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  1. CDS 2024 - Pasadena
    *Contino, K., & Nelson, E.L. (2024, March). Infants' manipulation complexity is influenced by object affordances. Poster presented at the biennial meeting of the Cognitive Development Society (CDS) in Pasadena, CA, USA. Download poster

  2. SEPA 2024 - Orlando
    **Shoukry, C., & Nelson, E.L. (2024, March). Motor planning in spider monkeys. Poster presented at the 70th annual meeting of the Southeastern Psychology Association (SEPA) in Orlando, FL, USA. Download poster

  3. RP 2024 - Austin
    *Long, K.L., Nelson, E.L., & Stephens, D.P. (2024, February). Work as joy: Parental perspectives on barriers and facilitators to employment for emerging adults with Down syndrome. Poster presented at the 26th annual Rehabilitation Psychology conference in Austin, TX, USA. Download poster

  4. FURC 2024 - Jacksonville
    **Rodriguez, V., *Contino, K., & Nelson, E.L. (2024, February). The AHMED-IS as a tool for predicting developmental outcomes. Poster presented at the Florida Undergraduate Research Conference (FURC) annual meeting, Jacksonville, FL, USA. Download poster

  5. AAIDD 2023 - Pittsburgh
    *Long, K.L., **Chavez, S., *Karimi, A., **Mini, A., Nelson, E.L., & Stephens, D. (2023, June). Becoming independent: Parental perceptions for work readiness in emerging adults with Down syndrome. Poster presented at 147th American Association on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (AAIDD) annual meeting, Pittsburgh, PA, USA. Download poster

  6. URFIU 2023 - Miami
    **Mini, A., *Long, K.L., *Karimi, A., **Chavez, S., Nelson, E.L., & Stephens, D.P. (2023, April). Parental perceptions of personal strengths in emerging adults with Down syndrome. Poster presented at the annual Undergraduate Research Conference at Florida International University, Miami, FL, USA. Download poster

  7. SRCD 2023 - Salt Lake City
    *Karimi, A., *Contino, K., Poznanski, B., Flores, H., Hart, K.C., & Nelson, E.L. (2023, March). Preschoolers with externalizing behavior problems have delays in fine motor skills. Poster presented at the biennial meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA. Download poster

  8. ISDP 2022 - San Diego
    *Contino, K., Campbell, J.M., Marcinowski, E.C., Michel, G.F., Coxe, S., Hayes, T., & Nelson, E.L. (2022, November). Manipulation complexity from 9 to 14 months predicts language at 2, 3, and 5 years. Poster presented at the 55th annual meeting of the International Society for Developmental Psychobiology, San Diego, CA, USA. Download poster

  9. Campbell, J.M., Marcinowski, E.C., Nelson, E.L., Babik, I., & Michel, G.F. (2022, November). Does unimanual hand-preference mediate or moderate the relation between acquisition and role-differentiated bimanual hand-preference? Poster to be presented at the 55th annual meeting of the International Society for Developmental Psychobiology, San Diego, CA, USA.

  10. ICIS 2022 - Ottawa
    *Contino, K., Campbell, J.M., Marcinowski, E.C., Michel, G.F., & Nelson, E.L. (2022, July). Does manipulation complexity from 9 to 14 months predict language ability at 36 months? Poster presented at the XXIII Biennial International Conference on Infant Studies, Ottawa, Canada. Download poster

  11. Babik, I., Nelson, E.L., Campbell, J.M., Marcinowski, E.C., & Michel, G.F. (2022, July). The relation between tool use and language skills during infancy. Poster presented at the XXIII Biennial International Conference on Infant Studies, Ottawa, Canada.

  12. JPS 2022 - Philadelphia
    Campbell, J.M., Marcinowski, E.C., & Nelson, E.L. (2022, June). The association between mouthing behaviors from 6-14 months and language at 2 and 5 years. Poster presented at the annual Jean Piaget Society conference (Putting Development Back into Evolution), Philadelphia, PA, USA.

