Liz Simpson

Psychology Professor @UMiamiPsych @UnivMiami, Director @UMSocCogLab, one of @Many_Babies & @ManyPrimates. Developmental science, infant social behavior. She/her

[Liz Simpson @Lizzy_Simpson]

Rethinking the study of newborn sociality: Challenges and opportunities.
Free link until Nov 7th.
https://t.co/ZaQwiUlW8H

[Liz Simpson @Lizzy_Simpson]

Automated Quantification of Affect Synchrony: Links to Autism Risk and Social Communication in Infancy https://t.co/JUvuyHKckO

[Liz Simpson @Lizzy_Simpson]

For those in the US, from @APA - take 2 minutes today to urge Congress to reject the administration’s Fiscal Year 2027 budget proposal that seeks a complete dissolution of the Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences (SBE) Directorate and a staggering 54% cut to the @NSF

[Chris Bail @chris_bail]

Tell Congress to Reject Unprecedented Cuts and at the National Science Foundation: https://t.co/8y9N0WPq76

[Vittorio Gallese @GalleseVittorio]

A day to remember. Congrats to Giulia D’Adamo! We show that human relationality, contagious behavior, and motor resonance begin before birth in mother–fetus dyads—opening new paths for neurobiology and clinical research.
https://t.co/GUUwySV8u3

[Athena Akrami @AthenaAkrami]

Academic friends,
A few of us drafted an open letter calling for protection of civilians & of educational, research, medical & cultural institutions; and for practical support for students and scholars.

Please read, share & sign if you agree:
https://t.co/XHvcOBu5i5

#IranWar‌

[Simon Howard @DrSimonHoward]

The PRIDE Lab (Psychology of Racism, Identity, Diversity & Equity) in the Department of Psychology at the University of Miami, directed by me, invites applications for a full-time Research Associate (Lab Manager) position.

https://t.co/wtO9pHTDmh

[Liz Simpson @Lizzy_Simpson]

Cross-cultural & cross-species comparisons of mutual gaze & infant emotion: Challenging WEIRD, barren, institutional, zoo, & other rare rearing environments assumptions - by Jaddi, Kishimoto, & Bard https://t.co/EUOHUtOVZm (preprint: https://t.co/XFyknIseqf)

[Charisse B Pickron @CharissePickron]

New paper! Had lots of fun writing this with Dr. Bayet
From a Baby’s Point of View: How Infants’ Face Diets Shape Their Face Perception - Charisse B. Pickron, Laurie Bayet, 2026 https://t.co/akB9VzWcXu

[Liz Simpson @Lizzy_Simpson]

Neonatal mimicry of caregivers at home: Feasibility of an asynchronous online paradigm #OpenAccess by @lauriebayet & team! https://t.co/pfYx1oqS7s

[Liz Simpson @Lizzy_Simpson]

Male and female empathy across 24 countries and 60 latitudinal degrees #OpenAccess https://t.co/tbh11XRxhF

[Zanna Clay @zannaclay]

EMPATHY
In a new article in Behaviour "The Evolutionary & Developmental Origins of Empathy: Honouring Frans de Waal’s Legacy", I consider how mimicry, contagion and early social experiences shape later social-emotional development. #OpenAccess here👉:https://t.co/UjEEba0jwT

[Liz Simpson @Lizzy_Simpson]

Impact of Surgical Masks on Newborns' Spontaneous Face Processing Skills
https://t.co/aAZSthyqjh

[UMiami-Psychology @UMiamiPsych]

New pub by Dr. Lynn Perry & colleagues:

Videos and Vocabulary: How Digital Media Use Impacts the Types of Words Children Know

#OpenAccess in #DevelopmentalScience

https://t.co/ClSuvqme4Y
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[UMiami-Psychology @UMiamiPsych]

Congrats, Dr. @tiffany6390! 👏

[Liz Simpson @Lizzy_Simpson]

Individual differences in sick face sensitivity: females are more sensitive to lassitude facial expressions than males - @tiffany6390

Free for the next 50 days:
https://t.co/XEFpeYFxrX

[Tay @BioTay]

1/2 Violencia letal en bonobos

El 18 de febrero, 5 hembras dieron una paliza mortal a un macho en LuiKotale Bonobo Project (Congo). Los autores creen que pudo deberse a una agresión ligera a una cría dos días antes. Los detalles son horribles.

(paper) https://t.co/afiuxVbXii

[Liz Simpson @Lizzy_Simpson]

A Quarter Century Review of Research on Infant Behavior and Development
https://t.co/u4T890Ck9c

[UMiami-Psychology @UMiamiPsych]

We’re hiring at the University of Miami! Adult Division in our Psychology Department, open topic/focus area, Assistant Professor (tenure-track) or Associate Professor (tenure-eligible). https://t.co/wGvC6cfpsD

[Liz Simpson @Lizzy_Simpson]

Stage 2 report now out! Newborn Auditory Brainstem Response and Sudden Infant Death Syndrome https://t.co/ug7Dsckurv #OpenAccess

[UMiami-Psychology @UMiamiPsych]

Dr. Daniel Messinger is hoping to accept a doctoral student for fall 2026 admission. If you are interested in working with Dr. Messinger, please visit https://t.co/sBahATGCg7 for more information.

For more information, see https://t.co/fJOsY6P0F8

[daniel messinger @danielmessinger]

New longitudinal study at the University of Miami! https://t.co/WIJAfMga48