Suzanne Gaskins

Suzanne

Gaskins

Ph.D.

Professor Emerita

Psychology

College of Arts and Sciences

s-gaskins@neiu.edu

Expertise

Developmental psychology, cultural anthropology, developmental importance of play, museum research

Courses Taught

General Psychology

Developmental Psychology

Child Psychology

Culture and Development

Play and Development

Research Interests

Cultural child development, parental ethno-theories, informal learning at home and in museums, language as a cognitive tool, ethnographic critique of universal claims

Education

Ph.D. University of Chicago

B.A. Pomona College

Selected Publications

Shneidman, L., Gaskins, S., & Woodward, A. (2016). Child‐directed teaching and social learning at 18 months of age: evidence from Yucatec Mayan and US infants. Developmental science, 19(3), 372-381.

Haden, C. A., Jant, E. A., Hoffman, P. C., Marcus, M., Geddes, J. R., & Gaskins, S. (2014). Supporting family conversations and children's STEM learning in a children's museum. Early Childhood Research Quarterly, 29(3), 333-344.

Lancy, D. F., Bock, J., & Gaskins, S. (Eds.). (2010). The anthropology of learning in childhood. Rowman Altamira.

Gaskins, S., Haight, W., & Lancy, D. F. (2007). The cultural construction of play. Play and development: Evolutionary, sociocultural, and functional perspectives, 179-202.

Lucy, J. A., & Gaskins, S. (2001). Grammatical categories and the development of classification preferences: A comparative approach. Language acquisition and conceptual development, 257-283.

s-gaskins@neiu.edu

Northeastern Illinois University
5500 North St. Louis Avenue
Chicago, IL 60625
United States

Office Hours

By email.

Main Campus