Team Duckling: UO Psychology

10/31/2022

Our students enjoyed a spooky fun weekend at Eugene Science Center's Halloween Open House, where museum admission was free and accessible to all families in the community, showcasing UO Psychology developmental science! Children guessed the content of our mystery sensory box and decorated their own Team Duckling bookmark to take home.

10/14/2022

Baby caring 101. We spent yesterday evening connecting with expectant parents at Our Community Birth Center's childbirth prep class. Such an invaluable resource to the community that is open to ALL expectant families on a sliding scale!

https://www.ourcommunitybirthcenter.org/services/

10/07/2022

This summer, Heather Anderson made our department proud by presenting her research on new insights about infants’ auditory environments at the International Congress on Infant Studies (ICIS). Anderson, a doctoral student in the UO Learning Lab, was one of 30 graduate students worldwide to receive the ICIS Graduate Student Travel Award. Read more: https://psychology.uoregon.edu/news-awards/heather-anderson-funded-present-her-research-babies-home-language

09/20/2022

With fall term approaching, we got to connect with incoming grad Ducks about UO Psychology Department developmental science at the UO Graduate Student Resource Fair. We got to chat with students from Chemistry, Finance, Education and more. Wishing everyone a successful upcoming academic year!

08/17/2022

Research on Thiamine supplementation to improve infants’ development in Cambodia by Team Duckling professors Dr. Dare Baldwin, Dr. Jeffrey Measelle and their collaborators!

Dr. Jeffrey Measelle and Dr. Dare Baldwin, along with a team of UO graduate and undergraduate students, collaborated on a clinical trial led by Dr. Kyly Whitfield testing the efficacy of thiamine (Vitamin B1) supplementation in promoting developmental thriving for infants. Thiamine deficiency, common in Cambodia, is a threat to infants’ survival and well-being, putting them at risk of impaired neuro-cognitive development. Dr. Baldwin, Dr. Measelle, and their team helped to train Cambodian staff to collect measures of neuro-behavioral functioning and caregiver-infant interactions.

07/29/2022

So excited to be a part of the Children's Carnival tomorrow Oregon Asian Celebration showcasing UO Psychology Department developmental science. Stop by our booth to learn about your senses, make science crafts and participate in our developmental trivia!

07/13/2022

Congrats on the recent publication from UO Psychology Department Dr. Karlena Ochoa, Joe Rodini and Dr. Lou Moses! Gratitude to families from our Team Duckling contact list that contributed to this discovery. Do you remember participating with your kiddo? Interested in hearing about future opportunities to participate? Sign up https://teamduckling.uoregon.edu/37-2/

Open access paper: https://psycnet.apa.org/fulltext/2022-80179-001.html

07/05/2022

What a great celebration of community for July 4th Springfield Utility Board Light of Liberty! Our grads and undergrads showcased UO Psychology Department and University of Oregon Linguistics developmental research where families and kiddos learned how the brain process language and how our senses help us identify objects.

06/13/2022

Always fun to be a part of Willamalane Park and Recreation District Children's Celebration! Kiddos and families braved the rain and were unfazed by the downpour ☔️🌧. This was Team Duckling's 5th year at the event where we re-connected with some familiar faces and met many new families. Who remembers our trivia about baby footprints and diapers?

06/10/2022

Team Duckling is excited to be back at this annual tradition. Stop by our table for hands-on science activities and learn about developmental science at the University of Oregon!

Children’s Celebration and PetFest is tomorrow, June 11, at 10 a.m.! Willamalane, community partners, and exhibitors will share resources and fun interactive activities for families and pets, including live performances, the Willamalane train, and more. Bring a non-perishable food donation and get in for free. Learn more at willamalane.org/celebration.

Children's Celebration is presented by Dari Mart Stores. Thank you to our sponsors who make this event possible: Lithia Toyota of Springfield PacificSource Health Plans Hexion OCCU - Oregon Community Credit Union NW Natural and Oregon CPR!