Angelina Vernetti, PhD

Angelina Vernetti is an Associate Research Scientist at the Yale Child Study Center. Her doctoral degree in Developmental Psychology from Birkbeck, University of London investigated the social modulation of cue-reward associations. Using gaze-contingent paradigms, Angelina Vernetti examined how gaze direction, emotion, referential cues and motivational value influence the allocation of attention in young typically developing children and adults as well as children with autism. She is currently working in the Yale Early Social Cognition (YESCog) Program under the mentorship of Dr. Katarzyna Chawarska. Her research focuses on gaze processing, emotional reactivity and motivation, in early development and autism using behavioral, eye-tracking and physiological methodologies.