News Archive
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CAP Lab Undergraduate Graduations – May 2025
Congratulations to CAP Lab undergraduates Megan, Ali, & Pearlina on their recent graduation from UConn! A few pics here.
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New iLearn Paper: A Quarter Century of Infant Contingency Learning Research
New iLearn paper alert: Dr. Cuevas recently co-authored a paper “A quarter century of research on infant contingency learning: Current and future directions” that will appear in the journal Infant Behavior and Development.
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Pearlina Tran and Ali Mohiuddin Present at UConn Frontiers in Undergraduate Research
Way to go, Pearlina Tran and Ali Mohiuddin, on your UConn Frontiers in Undergraduate Research presentations.
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CAP Lab Presents Five Posters at Eastern Psychological Association 2025
The CAP Lab travelled to NYC to present five research posters at the Eastern Psychological Association conference—while also enjoying great food and fun nights of karaoke. Dr. Cuevas gave a talk titled “It’s all about associations: Inference, potentiation, and transfer in 6-month-old infants.”
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Nour al Zaghloul Joins the CAP Lab as Full-Time RA for iLearn
We are excited to share the news that Nour al Zaghloul has joined the CAP Lab team as a full-time RA for iLearn!
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Ali Mohiuddin Awarded PCLB Undergraduate Research Grant
CAP Lab research assistant Ali Mohiuddin was awarded PCLB Psychological Sciences Undergraduate Research Grant to support his research project “Understanding Infant Vocabulary Growth through EEG Mu Rhythm during Action Processing” during this academic year.
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Livia Goulart da Trindade Joins the CAP Lab
The CAP Lab welcomes Livia Goulart da Trindade to our team as a full-time RA after graduating from UMass Boston!
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Congratulations to Raynia Martinez on Her UConn Graduation
Congratulations to CAP Lab undergraduate Raynia Martinez on her recent graduation from UConn! We are excited that she will be attending UConn’s Masters of Social Work program and will continue to be a member of the team.
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CAP Lab Presents at Eastern Psychological Association 2024; Kelsey Davinson Wins Travel Award
The CAP Lab had a blast attending and presenting 4 research posters at the Eastern Psychological Association conference. Graduate student Kelsey Davinson was awarded EPA’s highly competitive Diversity Student Travel Award.
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Project Bubbles Featured in UConn Research Annual Report 2023
Congratulations, Dr. Cuevas, for a full page article about Project Bubbles featured in UConn Research, 2023 on page 33.
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Raynia Martinez Awarded PCLB Undergraduate Research Grant
CAP Lab research assistant Raynia Martinez was awarded PCLB Psychological Sciences Undergraduate Research Grant to support her research project “The EEG Mu Rhythm Related to 6-month-olds’ Reach and Grasp Competency” during this academic year.
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Dr. Cuevas Featured in Washington Post Article on Teaching Children Patience
Check out this Washington Post article “Patience is learned. Here’s how to teach your kids to wait.” featuring CAP Lab Director, Dr. Cuevas, offering tips for modeling patience in everyday parenting.
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CAP Lab Recruiting PhD Student for Fall 2024
We are actively recruiting a new PhD student for Fall 2024! Come join our CAP Lab Team and UConn’s Developmental Psychology Program!
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CAP Lab Launches New NIH-Funded iLearn Study with University of Kansas
The CAP Lab is excited to announce the launch of a new NIH-funded research study “Psychometrics and Predictive Validity of Infant Learning” with collaborators at University of Kansas! We will be inviting 6-month-olds to come play fun learning games soon.
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Congratulations to Dr. Lauren Bryant on Her Tenure-Track Position at Sacred Heart University
Congratulations to our collaborator (and former grad student) Dr. Lauren Bryant on her tenure-track faculty position at Sacred Heart University! We are so excited to have you back in Connecticut and look forward to collaborating with Dr. Bryant and her SHU students.
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Kelsey Davinson Earns Master’s Degree in Developmental Psychology
Congratulations to graduate student Kelsey Davinson on earning her master’s degree in developmental psychology! Her thesis “The Emergence of the Sensorimotor EEG Mu Rhythm: Neural Reactivity to Facial Gestures in 6- to 9-week-olds” shares findings from our Husky See: Husky Do Study.
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UConn Today Features CAP Lab and Project BUBBLES
We appreciate UConn Today featuring the CAP Lab and our NIH-funded study Project BUBBLES in today’s article.
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New Chapter Published: EEG Frequency Development Across Infancy and Childhood
Our chapter “EEG Frequency Development Across Infancy and Childhood” is now out in the Oxford Handbook of EEG Frequency.
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CAP Lab Launches New NIH-Funded Study on Neural Rhythms in Early Development
We are excited to launch a new NIH-funded research study “An Integrative Longitudinal Analysis of Neural Rhythms in Early Development” with collaborators at Virginia Tech and Texas A&M.
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Congratulations to Karissa Lion on Her UConn Graduation
Congratulations to our honors student Karissa Lion on her recent graduation from UConn! We will miss you and wish you the best!
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Dr. Cuevas and Dr. Bryant Publish in Child Development
Congratulations to Dr. Cuevas and former graduate student Dr. Bryant on their recent publication in Child Development!
