Projects per year
Personal profile
Career
To view Professor Samuelson's CV please click here.
To visit the Developmental Dynamics Laboratory Webpage please click here.
Key Research Interests
Professor Samuelson's research examines processes of cognitive development with a focus on early word and category learning and incorporates neural network and dynamic neural field models.
Biography
Larissa Samuelson joined the School of Psychology as a professor in 2015. She received a BS with honors from Indiana University in 1993 and a joint Ph.D. in Psychology and Cognitive Science from Indiana University in 2000. From 2000-2015 she was in the Psychology Department at the University of Iowa. In 2010 Larissa received the American Psychological Association Distinguished Scientific Award for Early Career Contribution to Psychology in the area of developmental psychology. She has had continuous funding from the National Institutes of Health since 2004 and is an affiliate of the DeLTA Center.
Indicative Publications
Bhat. A.A., Spencer, J.P., & Samuelson, L.K. (2021). Word-Object Learning via Visual Exploration in Space: A Neural Process Model of Cross-Situational Word Learning. Psychological Review.
Samuelson, L.K., (2021). Towards a Precision Science of Word Learning: Understanding Individual Vocabulary Pathways. Child Development Perspectives, 15 (2) 117-124.
Kucker, S.C., McMurray, B. & Samuelson, L.K. (2020). Sometimes it is better to know less: How known words influence referent selection and retention in 18 to 24-month-old children. Journal of Experimental Child Psychology, 189.
Perone, S., Plebanek, D., Lorenz, M.G., Spencer, J.P., & Samuelson, L. K., (2019). Empirical tests of a brain-based model of executive function development. Child Development, 90(1) 210-226.
Samuelson, L.K., & McMurray, B. (2016). What does it take to learn a word? WIREs Cognitive Science, doi: 10.1002/wcs.1421
Education/Academic qualification
Doctor of Philosophy, Indiana University
30 Aug 1993 → 1 Aug 2000
Award Date: 8 Jan 2000
Keywords
- Psychology
- Cognitive Development
- Language development
- Computational Models
- Dynamic Systems Theory
- Perceptual Development
- Word Learning
- Categorization
Network
Projects
- 2 Finished
-
The Dynamics of Visual Attention and Word Learning
Samuelson, L., Spencer, J., Bhat, A., Cassidy, J. & Cassidy, J.
4/08/15 → 30/04/22
Project: Research
-
Towards a precision science of word learning: Understanding individual vocabulary pathways
Samuelson, L. K., Jun 2021, In: Child Development Perspectives. 15, 2, p. 117-124 8 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open AccessFile12 Citations (Scopus)9 Downloads (Pure) -
Late bloomer or language disorder? Differences in toddler vocabulary composition associated with long-term language outcomes
Perry, L. K., Kucker, S. C., Horst, J. S. & Samuelson, L. K., 10 Nov 2022, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Developmental Science.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
1 Citation (Scopus) -
Word-Object Learning via Visual Exploration in Space (WOLVES): A neural process account of cross-situational word learning
Bhat, A., Spencer, J. P. & Samuelson, L. K., 1 Jul 2022, In: Psychological Review. 129, 4, p. 640–695 56 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open AccessFile7 Downloads (Pure) -
Learning words in space and time: Contrasting models of the suspicious coincidence effect
Jenkins, G. W., Samuelson, L., Penny, W. D. & Spencer, J., May 2021, In: Cognition. 210, 104576.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open AccessFile3 Citations (Scopus)7 Downloads (Pure) -
Sometimes it is better to know less: How known words influence referent selection and retention in 18 to 24-month-old children
Kucker, S. C., McMurray, B. & Samuelson, L. K., Jan 2020, In: Journal of Experimental Child Psychology. 189, 104705.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open AccessFile8 Citations (Scopus)15 Downloads (Pure)
Prizes
-
American Psychological Association (APA) Distinguished Scientific Award for Early Career Contribution to Psychology in the area of developmental psychology,
Samuelson, Larissa (Recipient), 2010
Prize: National/international honour
-
Elected to Phi Beta Kappa
Samuelson, Larissa (Recipient), 1993
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
-
Graduation with Honors and High Distinction
Samuelson, Larissa (Recipient), May 1993
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
-
Iowa Center for Research by Undergraduates Distinguished Mentor Award
Samuelson, Larissa (Recipient), 2015
Prize: National/international honour
-
J.R. Kantor Graduate Award,
Samuelson, Larissa (Recipient), 2000
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)