  13. SRCD 2022 Special Topic Meeting: Learning through Play and Imagination - St. Louis
    Hemming, P., Bove, R., Campbell, J., & Nelson, E.L. (2022, April). The influence of an emotion-based art program on the development of social-emotional understanding in preschool children. Poster presented at the 2022 SRCD Special Topic Meeting: Learning Through Play and Imagination, St. Louis, Missouri, USA.

  14. SRCD 2021 - Virtual
    Hemming, P., Bove, R., Campbell, J.M, & Nelson, E.L. (2021, April). The effects of emotion-based art instruction on social-emotional development in preschoolers. Poster presented at the 2021 Society for Research in Child Development biennial meeting [Virtual meeting due to Covid-19].

    McNamara, A., Ullrich, T., Klendworth, K., Campbell, J.M. & Nelson, E.L. (2021, April). An increase in peer interactions predicts child’s art performance above and beyond teacher interactions. Poster presented at the 2021 Society for Research in Child Development biennial meeting [Virtual meeting due to Covid-19].

  15. ISDP 2020 - Virtual
    Nelson, E.L., *Taylor, M.A., & Coxe, S. (2020, October). Predicting growth trajectories of role-differentiated bimanual manipulation (RDBM) from early motor skills in infants. Poster presented at the 53rd annual meeting of the International Society for Developmental Psychobiology, Washington, D.C., USA [Virtual meeting due to Covid-19]. View Twitterposter

    Nelson, E.L., **Alvarez, J., **Jimenez, B., & **Padron K. (2020, October). Developmental primate cognition: A state of the field review. Poster presented at the 53rd annual meeting of the International Society for Developmental Psychobiology, Washington, D.C., USA [Virtual meeting due to Covid-19]. View Twitterposter

    Ullrich, T., McNamara, A., Klednworth, K., Nelson, E.L., & Campbell, J.M. (2020, October). The relation between fine motor ability and social-emotional skills in preschoolers. Poster presented at the 53rd annual meeting of the International Society for Developmental Psychobiology, Washington, D.C., USA [Virtual meeting due to Covid-19].

  16. ICIS 2020 - Virtual
    Marcinowski, E.C., Nelson, E.L., Campbell, J.M., & Michel, G.F. (2020, July). Infant and toddler hand preferences predict differential stacking ability in toddlerhood. Poster presented at the XXII Biennial International Conference on Infant Studies [Virtual meeting due to COVID-19].

  17. ISDP 2019 - Chicago, IL
    *Gonzalez, S.L., Campbell, J.M., Marcinowski, E.C., Michel, G.F., Coxe, S., Nelson, E.L. (2019, October). Toddler hand preference trajectories predict 5 year language outcome. Poster presented at the 52nd annual meeting of the International Society on Developmental Psychobiology, Chicago, IL, USA. Download poster

  18. APA 2019 - Chicago, IL
    *Taylor, M. A., *Gonzalez, S. L., Poznanski, B., Hart, K.C., Nelson, E.L. (2019, August). Impact of fine motor skills on children’s school readiness following a summer school program. Poster presented at the American Psychological Association annual convention, Chicago, IL, USA. Download poster

  19. CURFIU 2019 - Miami, FL
    **Alvarez, V., *Gonzalez, S.L., Nelson, E.L. (2019, April). Differences in predictive ability of gross and fine motor skills towards language outcomes: A systematic review. Poster presented at the 2019 Conference for Undergraduate Research at FIU, Miami, FL, USA. Download poster

  20. GSAW 2019 - Miami, FL
    *Boeving, E.R., Nelson, E.L. (2019, April). Predicting multiplex networks from embraces in spider monkeys: computational tools for quantifying social bonds. Poster presented at the 2019 Graduate Student Appreciation Week Scholarly Program Poster Presentation Program, Miami, FL, USA. Download poster

