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/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/3mbvsf45wfs2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/simpson.bsky.social/post/3m5gkawkdbs2bIndividual differences in sick face sensitivity: females are more sensitive to lassitude facial expressions than males - @tiffany6390.bsky.social Free for the next 50 days: https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://kwnsfk27.r.eu-west-1.awstrack.me/L0/https:*2F*2Fauthors.elsevier.com*2Fc*2F1m5EH3tz49AN0t/1/0102019a7499bf65-d26b7657-431b-462c-b64c-0aae5b468cac-000000/Rr6KUrviA2TM0onfKnLBpt-Mcsc=452__;JSUlJQ!!KVu0SnhVq1hAFvslES2Y!Kf8huqZBr7P2geIj3_VIkhS85NL5-hZrNx8xCHgOPfH3AjBCUtNHk-jyyqK3C9ZPHi71ybJu62jVyI-JLeYq$12 Nov 2025 11:27 +0000at://did:plc:2xbuwmb7rxdsfsfomergfct3/app.bsky.feed.post/3m5gkawkdbs2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/simpson.bsky.social/post/3m573fq5xys2yA Quarter Century Review of Research on Infant Behavior and Development https://www.sciencedirect.com/special-issue/108S72HVBLP09 Nov 2025 12:13 +0000at://did:plc:2xbuwmb7rxdsfsfomergfct3/app.bsky.feed.post/3m573fq5xys2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/simpson.bsky.social/post/3m52ba6vxyk22Stage 2 report now out! Newborn Auditory Brainstem Response and Sudden Infant Death Syndrome https://doi.org/10.1002/jnr.70083 #OpenAccess07 Nov 2025 14:14 +0000at://did:plc:2xbuwmb7rxdsfsfomergfct3/app.bsky.feed.post/3m52ba6vxyk22