Sarah Dunphy-Lelii
Associate Professor of Psychology
Primary Academic Program: Psychology
Academic Program Affiliation(s): Gender and Sexuality Studies, Mind, Brain, and Behavior
Academic Expertise: Psychology
Area of Specialization: Developmental Psychology
Biography:
B.A., Pennsylvania State University; M.A., Ph.D., University of Michigan. Research targets the ways that young children think about the minds of others, how they reason about unseeable behaviors such as thoughts, beliefs, and desires, and how they learn to distinguish self from other (in terms of perspective-taking, memory, and imitation). Teaches courses in typical child development, as well as autism and non-human primate cognition. At Bard since 2007.Interests:
- Research Interests: preschooler thinking; social cognition, perspective-taking; autobiographical memory; self-recognition
- Teaching Interests: Developmental Psychology; Child Development; Preschooler Thinking; Comparative Cognition; Theory of Mind
- Other Interests: autism; non-human primates (esp. apes)
Contact:
Phone: 845-758-7621E-mail:
Location: Preston
Office: Room 102