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Quantifying infants’ everyday restrained experiences in the home using wearable inertial sensors
Sep 15, 2026
Who are we?
The Perception, Action, & Development Lab is directed by Dr. John Franchak in the UC Riverside Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences. Dr. Franchak advises students in the Developmental and Cognition and Cognitive Neuroscience areas of the department, and he is a member of the Quantitative Specialized Subfield. The lab’s research is funded by grants from the National Science Foundation and James S. McDonnell Foundation
What do we study?
Everyday Experiences
How does motor development shape infants’ opportunities for learning about objects and people?
Visual Exploration
How do people coordinate eyes, head, and body to gather task-relevant visual information?
New Methods
How can we develop new sensing techniques to measures naturalistic visual and motor behavior?
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We are accepting applications for undergraduate research assistants on a rolling basis. Please fill out the form, and we will get back to you when we have openings.
Dr. Franchak will consider doctoral applications for 2027-2028 academic year.