  21. SRCD 2019 - Baltimore, MD
    *Gonzalez, S.L., Reeb-Sutherland, B., Nelson, E.L. (2019, March). Fine motor skill predicts growth in expressive vocabulary from 12 to 24 months. Poster presented at the Society for Research in Child Development biennial meeting, Baltimore, MD, USA. Download poster

  22. SFP 2019 - Miami, FL
    **del Valle, A., **Pavon, N. *Taylor, M.A., Nelson, E.L. (2019, March). Defining kinematic signatures for measurements of goal-directed actions in Ateles fusciceps. Poster presented at the South Florida Primatology annual meeting, Miami, FL, USA. Download poster

  23. SFSN 2018 - San Diego, CA
    *Boeving, E. R., Nelson, E.L. (2018, November). Social risk and routine in context: Relating network structure to principles of brain organization in spider monkeys (Ateles fusciceps rufiventris). Poster presented at the Society for Social Neuroscience (S4SN) Annual Meeting, San Diego, CA, USA. Download poster

  24. ISDP 2018 - San Diego, CA
    *Taylor, Nelson, E.L. (2018, November). Early grasping skill predicts later growth in bimanual skill in infants. Poster presented at the 51st meeting of the International Society on Developmental Psychobiology, San Diego, CA, USA. Download poster

    *Gonzalez, S.L. Reeb-Sutherland, B., Nelson, E.L. (2018, November). Gross and fine motor skills differentially predict expressive and receptive language outcomes. Poster presented at the 51st meeting of the International Society on Developmental Psychobiology, San Diego, CA, USA. Download poster

    *Boeving, E. R., Nelson E.L. (2018, November). Social network dynamics across two affiliative, but risky, interactions in Colombian spider monkeys (Ateles fusciceps rufiventris). Poster presented at the 51st meeting of the International Society on Developmental Psychobiology, San Diego, CA, USA. Download poster

  25. FIU McNair Research Scholars Conference 2018 - Miami, FL
    **Mora Aballe, V., *Gonzalez, S.L., Nelson, E.L. (2018, October). Reliability and validity of the Home Handedness Questionnaire. Poster presented at the 2018 FIU McNair Scholars Research Annual Conference, Miami, FL, USA. Download poster

  26. ICIS 2018 - Philadelphia, PA
    *Gonzalez, S.L., Clifford, C., Reeb-Sutherland, B.C., Nelson, E.L. (2018, July). ‘Sticky mittens’ reaching experience: Linking behavioral changes to potential neural correlates. Poster presented at the XXI Biennial International Conference on Infant Studies, Philadelphia, PA, USA. Download poster

  27. CURFIU 2018 - Miami, FL
    **Mora Aballe, V.I., *Gonzalez, S.L., Nelson, E.L. (2018, March). Measuring handedness in adults: A comparison of two questionnaires. Poster presented at the 2018 Conference for Undergraduate Research at FIU, Miami, FL, USA. Download poster

    **Alvarez, V., *Gonzalez, S.L., Nelson, E.L. (2018, March). Grasping ability at 6 months predicts language development at 24 and 36 months. Poster presented at the 2018 Conference for Undergraduate Research at FIU, Miami, FL, USA. Download poster

    **Solis, J., *Gonzalez, S.L., Nelson, E.L. (2018, March). Infant sitting ability at 6 months predicts language comprehension and production at 36 months. Poster presented at the 2018 Conference for Undergraduate Research at FIU, Miami, FL, USA. Download poster

  28. UM Neuro Day 2017 - Miami, FL
    **Ali, Y., *Gonzalez, S., Clifford, C., Reeb-Sutherland, B., Nelson, E. (2017, December). Scaffolded reaching experience is related to decreased EEG coherence in infants. Poster presented at the 26th annual Neuroscience Research Day at UM Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL, USA. Download poster

