UNCG Development, Culture, & Health Lab

05/03/2026

We had a great time at the Cognitive Development Society meeting in Montreal! Claire did a great job presenting our poster on a questionnaire we are developing about social engagement around eating!

01/21/2026

Get to know our lab director, Dr. Jasmine DeJesus! She was featured this month on the UNCG Department of Psychology Meet the Faculty Feature:

Who are the people behind the lectern? Did they appear one day to discuss t-tests and theories, and then disappear into the ether? It turns out that faculty are people too! The Department of Psychology strives to create a culture replete with high quality research and teaching. To foster that... Con...

08/08/2025

Cool program at UNC Greensboro’s North Drive Child Care Center, it connects with our work showing that children are more interested in foods they help to make!

UNCG program collaborates with teachers, parents, and students to create gardens at Guilford County child care centers, and connects them with local farmers, to promote healthy living from early childhood onwards.

08/01/2025

Interested in participating in online child development research studies? Our unfamiliar foods study for 6- to 24-month-old children and their parents is now available on the Lookit/Children Helping Science platform! Learn more and sign up for our study and studies on a variety of topics:

Babies and toddlers who are eating solid foods, and are at least 6 months old and no older than 23 months old. Parents must be able to communicate in English with the research team.

07/25/2025

Stop by and visit us this afternoon at the Miriam P. Brenner Children's Museum in downtown GSO! We are learning more about the emotions kids and parents feel around food acceptance and rejection.

07/18/2025

Great discussion of screen time at home with Dr. Jessica Caporaso, one of our friends from the DUCK Lab- Development and Understanding of Children's Knowledge at UNCG!

As most Americans of all ages spend their whole day with a screen in their pocket, parents may feel it's harder than ever to enforce good digital habits.

04/02/2025

Spring time is here! We are still looking for families to participate in our project on infants' reactions to unfamiliar foods! Sign up here and our research team will reach out to you if you are eligible! Email us at [email protected] if you have questions!

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04/02/2025

Class notes: This week we are talking about peer influences, including a classic study by Leann Birch on children's food preferences. She found that preschool children's food preferences changed after 4 days of sitting with classmates with different food preferences.

02/13/2025

Happy 2025! We are still looking for families to participate in our project on infants' reactions to unfamiliar foods! Sign up here and our research team will reach out to you if you are eligible! Email us at [email protected] if you have questions!

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11/16/2024

Come visit us at the Miriam P. Brenner Children's Museum this morning! We are asking kids and parents about food preferences!