
1/08/05 → 31/07/08
Project: Research
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Providing Support for ‘Support’: Parents’ Use of Verbs and Prepositions When Describing Support Configurations to Their Children
Lakusta, L., Wodzinski, A. & Landau, B., 2021, (Accepted/In press) In: Journal of Cognition and Development.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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The privileging of ‘Support-From-Below’ in early spatial language acquisition
Lakusta, L., Hussein, Y., Wodzinski, A. & Landau, B., Nov 2021, In: Infant Behavior and Development. 65, 101616.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
3 Scopus citations -
Evidence for a Core Representation for Support in Early Language Development
Lakusta, L., Brucato, M. & Landau, B., 2 Apr 2020, In: Language Learning and Development. 16, 2, p. 180-195 16 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
2 Scopus citations -
And, the Winner Is…A Visual Preference for Endpoints over Starting Points in Infants’ Motion Event Representations
Lakusta, L. & DiFabrizio, S., 1 May 2017, In: Infancy. 22, 3, p. 323-343 21 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
13 Scopus citations -
Does Making Something Move Matter? Representations of Goals and Sources in Motion Events With Causal Sources
Lakusta, L., Muentener, P., Petrillo, L., Mullanaphy, N. & Muniz, L., Apr 2017, In: Cognitive Science. 41, 3, p. 814-826 13 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
9 Scopus citations