College of Education and Human Development

Institute of Child Development

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Elena Busick

  • Doctoral student

Elena Busick is a doctoral student at ICD on the developmental science track. She works with Dr. Michèle Mazzocco to investigate children's early numerical development and cognition.

    Bachelor of Arts, Psychology (Concentration: Neuroscience); Grinnell College, 2025

      Cognitive development, Developmental neuroscience, Early childhood, Language development, Learning

        Elena Busick is a doctoral student at ICD on the developmental science track. She works with Dr. Michèle Mazzocco to investigate children's early numerical development and cognition. Elena's research is broadly focused on how to best understand learning prior to formal schooling, particularly as it applies to children's early language and math skills. Previously, she worked with Dr. Ece Demir-Lira at the University of Iowa to study early language and math development using fNIRS, and with Dr. Ann Ellis at Grinnell College to study preschooler's scene knowledge.