Dr. Tricia Striano is an international expert in the field of infant learning and cognition. Author of over 100 research papers and edited volumes on early infant social cognition and learning, Dr.Tricia Striano serves on the editorial board of Infant Behavior and Development. Tricia Striano received her B.A. from the College of the Holy Cross, and her Ph.D. from Emory University. In 2008, Dr. Tricia Striano obtained her Habilitation from the University Osnabrueck in Germany. Recipient of the Sofja Kovalevskaja Research Prize of the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation, grants from the German Research Foundation and the National Science Foundation, Dr. Tricia Striano was Director of the Independent Cultural Ontogeny Group at the Max Planck Institute and Director of the Independent Research Group on Neurocognition and Development at the Max Planck Institute for Human Cognitive and Brain Sciences and Center for Advanced Studies at the University Leipzig, Germany. Her research often appears in international media including Parents.Com, BabyTalk Magazine, USAToday, Popular Mechanics, Handelsblatt, ZeitWissen, BILD, ZDF, and VOX/Germany. TriciaStriano.com