Welcome to the CoDeS Lab

We are a research group at Virginia Tech. Our research focuses on the role of technology in young children’s cognitive development to better understand and support learning in early childhood.

Technological innovations influence our everyday lives, including young children and their families. Our research examines how technology impacts children’s attention and learning and the extent to which its impact is influenced by family processes and social contexts.

We employ multiple methods such as experiments, individual difference measures, and eye-tracking approaches to guide developmentally appropriate practices for technology integration. Our research covers a diverse set of topics on children and emerging technologies, including children’s active learning from interactive technology, children’s visual attention to technology, and parent-child interaction involving technology (see Research).

We aim to translate our research into practice by informing parents, educators, producers, designers, health professionals, and policy makers on how to design and use technological tools to support young children’s cognitive development.

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