Research Team

I am a developmental psychologist interested in early perceptual and cognitive development. My research on infant, child, and adult cognition and perception includes study of the development of depth perception, 3D object perception, memory, and categorization. I also am the Editor-in-Chief of the journal Infant Behavior and Development.  Recently Colby Magazine featured our work on temporal memory in children and whether children judge others’ actions differently based on race.

When I’m not being a teacher or a researcher, I am sewing with the Colby Quilting Club or riding my bike.

I am not accepting new student research assistants for 2024-225.

Kate Kasoff, ’25

I am a senior from Westchester, New York. I’m double majoring in Psychology and Classics.  At Colby, I am also a mentor and fellow for Colby Cares about Kids, and I have been a mentor to a child in the community for four years. I have worked at a summer camp with 3 year olds, and I loved seeing them grow and interact with each other. Last summer I was a research assistant in a social-cognitive development lab at Yale University.  

Sophia Saleh, ’25

I am a senior from Arlington, Massachusetts. I am majoring in Psychology. At Colby, I am the president of an A Capella group called Mayflower Chill, I play Women’s Club Soccer and was a Learning Assistant for Introduction to Psychology for three years. This past summer, I interned at Boston Ability Center, a pediatric rehabilitation center providing physical therapy, occupational therapy, speech and language therapy, & social-motor groups. The summer prior, I worked as a research assistant in the Developing Minds Lab at Boston University. For years, I have coached children of all ages in soccer and worked at many summer camps. I find developmental psychology to be fascinating and look forward to my first year with the lab!   

Daniel Catrambone, ’26

I am a junior from Chester, New Jersey, double-majoring in Psychology and Educational Studies. Here at Colby, I am a tour guide in the Admissions Office, a Colby Outdoor Orientation Trips (COOT) leader, and a student fellow and mentor with the Colby Cares about Kids (CCAK) program. This past summer, I interned at the Seaver Autism Center at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai and served as a counselor in the selective mutism intervention program at the Child Mind Institute. I have enjoyed working with children in various roles since 2017, and I am excited to further explore developmental psychology in my second year with the lab!