The Cottage

Director

Lab Coordinator

Erika McCann is a 4th year Psychology major and Anthropology minor from Norfolk, VA. In her spare time, she enjoys watching excessive amounts of trashy television and taking five-minute naps that end up lasting three hours. She enjoys working with children and one can often find her hosting birthday parties at the local Bounce 'n Play. After graduation she hopes to attend graduate school to study clinical psychology.

Graduate Students

Marissa Drell earned her undergraduate degree in American Culture with foci in Developmental Psychology and Women's Studies from Vassar College and her MA in Psychology from Brandeis University. She is interested in the effects of media on children's cognitive and social development. Marissa likes to collect vintage toys and spend time outdoors hiking and biking.

Emily Hopkins hails from Massachussetts and earned her undergraduate degree in cognitive neuroscience from Brown University.  She is interested in studying the development of social cognition, particularly looking at how children learn information about the world from other people.  Emily is addicted to reading and is never without a book.  She also enjoys tap and swing dancing, or really any kind of dancing she gets the chance to try out.

Robyn Kondrad earned her BS in Psychology at the College of William and Mary and her MA in Psychology at Arizona State University. Her research explores how children make inferences and predictions about people based on their past behaviors. She was a competitive swimmer in a past life, and recently circumnavigated the globe while teaching psychology courses for Semester at Sea, a floating study abroad program for undergraduates. Her other interests include spending time with her children, Calvin and Hobbes (cuddly brown tabby cats), spendint time outdoors, gardening, and playing with her 4 nieces and 1 nephew.

Carrie Palmquist got her undergraduate degree at William and Mary, and is still getting used to calling people "first years" and "second years" instead of freshmen and sophomores. She is interested in cognitive development, especially language acquisition and development. When not in the lab, she likes to take naps in her satellite chair, watch any show on BRAVO, and (occasionally) do pilates.

Shaina Rowell earned her undergraduate degree from Florida Atlantic University in Psychology and Biology. She is interested in how children learn from others and the development of beliefs about memory. She loves to cook and watch Iron Chef (sometimes simultaneously) and she is excited to experience real fall and winter.

Research Assistants

Katya Davydova is a 2nd year Psych and Cog Sci student who enjoys learning, running and exploring the great oudoors, and spending time with and meeting people. She is involved with Club Gymnastics, CrossFit, Career Peer Educators, and staying up until ungodly hours. She is excited to be working in the lab and is planning on a career in clinical psychology.

Cindy Gray is a 4th year Psychology major in the Curry School for Early Childhood Special Education. Her interests include sticky rice, Asian emoticons, and laughing. She enjoys working in education assessment for a biochemistry lab at UVa, and eating in general. When Cindy becomes a contributing member of society, she hopes to work in early intervention for children with special needs.

Natalie Ryan is a 2nd year from Arlington. Though her major is undecided, she knows that she wants to attend the Curry School and be an elementary school teacher. Natalie loves working with children and seeing babies at Starbucks.

Sydney Sampson is a 2nd year studying Psychology and Economics from Vienna, VA. In her free time, she enjoys giving historical and admissions tours of UVA or having picnics in the University Gardens. Sydney also loves musical theater, scented candles, and glitter. When she graduates, she plans to continue working with children, researching the mysteries of developmental psychology.

Shannon Savell is a 1st year from Virginia Beach. She loves hiking, tennis, basketball, going to the beach, and playing with kids. In her spare time, she enjoys going to the AFC with her friends. She hopes to major in psychology and biology. After what she knows will be an amazing experience at UVA, she her plans include medical school and becoming a pediatrician.

Truc Tran is a 2nd year studying Psychology and Statistics. She enjoys dramatic TV, napping, and folding origami. Plans post-graduation may involve graduate or medical school.

Ida Yonas is a 4th year Psych major from Maryland. She spends her down time singing with the Virginia Sil'hooettes and dancing with a dance crew on Grounds. She occasionally enjoys singing and dancing in various locations and playing with babies. She hopes to eventually do something meaningful with her life and is keeping her fingers crossed.

Spring 08 Lab Dinner

CLLL Alumni

DMP Students

Heather Burns, Caitlin Cole, Claire Galdun, Jessica Lunsford, Leslie Neely, Maura O'Fallon, Jenna Small, Lauren Tindall

Undergraduate RAs

Keelah Andrews, Jennifer Bailey, Izzy Begej, Adrianne Bell, Brenna Broadus, Kate Brunick, Caitlin Carnell, Christin Chambers, Christina Cheung, Ann Chung, Mira Cole, Carrington Croft, Andrea DeLeon, Julie Furst, Lindsay Goldman, Katherine Gould, Sally Gustafson, Christina Hammond, Gillian Hatch, Lauren Hayden, Jordan Jackson, Charlotte Jump, Erin Kirchoff, Nora Kramer, Johanna Kreafle, David Lessard, Sally Lewis, Doo Lim, Beth Luder, Jennifer Luu, Lauren Malone, Lanita McCullerses, Brittany McLaughlin, Ashley Meinhardt, Nevin Meissner, Kim Morris, Susanna Murrell, Mayra Perez, Sarah Puckett, Jenny Redmond, Blair Robertson, Emily Rogers, Roy Ruhling, Alison Setia, Jasleen Singh, Kelsey Sundby, Rachel Sylla, Julie Torres, Linh Tran, Amanda Walker, Molly Wallace, Anna Walters, Cristina Wilcox

CLLL Friends

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