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Dr. Laura Lakusta, Professor, received a PhD in Cognitive Developmental Psychology/Cognitive Science from Johns Hopkins University. Her research interests include cognitive and language development in infants and children, specifically on the development of spatial concepts and spatial language acquisition. She has published in several peer-reviewed journals including Cognition, Language Learning and Development, and Cognitive Science and is the recipient of research funding from the National Science Foundation. Dr. Lakusta teaches courses in developmental psychology, child psychology, and research statistics.
Research interests
Cognitive and language development in infants and children, specifically on the development of spatial concepts and spatial language acquisition.
Teaching
Developmental psychology, child psychology, and research statistics.
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
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SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being
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RUI: Antecedents of Servant Leadership Experiences for Underrepresented Students
Lakusta, L. (PI) & Braggerj@mailmontclairedu, J. D. B. (CoPI)
9/1/21 → 8/31/27
Project: Research
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RUI: Antecedents of Servant Leadership Experiences for Underrepresented Students
Lakusta, L. (PI) & Braggerj@mailmontclairedu, J. D. B. (CoPI)
9/1/21 → 8/31/26
Project: Research
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RUI: Conceptual Foundations of Language: Infants' Representations of Sources and Goals in Events
Lakusta, L. (PI)
6/15/12 → 1/31/17
Project: Research
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RUI: Conceptual Foundations of Language: Infants' Representations of Sources and Goals in Events
Lakusta, L. (PI)
6/15/12 → 1/31/17
Project: Research project
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The match-to-sample task: Adapting insights from cognitive psychology to address I-O construct proliferation
Helisch, R., Lakusta, L. & Bragger, J., 2026, (Accepted/In press) In: Industrial and Organizational Psychology.Research output: Contribution to journal › Comment/debate
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Development of mechanical spatial language of support: Insight from 3- to 6-year-old children's explanations
Elgamal, K., Muentener, P. & Lakusta, L., Apr 1 2025, In: Cognitive Development. 74, 101581.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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The language of mechanical support in children: Is it "sticking," "hanging," or simply "on" ?
Hauss, J., Barbosa, J., Muentener, P. & Lakusta, L., 2025, (Accepted/In press) In: Journal of Child Language.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Sex differences in direction giving: Are boys better than girls?
Yacoub, N., Lakusta, L. & Yang, Y., Aug 2024, In: Journal of Experimental Child Psychology. 244, 105958.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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“Dividing the labor”: Lexical verbs and the linguistic encoding of physical support in 2- to 4.5-year-old children
Lakusta, L., Wefferling, J., Elgamal, K. & Landau, B., Feb 2024, In: Journal of Experimental Child Psychology. 238, 105803.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access