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Amy Needham

Professor of Psychology and Human Development

Vanderbilt University

Affiliations

Peabody College

Department of Psychology and Human Development

Amy Needham is currently serving as a Psychology And Human Development Professor of Psychology and Human Development at Vanderbilt University.

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Amy Needham

Vanderbilt University

Professor of Psychology and Human Development

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child development cognitive development cognitive science early childhood development behavioral sciences early childhood developmental psychology cognition psychology object segregation child psychology developmental science experimental child psychology developmental biology developmental cognitive neuroscience visual perception object categorization human behavior concept formation experimental psychology psychological science human cognition developmental disorders applied developmental psychology neurodevelopmental disorders cognitive psychology developmental disabilities early education motor control developmental psychopathology intellectual disability child language object recognition physical development human development tool use spatial cognition social-emotional development individuating objects experiential information object exploration face preference cerebral palsy object perception neurorehabilitation emotional development vision research learning object teaching methods social categorization object manipulation spatial reasoning object exploration skills first year prior experience localization developmental dynamic semantic evaluation embodiment motor behavior upper extremity neonatology executive function lifespan development action planning child psychiatry context analysis motor difficulties atypical language development early life exposures exploratory skills young infants physical knowledge early infancy motor training infant mind motor skills pediatrics disability developmental coordination disorder

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Infant Reaching and Grasping: Frameworks for Testing Developmental Cascades. Infant Behavior and Development (2025)

child developmentexperimental child psychologyinfant reachingcognitive developmentdevelopmental dynamicdevelopmental disorderscognitive sciencedevelopmental science

Author Response for"Infant Placement and Language Exposure in Daily Life". (2023)

None Lauren G. MalachowskiNone Virginia C. SaloNone Amy Work NeedhamNone Kathryn L. Humphreys

infant placementauthor responsedaily lifelanguage exposurebehavioral sciences

Case Report: An Evaluation of Early Motor Skills in an Infant Later Diagnosed With Autism. Frontiers in Psychiatry (2023)

Lauren G. MalachowskiMargaret-Anne HuntleyAmy Work Needham

child developmentmental healthpsychiatryearly motor skillspediatricschild psychiatryautism

How Babies Use Their Hands to Learn About Objects. Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews: Cognitive Science (2023)

early childhood developmentchild developmentexperimental child psychologyearly childhood educationearly childhoodchild languagecognitive developmentlanguage acquisitionlanguage developmentlanguagecognitive scienceconcept formation

How Babies Use Their Hands to Learn About Objects: Exploration, Reach‐to‐Grasp, Manipulation, and Tool Use. Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews Cognitive Science (2023)

Amy Work NeedhamEliza L. Nelson

object manipulationtool usechild developmentcognitive developmentcognitive sciencelearning object

Infant Placement and Language Exposure in Daily Life. Infant and Child Development (2023)

Lauren G. MalachowskiVirginia C. SaloAmy Work NeedhamKathryn L. Humphreys

infant placementcommunicationchild developmentdaily lifelanguage exposure

Performance During Object Retrieval Tasks in Young Children With and Without Down Syndrome: A Pilot Study. Infant and Child Development (2023)

Maninderjit KaurAmy Work Needham

early childhood developmentchild developmentperformance studiesyoung childrendown syndromepilot studybehavioral sciences

Infants Exploring Objects: A Cascades Perspective. Advances in child development and behavior (2022)

Lauren G. MalachowskiAmy Work Needham

early childhood developmentchild developmentearly childhoodcognitive developmentcascades perspectivebehavioral sciences

Feasibility of a Syndrome‐Informed Micro‐Intervention for Infants With Down Syndrome. Journal of Intellectual Disability Research (2021)

D. J. FidlerE. K. SchworerA. NeedhamM. A. PrinceL. PatelE. A. WillL. A. Daunhauer

intellectual disabilitypediatricssyndrome-informed micro-interventionautism

Infant Precursors of Executive Function in Down Syndrome. Journal of Intellectual Disability Research (2021)

E. K. SchworerD. J. FidlerM. KaurA. W. NeedhamM. A. PrinceL. A. Daunhauer

neonatologyspecial educationearly childhood developmentchild developmentintellectual disabilitycognitive developmentinfant precursorsneurodevelopmental disordersdevelopmental disabilitiesexecutive functionpediatricsdevelopmental psychopathologyneurosciencebehavioral sciences

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Amy Needham

Professor of Psychology and Human Development

Vanderbilt University

Affiliations

Peabody College

Department of Psychology and Human Development

Amy Needham is currently serving as a Psychology And Human Development Professor of Psychology and Human Development at Vanderbilt University.

Honors

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Experiences

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Education

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Amy Needham

Vanderbilt University

Professor of Psychology and Human Development

You can click a keyword to filter the displayed items

Notable Scholarly Works

Notable Federal Grants

Collaborators

Infant Reaching and Grasping: Frameworks for Testing Developmental Cascades. Infant Behavior and Development (2025)

child developmentexperimental child psychologyinfant reachingcognitive developmentdevelopmental dynamicdevelopmental disorderscognitive sciencedevelopmental science

Author Response for"Infant Placement and Language Exposure in Daily Life". (2023)

None Lauren G. MalachowskiNone Virginia C. SaloNone Amy Work NeedhamNone Kathryn L. Humphreys

infant placementauthor responsedaily lifelanguage exposurebehavioral sciences

Case Report: An Evaluation of Early Motor Skills in an Infant Later Diagnosed With Autism. Frontiers in Psychiatry (2023)

Lauren G. MalachowskiMargaret-Anne HuntleyAmy Work Needham

child developmentmental healthpsychiatryearly motor skillspediatricschild psychiatryautism

How Babies Use Their Hands to Learn About Objects. Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews: Cognitive Science (2023)

How Babies Use Their Hands to Learn About Objects: Exploration, Reach‐to‐Grasp, Manipulation, and Tool Use. Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews Cognitive Science (2023)

Amy Work NeedhamEliza L. Nelson

object manipulationtool usechild developmentcognitive developmentcognitive sciencelearning object

Infant Placement and Language Exposure in Daily Life. Infant and Child Development (2023)

Lauren G. MalachowskiVirginia C. SaloAmy Work NeedhamKathryn L. Humphreys

infant placementcommunicationchild developmentdaily lifelanguage exposure

Performance During Object Retrieval Tasks in Young Children With and Without Down Syndrome: A Pilot Study. Infant and Child Development (2023)

Maninderjit KaurAmy Work Needham

early childhood developmentchild developmentperformance studiesyoung childrendown syndromepilot studybehavioral sciences

Infants Exploring Objects: A Cascades Perspective. Advances in child development and behavior (2022)

Lauren G. MalachowskiAmy Work Needham

early childhood developmentchild developmentearly childhoodcognitive developmentcascades perspectivebehavioral sciences

Feasibility of a Syndrome‐Informed Micro‐Intervention for Infants With Down Syndrome. Journal of Intellectual Disability Research (2021)

D. J. FidlerE. K. SchworerA. NeedhamM. A. PrinceL. PatelE. A. WillL. A. Daunhauer

intellectual disabilitypediatricssyndrome-informed micro-interventionautism

Infant Precursors of Executive Function in Down Syndrome. Journal of Intellectual Disability Research (2021)

E. K. SchworerD. J. FidlerM. KaurA. W. NeedhamM. A. PrinceL. A. Daunhauer

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