De la Viña, L., Hu, J. C., Harris, P. L., & Ronford, S. (2026). Young Children Use the Discourse Marker "But" to Provide Clarification in Everyday Conversations. Journal of Child Language, 1-13. doi.org/10.1017/S0305000926100920 Click here to read the article

Last month, the ChiLD Lab was thrilled to attend the Mind Explorers Recruitment Event! We hosted many fun games and activities for families to participate in, including a game of jeopardy and guess who. Thank you to all who stopped by our table, and be sure to visit us at future events!

Last month, the ChiLD Lab attended the Society for Philosophy and Psychology (SPP) Conference in Baltimore! Huge shoutout to Ece for presenting her research! We're so proud of you!

We wish you all the best, Kirsten! Thank you for your dedication, positivity, and all the incredible contributions you've made. Wishing you continued success, happiness, and exciting new adventures ahead. You'll always be part of the ChiLD Lab family, and we'll miss you! <3

While it's easy to compare ourselves and feel lost or behind, it's important to remember that everyone's on their own journeys and that growth is a process! 🌱 This is a reminder to be patient with yourself - you got this! ⭐️

Our lab members had the opportunity to present their research at Undergraduate Research Day. It was amazing to see them share the projects they've been working so hard on along with engaging in thoughtful discussions, answering questions, and connecting with others in the field. We're so proud of all of their dedication and the effort they put in bringing their research to life!

Last month at Undergraduate Research Day, students presented their Knowledge Translation projects, creatively translating research into engaging and accessible content! Ikhlas Abdulahi --> Welcome to the Emotions Academy Eiliyah Naveed --> When Are Humans Most Prone to Myside Bias? Amazing work sharing research in meaningful and impactful ways!

We are so proud to celebrate our lab members for their outstanding achievements at the UTM Undergraduate Thesis Day award presentation! From left to right:
 Gabriella Di Maio received — Mississauga Erin Mills Rotary Club Scholarship in Psychology and also presented a thesis titled Koddy or Kitty? The Developmental Trajectory of Infant Word Recognition
 Vedika Awtani received — University of Toronto Research Excellence Award in Social Science and Humanities (UTEA SSH)
 Sabrina

Last week, our lab members met families at Science Rendezvous 2026 and shared our research with them! It was a great time connecting with families! Stay tuned for more events!

Last month, our lab celebrated its annual Summer Lab party 2026! It was great to see all the hard work and contributions of the lab members!

The ChiLD Lab is growing! We're thrilled to welcome Sumehra Mamum and Gabriella Christo, our two newest Outreach Assistants. We're so glad to have you both on board! Can't wait for everyone to see what you bring to the team!

We're so excited to announce that two incredible U of T undergraduate students, Sharleen Bains and Aseyah Safi, have joined our lab as Research Assistants! We couldn't be happier to have you both on the team! Stay tuned to see all the amazing work they'll be doing!

Özkan, F. E., & Ronfard, S. (2026). The boundaries and ontogeny of myside bias. Journal of Experimental Psychology: General. Advance online publication. https://dx.doi.org/10.1037/xge0001932 Click here to read the article.

We’re excited to share that Claudia, Alin and Cyrenius have joined the ChiLD Lab as our new Research Assistants! We’re happy to have them on the team and know they'll be a great addition. Stay tuned for all the amazing work they'll be contributing in the months ahead!

ChiLD Lab had the opportunity to share research at the Cognitive Development Society (CDS) Conference! Dr. Ronfard presented a talk, F. Ece Ozkan shared her poster, Alexa presented a pre-conference talk on EDI, Mia Radovanovic organized a symposium, and Dr. Kirsten Blakey gave a talk