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Martha Arterberry Professor of Psychology

I received my B.A. in Psychology from Pomona College in 1983, and my Ph.D. in Child Psychology from the University of Minnesota in 1989. I was a faculty member at Gettysburg College. I regularly teach a Seminar and companion Collaborative Research course on Cognitive Development (PS 347 and 348), and Research Methods and Statistics in Psychology II (PS 215). Also, I have taught Research Methods and Statistics in Psychology I (PS 214), Child Development (PS 255), and Senior Integrative Seminar (PS 420).

My research on infant, child, and adult cognition and perception includes study of the development of depth perception, 3D object perception, memory, and categorization. In this work we use a variety of methods, including measuring EEG, quantifying eye movements using an eye tracker, and observing children's behavior. I include students in all aspects of my research, and would love to talk to you about this work, especially if you are interested in joining my research team. You may contact me at: Martha.Arterberry"at"colby.edu , stop by Roberts 340 or call 207-859-5553. Parents who are interested in learning more about the studies and how they may be able to participate with their children may email (ColbyChildDev"at"gmail.com) or call (207-859-5552) for more information.

Research Assistants

Shaquan Huntt,'13

 I was born and raised in the Bronx, NY, but my high school semesters were spent in Madison, CT at Daniel Hand High School. In high school, I developed a love of psychology (specifically social psychology) and took an AP Psychology course. My location at Daniel Hand High School also brought news about Colby College, a school I never before heard of. I appreciate Colby allowing me to do psychology research as a freshman. My research experience includes EEG and eye tracking. Hopefully in the future I can combine both technologies into a study looking to answer some questions in the realm of social psychology. Besides research,I'm on the Track&Field team; I work in ITS as a Student Technical Trainer; I am actively involved in Intramural sports, GQ, SOHBU, MulePAC, and star gazing by Johnson Pond.

Julia Blumenstyk,'14

I am a sophomore from Morristown, NJ, and I am pursuing a double major in Psychology and Global Studies. Part of my admission to Colby included the chance to work with a faculty member on research. I am also a member of the women's soccer team.

 

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Barbara Mejia,'14

I'm a sophomore, and I plan to major in Psychology with a neuro-science concentration while minoring in Philosophy. I'm a member of CAPS, and this summer I did research at UC Berkeley with TLR 9 protein cells. I am interested in observing children's ability to recognize and understand every day objects. My overall goal is to graduate and attend medical school, and then I want to travel to third world countries and use the skills I attained to help in any way I can. For now, I'm preparing for the task and learning all I can, starting with the manner in which humans interact, starting as babies and so forth into adulthood.