  29. ISDP 2017 - Washington, D.C.
    **Pavon, N., *Taylor, M.A., **Fajardo, M.E., Coxe, S., Michel, G.F., Nelson, E.L. (2017, November). Developmental trajectories for fully role-differentiated bimanual manipulation in infants. Poster presented at the 50th meeting of the International Society on Developmental Psychobiology, Washington, D.C., USA. Proceedings in Developmental Psychobiology, 60, S1, S51 Download poster

    *Gonzalez, S.L., **Fajardo, M.E., Hart, K.C., Nelson, E.L. (2017, November). Improved fine motor skills and school readiness in pre-kindergarteners after summer treatment program. Poster presented at the 50th meeting of the International Society on Developmental Psychobiology, Washington, D.C., USA. Proceedings in Developmental Psychobiology, 60, S1, S28 Download poster

    *Taylor, M.A., **Seidler, A.T., Simpson, E.A., Ferrari, P.F., Sclafani, V., Suomi, S.J., Konidaris, G.D., Nelson, E.L. (2017, November). Patterns of reaching in infant rhesus monkeys (Macaca mulatta). Poster presented at the 50th meeting of the International Society on Developmental Psychobiology, Washington, D.C., USA. Proceedings in Developmental Psychobiology, 60, S1, S70 Download poster

  30. CO3 2017 - Melbourne, FL
    **Kendall, G.A., Nelson, E.L. (2017, April). Goal-directed tail use in Colombian spider monkeys is highly lateralized. Poster presented at the 24th Annual International Conference on Comparative Cognition, Melbourne, FL, USA. Download poster

  31. CURFIU 2017 - Miami, FL
    **Seidler, A.T., *Taylor, M.A., Simpson, E.A., Suomi, S.J., Konidaris, G.D., Nelson, E.L. (2017, March). Reaching kinematics in infant rhesus monkeys Macaca mulatta. Poster presented at the Conference for Undergraduate Research at Florida International University in Miami, FL. Download poster

    **Torres, E., *Gonzalez, S.L., Nelson, E.L. (2017, March). A comparison of Hispanic infant populations on vocabulary size. Poster presented at the Conference for Undergraduate Research at Florida International University in Miami, FL. Download poster

  32. SFP 2017 - Loxahatchee, FL
    *Taylor, M.A., Nelson, E.L. (2017, February). Laterality in Colombian spider monkey infants (Ateles fusciceps rufiventris). Poster presented at the South Florida Primatology annual meeting in Loxahatchee, FL. Download poster

    **Kendall, G.A., Nelson, E.L. (2017, February). Problem solving in Colombian spider monkeys. Poster presented at the South Florida Primatology annual meeting in Loxahatchee, FL. Download poster

  33. ISDP 2016 - San Diego, CA
    *Gonzalez, S.L., Nelson, E.L., Latta, J., Campbell, J.M, Marcinowski, E.C., Michel, G.F. (2016, November). Consistent preschool hand preference predicts language skills at 5 years of age. Proceedings in Developmental Psychobiology, 58, S1, S18. Download poster

  34. FIU McNair Research Scholars Conference 2016 - Miami, FL
    **Fajardo, M.E., *Gonzalez, S.L., Hart, K.C., Nelson, E.L. (2016, October). Summer Treatment Program for PreKindergarteners improves fine motor skills. Poster presented at the McNair Research Scholars Conference in Miami, FL. Download poster

  35. ASP/IPS 2016 - Chicago, IL
    *Boeving, E.R., **Kendall, G.A., Nelson, E.L. (2016, August). Tails in context: Implications for laterality in the Colombian spider monkey (Ateles fusciceps rufiventris). Poster presented at the joint American Society of Primatology/International Primatological Society meeting in Chicago, Illinois, USA. Download poster

  36. ICIS 2016 - New Orleans, LA
    Nelson, E.L., **Neuman, S. (2016, May). Development of reaching and grasping in infant and adult Colombian spider monkeys. Poster presented in the featured symposium “From robots to monkeys to human infants: Integrating different disciplines to understand early motor development” at the XX Biennial International Conference on Infant Studies, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA. Download poster

    *Gonzalez, S. L., Nelson, E.L., Campbell, J.M., Marcinowski, E.C., Michel, G.F. (2016, May). Consistency in handedness over 6 to 60 months is linked to school readiness. Poster presented at the XX Biennial International Conference on Infant Studies, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA. Download poster

    Hartstein, L., Agrawal, V., Nelson, E.L., Berthier, N.E. (2016, May). Hand preference is related to hand skill at 2 years. Poster presented at the XX Biennial International Conference on Infant Studies, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA. Download poster

  37. VCU UROP 2016 - Richmond, VA
    Syed, G., Marcinowski, E.C., Dusing, S.C., Michel, G.F., Nelson, E.L. (2016, April). The relation between infant construction strategy and language development in toddlers. Poster presented at the VCU Poster Symposium for Undergraduate Research and Creativity, Richmond, VA, USA. Download poster

  38. C03 2016 - Melbourne, FL
    *Boeving, E.R., **Kendall, G.A., Nelson, E.L. (2016, April). Socio-behavioral asymmetries in Colombian spider monkeys (Ateles fusciceps rufiventris). Poster presented at the 23rd Annual International Conference on Comparative Cognition, Melbourne, FL, USA. Download poster

  39. SSHD 2015 - Austin, TX, USA
    *Gonzalez, S. L., Nelson, E.L. (2015, October). Renorming the IDHC:PG for diverse Hispanic populations. Poster presentation given at the Society for the Study of Human Development 9th Biennial Scientific Meeting, Austin, TX, USA. Download poster

  40. ISDP 2014 - Washington, D.C., USA
    *Gonzalez, S.L., Nelson, E.L., Campbell, J.M., Marcinowski, E.C., Coxe, S., Michel, G.F. (2015). 18-24 months handedness predicts 36 months expressive language skills. Proceedings in Developmental Psychobiology, 57, S1, S16. Download poster

    Marcinowski, E.C., **Soula, M., Nelson, E.L., Campbell, J.M., Michel, G.F. (2015). Does direction or consistency of hand preference predict toddler stacking ability? Proceedings in Developmental Psychobiology, 57, S1, S22. Download poster

  41. ASP 2014 - Decatur, GA, USA
    *Boeving, E.R., Lacreuse, A., Hopkins, W.D., Phillips, K.A., Novak, M.A., Nelson, E.L. (2014). Handedness influences intermanual transfer in chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes) but not rhesus monkeys (Macaca mulatta). American Journal of Primatology, 76 (S1), 51. Download poster

  42. ICIS 2014 - Berlin, Germany
    Marcinowski, E.C., Nelson, E.L., Michel, G.F. (2014, July). The development of construction from infancy through toddlerhood. Poster given at the XIX Biennial International Conference on Infant Studies, Berlin, Germany. Download poster

  43. ISDP 2013 - San Diego, CA, USA
    **Albright, S.N., **Soula, M., Nelson, E.L. (2013). How laterality influences problem-solving in monkeys and humans. Proceedings in Developmental Psychobiology, 55, 766. Download poster

    Nelson, E.L., Campbell, J.M., Marcinowski, E.C., Michel, G.F. (2013). How consistency in handedness is related to language development. Proceedings in Developmental Psychobiology, 55, 782. Download poster

  44. ASP 2013 - San Juan, Puerto Rico, USA
    Nelson, E.L., **Figueroa, A., **Gonzalez, M.F., **Albright, S., **Gil, A. (2013). Lateralized coordinated tail-hand sequence in spider monkeys (Ateles fusciceps rufiventris). Proceedings in American Journal of Primatology, 75(S1), 57. Download poster

  45. ISDP 2012 - New Orleans, LA, USA
    Nelson, E.L., Campbell, J.M., Michel, G.F. (2012). Stable handedness during infancy predicts advanced language skills at two years of age. Proceedings in Developmental Psychobiology, 54, 762. Download poster

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