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On March 4 and 4, 2016, two students from Professor Pena-Shaff’s research team, presented a poster at the Annual Convention of the Eastern Psychological Association, in New York, NY.Contributed by Judith Pena-Shaff on 03/21/16
Robotic assisted locomotion in non- crawling infants: can babies learn to drive? By Sarah Gervais, Emily Heerd, Judith Pena-Shaff, Nancy Rader, Carole Dennis, Sharon Stansfield, and Hélène M. Larin. Our study examined the effects of using a robotic-assisted locomotion device on deliberate, goal-oriented movement in five 5-month-old infants. Infants participated in 12 play sessions over two months, in which they learned to navigate their environment by leaning. We measured total time moving, voluntary locomotion, and goal-oriented driving over time. Results show a significant increase in time ratios of voluntary and goal-oriented driving between initial and final sessions, suggesting more deliberate exploration using the device.
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Professor Pena-Shaff's students presented the following posters describing the research conducted by their research team as part of the interdisciplinary, NSF-funded project, examining the effect of locomotor experience on young infants’ development of executive functioning: