Elizabeth Redcay received her Ph.D. in Psychology and Cognitive Science from the University of California San Diego in 2008 and completed her postdoctoral work in the Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. In 2011 she joined the faculty at UMD as an Assistant Professor in Psychology and member of the Neuroscience and Cognitive Science (NACS) program. Her research examines the development and neural correlates of social interaction and social cognition in both typical and atypical development, specifically individuals with autism spectrum disorder. Dr. Redcay's research has been funded by the National Institute of Mental Health, the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, the Department of Defense, the Autism Science Foundation, and the NSF ADVANCE program.

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Developmental Social Cognitive Neuroscience lab

Degrees

  • PhD
    Psychology and Cognitive Science, University of California San Diego
  • BS
    Psychology with neuroscience concentration, Duke University
Research Methods
Neuroimaging
Behavior
Research Interests
Autism
Development
Social Cognition

Current Students

Former Students

  • Student Name
    Kate Rice Warnell
    Current Position
    Associate Professor at Texas State University
  • Student Name
    Dustin Moraczewski
    Current Position
    Staff Scientist, Data Science and Sharing Team, NIMH
  • Student Name
    Diana Alkire
    Current Position
    Program Analyst, ABCD team, NIDA
  • Student Name
    Junaid Merchant
    Current Position
    Data Analyst, Epidemiology and Biostatistics Department, UMD
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2147D Biology-Psychology Building
Neuroscience and Cognitive Science
Email
redcay [at] umd.edu