Contact Information
Biography
I am second year PhD student working with Dr. Daniel C. Hyde in the Brain and Cognitive Development Lab.
Research Interests
Executive Function
Numeracy
Brain development
Research Description
In my research, I investigate the relations between executive functioning and numeracy in the developing brain using behavioral and neuroscientific methods (EEG and fNIRS).
Education
B.S. - Developmental Psychology, University of Minnesota-Twin Cities: Institute of Child Development
Awards and Honors
Illinois Distinguished Fellow--University of Illinois, 2024-present
Award for the Advancement of Developmental Science--Institute of Child Development, 2024
Courses Taught
TA for PSYC 498: Senior Honors Seminar (Fall 2025)
Recent Publications
Papers
Haig, M. K. & Hyde, D. C. (In prep). The Role of Executive Function Skills in Number Comparison Training for Preschoolers. Pre-registered at https://osf.io/2rmgf
Liu, Y., Haig, M. K., & Hyde, D. C. (In prep). Event-related potentials provide evidence that working memory is a distinct component of executive functioning from infancy.
Haig, M. K., Powell, T., Zelazo, P. D., & Masten, A. S. (In prep). The effects of neighborhood opportunity on executive function and kindergarten academic achievement. Pre-registered at https://osf.io/yqbju
Posters
Haig, M. K., Liu, Y., Enright, E., Aguiar, A., Schantz, S., Hyde, D. C. (2025, Sept. 5-6) Infant event-related positive slow wave (PSW) longitudinally predicts working memory in childhood. Flux Society, Dublin, Ireland.
Haig, M. K., Powell, T., Zelazo, P., Kalstabakken, A., Hillyer, C., & Masten, A. S. (2025, May 1-3) Executive Function Mediates the Association of Neighborhood Opportunity with Kindergarten Achievement. Society for Research in Child Development, Minneapolis, MN, United States.
Haig, M., Martin, T., & Zelazo, P. (May 2024). The Role of Social Media and Mindfulness in Adolescents’ Divided Attention. Retrieved from the University of Minnesota Digital Conservancy, https://hdl.handle.net/11299/262803.