Dr. Cuevas (Ph.D. Rutgers University) is an Associate Professor of Psychological Sciences at the University of Connecticut and Director of the CAP Lab. Her lab characterizes the building blocks of early cognition.  Dr. Cuevas examines the development of basic and higher-order cognitive skills from infancy through early childhood, identifying the mechanisms and contextual factors that shape them. Drawing on developmental psychobiology and neuroscience, the CAP Lab’s research centers on three core areas—learning & memory, executive function, and neural mirroring systems—while advancing developmental EEG methods and establishing functional links between neural activity and emerging cognition. Outside the lab, Dr. Cuevas enjoys seeing “development in action” on a daily basis with her daughters–from gymnastics-dance parties and pretend play to baking and plenty of silliness.