Carolyn Lasch
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Pronouns: she, her, hers
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Doctoral Student
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Institute of Child Development
Carmen D. and James R. Campbell Hall
51 East River Parkway
Minneapolis, MN 55455 - lasc0031@umn.edu
Areas of interest
Cognitive development; Developmental neuroscience; Early childhood; Families and parenting; Infancy; Infant and early childhood mental health; Learning; Social and emotional development
Scripps College, B.A. 2015 - Major in Psychology
University of Minnesota ICD 2019 M.A. Developmental Psychopathology and Clinical Science
Carolyn Lasch is a 4th year Ph.D. student in the Developmental Psychopathology and Clinical Science track working primarily with Jed Elison. She is interested in the role of caregivers and family in the development of social attention and cognition, and specifically how infants learn about what to expect their environment. Her research focuses on mother-infant dyads and attentional bias, utilizes MRI, eye-tracking, and behavioral assessments.
Interests: Cognitive development, developmental psychopathology, infancy, parent-child relationships
Developmental psychopathology and clinical science community/clinical work
Carolyn's clinical experiences have included pediatric neurologic assessment training in UMN Fairview's Psychiatry Department, clinical interviewing with adolescent populations with depression and self-injuring behaviors, and developmental assessments with infants and toddlers. Her current practicum experiences include individual therapy with young children at UMN Physicians' Behavioral Health Clinic for Families, and neurologic assessment and therapy at Gillette Children's Hospital.