My name is Kelsie, and I’m a first year PhD student in the PINE Lab! I was born and raised right next door in Rhode Island, a state I love so much that I wear it on my sleeve (literally - I have a Rhode Island tattoo on my arm). I graduated from Brown University in 2020 with an AB in Psychology and then spent the next two years working as an RA right here in the PINE Lab. I am broadly interested in studying the effects of early adverse life events on later language outcomes by measuring both behavior and sensitive period timing in the brain. In addition, I’m interested in investigating how music from different stages of development can be used as a tool for resiliency and stress regulation in the face of adverse events. Over the next five years, I’m excited to challenge myself and grow as a researcher while embracing all of the ups and downs that come with the process - and I’m so lucky to have Emma and Katie along for the ride! I’m also looking forward to the opportunity to provide mentorship and be a source of support for fellow first-generation college students who may feel daunted by the academic process, just as I did at their stage. Outside of research, I’m a runner, avid concert-goer, and proud pet parent to my calico cat, Monroe.

I'm Katie, a first year grad student in PINE Lab. I am interested in early adversity and how it is associated with children's socioemotional outcomes. I graduated from Harvard College in 2019 with an AB in Psychology and then worked in the Nelson Lab on a longitudinal project examining the neural correlates of emotion processing and risk factors for pediatric anxiety. Outside of lab, I love to play piano, spend time with friends, and explore Boston. I am most excited to get back in the classroom in grad school and learn more about the developing brain. I'm also very grateful to have Kelsie and Emma by my side on this journey and to work in such a supportive lab environment!

I’m Emma, a first-year psychology PhD student in the PINE Lab. Before coming to Northeastern, I was at the University of Maryland, where I earned a B.S. in Psychology while working as an undergraduate research assistant in Dr. Nathan Fox’s Child Development Lab. Later, I worked as a post-baccalaureate research assistant in Dr. Mary Dozier’s Attachment & Biobehavioral Catch-Up Lab at the University of Delaware. I am interested in exploring maternal influences on infant neurodevelopment holistically, looking at both biological and environmental pathways using neuroimaging techniques such as EEG and MRI. In grad school, I am really looking forward to building relationships within my cohort (and with my “triplets” – Kelsie and Katie), the PINE Lab, and the developmental psychology community in general as I start to establish myself in the field. I am also really excited to explore research questions more independently as I begin building my own research portfolio. Outside of research, I love spending time with my cat, Ziggy, and Facetiming my dog, Winston, who is back home in Maryland.