Biography
Jeannie Liu is a master's student in Psychological Science at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, where she works with Dr. Caroline Kelsey in the Study of Early Experiences on Development (SEED) Lab.
Research Interests
Jeannie is broadly interested in the early developmental processes that give rise to individual differences in infancy. She is particularly curious about how infants perceive and respond to their early environments, and how these experiences relate to later developmental outcomes in both typical and atypical development.
Research Description
Jeannie's current work examines how infants' early neural responses to sensory input relate to their everyday sensory behaviors and regulation. Using data from the HEALthy Brain and Child Development (HBCD) Study, she is investigating links between infant EEG measures of auditory change detection, caregiver-reported sensory processing, and infants' regulation in social contexts. She will also contribute to data collection for ManyBabies 5, a large-scale, multi-lab replication study in infant cognition.
Education
M.S., Psychological Science, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, expected 2028
B.A., Psychology, University of Southern California, 2026