Associate professor of psychology at the University of Miami. Developmental science, infant social behavior. She/her Director of @soccoglab.bsky.social ManyBabies6 - Neonatal imitation: https://manybabies.org/MB6/https://bsky.app/profile/simpson.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/simpson.bsky.social/post/3mt2smprzxk2nLink to paper: https://doi.org/10.1002/icd.70134 #OpenAccess [contains quote post or other embedded content]14 Aug 2026 18:39 +0000at://did:plc:2xbuwmb7rxdsfsfomergfct3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mt2smprzxk2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/simpson.bsky.social/post/3mn3conmixs2jAutomated Quantification of Affect Synchrony: Links to Autism Risk and Social Communication in Infancy https://doi.org/10.1007/s10803-026-07344-x30 May 2026 14:56 +0000at://did:plc:2xbuwmb7rxdsfsfomergfct3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mn3conmixs2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/simpson.bsky.social/post/3mmvzi7itp22gFor those in the US - Take 2 min to urge Congress to reject the administration’s FY2027 budget proposal that seeks a complete dissolution of the Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences (SBE) Directorate and a staggering 54% cut to the National Science Foundation: http://www.votervoice.net/Shares/BAAAAAb4ACadhAiliqh7EBA28 May 2026 12:28 +0000at://did:plc:2xbuwmb7rxdsfsfomergfct3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmvzi7itp22ghttps://bsky.app/profile/simpson.bsky.social/post/3mijki37f5c25Cross-cultural & cross-species comparisons of mutual gaze & infant emotion: Challenging WEIRD, barren, institutional, zoo, & other rare rearing environments assumptions - by Jaddi, Kishimoto, & Bard https://psycnet.apa.org/doi/10.1037/com0000444 (preprint: https://osf.io/preprints/psyarxiv/24dhf_v1) https://doi.org/10.1037/com000…02 Apr 2026 15:46 +0000at://did:plc:2xbuwmb7rxdsfsfomergfct3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mijki37f5c25https://bsky.app/profile/simpson.bsky.social/post/3mg5nfflcz22wWhat can face preference in newborns tell us about their face representation? Contrasting learned familiarity with inherent bias accounts https://doi.org/10.1093/chidev/aacag00903 Mar 2026 11:16 +0000at://did:plc:2xbuwmb7rxdsfsfomergfct3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mg5nfflcz22whttps://bsky.app/profile/simpson.bsky.social/post/3me7qjowgvk2nEvidence for representation of pretend objects by Kanzi, a language-trained bonobo [contains quote post or other embedded content]06 Feb 2026 20:27 +0000at://did:plc:2xbuwmb7rxdsfsfomergfct3/app.bsky.feed.post/3me7qjowgvk2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/simpson.bsky.social/post/3mdniuyx62c22Neonatal mimicry of caregivers at home: Feasibility of an asynchronous online paradigm #OpenAccess by @lauriebayet.bsky.social & team! https://doi.org/10.1111/infa.7007030 Jan 2026 14:23 +0000at://did:plc:2xbuwmb7rxdsfsfomergfct3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mdniuyx62c22https://bsky.app/profile/simpson.bsky.social/post/3mchfdobib22rMale and female empathy across 24 countries and 60 latitudinal degrees #OpenAccess https://doi.org/10.1016/j.paid.2025.11359615 Jan 2026 10:38 +0000at://did:plc:2xbuwmb7rxdsfsfomergfct3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mchfdobib22rhttps://bsky.app/profile/simpson.bsky.social/post/3mbvsf45wfs2yImpact of Surgical Masks on Newborns' Spontaneous Face Processing Skills https://doi.org/10.1111/infa.7006408 Jan 2026 10:43 +0000at://did:plc:2xbuwmb7rxdsfsfomergfct3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mbvsf45wfs2y