Lisa M. Oakes

Lisa Oakes is Professor of Psychology and Faculty Researcher at the Center for Mind and Brain at the University of California, Davis. After receiving her PhD in Psychology at the University of Texas, Austin, she joined the Psychology Department faculty at the University of Iowa. In 2006, she moved to her current position at UC Davis, where she is the director of the Infant Cognition Lab (oakeslab.ucdavis.edu). Oakes studies cognitive development in infancy, and is interested in understanding how infants learn about the world around them. She has published 3 edited volumes, one book, and many chapters and articles. She is committed to communicating to scientific and nonscientific audiences about development, parenting, and children. The Infant Cognition Lab regularly posts on facebook (https://www.facebook.com/UC-Davis-Infant-Cognition-Lab-532205103510671/) and tweets (@UCDInfantCogLab) about development and children, and Oakes regularly tweets (@oakeslisa) about developmental science and academia. She lives in Davis with her husband and two children.