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Karen Smith
@kesmith.bsky.social
Assistant Professor of Psychology
@Rutgers_Newark
and SPAN lab PI. Studying variability in responses to stress across development.
Exciting summer news in the SPAN Lab! Gaby Rivera Martinez, a rising senior in the lab, received a RUN Dean's List Summer Undergraduate Fellowship to support her thesis work on how loneliness and socioeconomic status influence emotion perception in young children. Congrats Gaby!! 🥳
June 11, 2025 at 3:56 PM
The SPAN lab is looking for children ages 4 - 7 years old to participate in our new study on emotional development! The study is all online and you can earn up to $60 in gift cards. You can find more information and sign up here: childrenhelpingscience.com/studies/795a...

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April 9, 2025 at 11:38 PM
Learning about psychophysiology in the SPAN lab!
February 25, 2025 at 6:56 PM
And a quick plug for New Jersey - it is a fantastic place to live! New York is minutes away, and, on top of that, there’s beautiful beaches and hiking all less than an hour away. Also delis and bagels 🥯 - need I say more.
September 17, 2024 at 8:05 PM
In case there is anyone here who is not on Twitter:

I will be recruiting a PhD student this cycle! Apply if interested in questions related to how stress shapes development. Particularly a good fit if interested in loneliness, emotion, learning, decision making, and psychophysiology.
September 17, 2024 at 8:04 PM