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Adena Schachner is an Associate Professor at the University of California, San Diego, specializing in the cognitive processes behind children's understanding of social meaning and creative tools. Her research interests encompass the early development and universality of human musicality, as well as its social implications. Schachner's work has been supported by funding from prestigious organizations such as the National Science Foundation, National Institutes of Health, American Psychological Foundation, and the GRAMMY Foundation. Her selected publications include significant studies published in esteemed journals, contributing to the understanding of how children perceive physical interactions and the developmental characteristics of early dance behavior in infants. Schachner actively engages in research that combines psychology with the arts, investigating the intersections between music and social bonding.
Administered by the Scripps Institution of Oceanography. Curricular groups include Climate-Ocean-Atmosphere (COAP), Geosciences (GEO), and Ocean Biosciences (OBP).