Tag: Vanessa LoBue

  • The Academic Minute for 2017.5.29-6.2

    The Academic Minute for 2017.5.29-6.2

    Academic Minute from 5.29 – 6.2 Monday, May 29th Keren Ladin – Tufts University Liver Transplants and Geography Dr. Ladin incorporates quantitative, qualitative, and normative approaches to study how systemic disadvantage affects health and the ability of individuals to make and pursue lifeplans. Specifically, her research aims to better understand how social networks impact health disparities,…

  • Vanessa LoBue, Rutgers University – The Importance of Face Time for Children

    Vanessa LoBue, Rutgers University – The Importance of Face Time for Children

    Do babies also like to look at good looking people? Vanessa LoBue, assistant professor of psychology at Rutgers University, explores infant’s preferences. Dr. LoBue is interested in the development of infants and young children in multiple domains, including emotional, cognitive, and perceptual. She received her B.S. at Carnegie Mellon University where she worked as an…

  • This Week On The Academic Minute (2017.5.29)

    This Week On The Academic Minute (2017.5.29)

    This Week on The Academic Minute 2017.5.29 Monday, May 29th Keren Ladin of Tufts University examines if liver transplants should be ruled by geography. Tuesday, May 30th Marla Sokolowski of the University of Toronto discusses if fruit flies can hold a clue to human obesity. Wednesday, May 31st David Festinger of the Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine explores the current opioid crisis.…