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Melissa Kibbe is an Associate Professor in the Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences at Boston University. She received her PhD from Rutgers University and has a strong academic background with both a Master’s and Bachelor's degree from the same institution. Previously, she held a postdoctoral researcher position at the Lab for Child Development at Johns Hopkins University. Dr. Kibbe's research primarily focuses on object cognition in infants and adults, exploring how individuals represent and process information about objects including perceptual features, animacy, group statistics, and numerosity. Her work examines the cognitive systems involved in these processes, such as working memory, attention, social cognition, and decision-making, utilizing behavioral methods and computational modeling to probe cognitive mechanisms. As the director of the Developing Minds Lab, she engages in pioneering studies to ascertain how infants and children utilize cognitive representations to guide their behavior, thereby contributing valuable insights to the fields of cognitive science and early childhood development.
Boston University • Boston, MA
Teaching and conducting research in the Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences.
Lab for Child Development, Johns Hopkins University • Baltimore, MD
Research on cognitive development in early childhood.
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