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CAP Lab Potluck Picnic and Team Catch-Up
Thank you to the current and former C.A.P. Lab research assistants and graduate students for attending our lab catch-up!
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Kelsey Davinson Awarded NSF Science of Learning Fellowship
Congratulations to graduate student Kelsey Davinson on earning a Science of Learning and Art of Communication Fellowship! The traineeship is part of a National Science Foundation Research Traineeship grant awarded to an inter-disciplinary team at UConn.
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Congratulations to Zyria Newman on Her UConn Graduation
Congratulations to our research assistant Zyria Newman on her recent graduation from UConn! We will miss you and wish you the best!
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Dr. Cuevas Featured in Connecticut Mirror Article on Single Parenting During COVID
Check out this Connecticut Mirror article “Parenting alone during COVID”. CAP Lab Director, Dr. Cuevas, and others discuss challenges for single parents.
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Congratulations to Dr. Lauren Bryant on Earning Her PhD
BIG Congratulations to Dr. Lauren Bryant on earning her PhD in developmental psychology! You have been a fundamental part of this lab, we are excited to continue working with you as a collaborator. We wish you the absolute best and know that you will have an amazing career!
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Dr. Cuevas Featured in Fatherly Article on Kids Interrupting Zoom Calls
Check out this Fatherly article “How to prevent a child from constantly interrupting your zoom call”. CAP Lab Director, Dr. Cuevas, and others share some tips for kids and parents!
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Welcome to New Graduate Student Kelsey Davinson
We would like to welcome the C.A.P Lab’s new graduate student Kelsey Davinson! She is interested in episodic memory development and is moving to CT from California, we are excited to have her join the team!
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Dr. Cuevas Featured in Greater Good Magazine on Teaching Kids Patience
Check out Greater Good Magazine’s article about how to help kids be more patient. CAP Lab Director, Dr. Cuevas, and others talk about giving kids tools for their toolkit!
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Zyria Newman Receives SHARE Award for Undergraduate Research
CAP Lab research assistant Zyria Newman received the Social Sciences, Humanities, and Arts Research Experience (SHARE) Award to support her undergraduate research project “Social Cognition and Neural Mirroring System Development in 3- to 5-year olds.”
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Dr. Cuevas Presents at Stand Up Science in Hartford
CAP Lab Director, Dr. Cuevas, went beyond traditional settings (and her comfort zone!) to present our research findings along with other scientists and comedians at Stand Up Science.
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Lauren Bryant Appointed Visiting Faculty at College of the Holy Cross
Congratulations to CAP Lab graduate research assistant Lauren Bryant for her visiting faculty position at the College of the Holy Cross!
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Lauren Bryant Wins Psi Chi Regional Research Award at EPA
CAP Lab graduate research assistant Lauren Bryant was awarded the Psi Chi Regional Research Award from Eastern Psychological Association for her dissertation research.
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Christina Flores Awarded PCLB Undergraduate Research Grant
CAP Lab research assistant Christina Flores was awarded PCLB Psychological Sciences Undergraduate Research Grant to support her research project “Association Between Temperament and EEG Mu Rhythm in 6- and 12-month-olds” during this academic year.
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Dr. Cuevas Awarded Tenure and Promoted to Associate Professor
CAP Lab Director, Dr. Cuevas, was awarded tenure and promoted to associate professor of psychological sciences.
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Dr. Cuevas Receives UConn Research Excellence Program Funding
Dr. Cuevas was awarded funding from UConn’s Research Excellence Program to support the project “A Longitudinal Analysis of the Neural Basis of Social Information Processing during Infancy and Early Childhood”.
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Sadie Moncayo and Dilsara Liyanage Awarded PCLB Undergraduate Research Grants
CAP Lab research assistants Sadie Moncayo and Dilsara Liyanage were awarded PCLB Psychological Sciences Undergraduate Research Grants to support their research projects on the EEG mu rhythm and language development in infants.
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Dilsara Liyanage Receives SHARE Award for Undergraduate Research
CAP Lab research assistant Dilsara Liyanage received the Social Sciences, Humanities, and Arts Research Experience (SHARE) Award to support her undergraduate research project “Mu rhythm patterns in early childhood.”
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Lauren Bryant Elected Associate Member Representative at ISDP
CAP Lab graduate research assistant Lauren Bryant was elected the Associate Member Representative for the International Society for Developmental Psychobiology.
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Dr. Cuevas Featured in Boston Globe Article on Infantile Amnesia
Check out this article in the Boston Globe about how brain development is related to infantile amnesia. CAP Lab Director, Dr. Cuevas, talks about why we have a hard time remembering those early memories.
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Dr. Cuevas Receives APA Division 7 Early Career Outstanding Paper Award
Dr. Cuevas received the Early Career Outstanding Paper Award from American Psychological Association (APA), Division 7 (Developmental). To find out more watch video or read paper.
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Dr. Cuevas Awarded Kucharski Young Investigator Award from ISDP
CAP Lab Director, Dr. Cuevas, was awarded the Kucharski Young Investigator Award from International Society for Developmental Psychobiology.
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CAP Lab Research Featured in Waterbury Republican American: Baby’s Brain Waves
Read about our research in this recent Waterbury Republican American Newspaper article, “Baby’s brain waves”.