{"id":6470,"date":"2020-10-17T15:56:59","date_gmt":"2020-10-17T15:56:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wordpress.lvc.edu\/wordpress\/lavie\/?p=6470"},"modified":"2020-10-17T15:56:59","modified_gmt":"2020-10-17T15:56:59","slug":"lvcs-baby-lab-navigating-the-pandemic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wordpress.lvc.edu\/lavie\/2020\/10\/17\/lvcs-baby-lab-navigating-the-pandemic\/","title":{"rendered":"LVC\u2019s Baby Lab: Navigating the pandemic"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Liam Schmidt \u201922, Staff\nWriter<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Social experiments at LVC are\ncontinuing despite the challenges of COVID-19.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Baby Lab, which\nspecializes in studies on infant language acquisition, has adapted readily, shifting\nits focus this semester in order to continue its research.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cSeveral studies are on pause\nfor the time being, and that\u2019s fine,\u201d Dr. Rachel Albert, associate professor of\npsychology and director of the Baby Lab, said. \u201cWe want to be maximizing the\nsafety of people, not exposing, especially young children, to anything.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Although new data collection\nhas been halted momentarily, Albert and her team have resorted to developing new\nstudies and drawing novel conclusions from previous experiments and data files,\nspecifically videos.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cCOVID has shut down just\nabout all face-to-face data collection on campus, which is hard, but my lab at\nleast\u2014we have kind of a backlog, and there\u2019s always things you can go back and\ndo,\u201d Albert said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Connections with other\nuniversities have also proven useful as Albert and her team continue their\nresearch. For example, Michigan State University has provided access to its data\nfiles, which have increased the possibility of further study on infant language\nacquisition during the pandemic. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sorting through past data\nsamples is tedious and time-consuming, but researchers at the Baby Lab have\nbeen successful in developing new studies and actively contributing to the\nliterature in the field. This semester, they have already submitted work to\nseveral conferences.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For Albert, watching the\ndevelopment of her research assistants and taking them to present at these\nconferences is the most enjoyable aspect of running the Baby Lab.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThat\u2019s the fun part for me,\nwatching a student who just came to me and is like \u2018babies are cool and I want\nto study them\u2019 go to like \u2018I can hold my own at these academic conferences,\npresent this research competently, and get into a Ph.D. program,\u2019\u201d she said.\n\u201cThat\u2019s a really cool path to take them through.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Although most conferences have\nalready transitioned to an online format, Albert looks forward to when they\nwill resume in person and her students can experience the wow factor of presenting\nacademic research.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

More information and current\nresearch at the Baby Lab can be found here: lvcbabylab.weebly.com. Anyone\ninterested in participating in studies can use the listed form to sign up,\nalthough data collection will not resume until after LVC rescinds its no-guest\npolicy.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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