Infancy Studies Lab

Looking for an activity that both you and your infant can enjoy? 👶 Join our new study for 4-month-olds and help your baby become a baby scientist 🧠 You'll receive free developmental assessments, financial compensation, and reserved parking on campus. Link in bio for more info!

From 4 to 18 months, a round of applause for our baby scientist who graduated from the Baby Lab last week! 👏🎓👶 It’s been fun to watch her grow and learn. 💖 If you are interested in joining our study, we are currently looking for babies under 4 months of age. Link in bio!

Guess who’s returning to the @jcfamilies Jersey City Baby Fair? That’s right—we are!! 🤩🧠The Baby Lab could not be more excited to attend one of our favorite events of the year! We love to share the fascinating research we do at our lab with new and expectant parents!

Once a Baby Scientist, always a Baby Scientist!🧠🤓 Our sweet alumni big sister returned to the lab and showed her 4-month-old brother the ropes as he started his very first study. We love seeing how our baby researchers grow up!✨ Interested in signing up? Link in bio!

Big discoveries start small ❄️ Meet one of our winter baby scientists. 🤍 Looking to enroll your baby scientist in one of our studies? 🤫🧠 We’re seeking babies under 4 months to learn about infant brain and language development—if interested, fill out the intake link in bio!

Looking for fun ways to spend quality time with your baby this winter and support their development? Check out these cool tips from the Baby Lab! 👶❄️ Also, check out our ongoing study for 4-month-olds! #Winter #IndoorActivities #InfantResearch #Rutgers #Newark #Neuroscience

We’d like to send the biggest thank you to all the families and babies who visited the Baby Lab in 2025, and to everyone who came in along the way . It has been so beautiful meeting all of you and your gorgeous babies 👶💫. Wishing you all a happy, healthy, and joyful 2026! 🥳✨

From our Baby Lab family to yours! 🎄✨ We loved celebrating the season at our annual holiday luncheon ❄️. Thank you to all the wonderful parents and families who make our research possible. We’re so grateful for you and wish you a joyful, cozy, and happy holiday season!

We hope this year has been amazing for all of our baby scientists and their families 👶🧠 We’d love to share that this year was especially amazing for our lab because Dr. Beenish Mahmood successfully defended her thesis on September 9 and received her PhD 🎓The lab is so proud!!

What a wonderful time we had at the 2025 NJMOM Baby Expo on November 2nd! Congrats to raffle winner Kyla- we hope you enjoy your Smarter Baby Bundle! 👶🏻 🤓 🤗 As always, we’d like to give a very big thanks to @LovEvery and @raptbaby for the support and raffle donation. ❤️

Want to win The Smarter Baby Bundle?! It's better than ever!! 🧠 🤩 👶🏻 Find us at the NJ MOM Baby Expo this weekend for a chance to win this awesome prize bundle featuring our favorite sound machine, the Smarter Sleep by @raptbaby, and a charming play gym by @LovEvery!!

We're thrilled to be exhibiting at the 12th Annual @NJMOM Baby Expo next month! 🎉 Come meet us and other amazing baby-focused brands, plus enter to win a Smart Sleep Gift Basket with @lovevery and @raptbaby! 😴🍼 🎟️ Get your tickets: njbabyexpo.com

🍂 Fall in love with learning this season at our Baby Lab! 🍁 We’re looking for curious little minds—babies 7 months+ with a family history of ASD, ADHD, dyslexia, or other language-based learning disorders.⁠ Intake form in bio for those who are interested!

Summer time is here in the Baby Lab! ☀️👶 Let these sweet smiles brighten your day just like they did ours! Interested in participating in one of our studies? Fill out our intake form (link in bio); we’ll be in touch shortly! #BabyLab #LanguageDevelopment #InfantResearch

📺 Shared screentime can help toddlers learn! AACAP says 18–24-month-olds should watch shows with a caregiver. 👶 SLP picks: ✅ Miss Rachel – repetition ✅ Peppa Pig – slow, short stories ✅ Daniel Tiger – memory songs 👇 Read more: tinybeans.com/top-toddler-tv… #LanguageDevelopment

🌸 Spring is in the air, and so is our search for baby scientists! Meet our baby scientist, who graduated this month and is loving the sunshine and fun train rides! 🚞 Want your little one to be in our studies? Intake is in bio! #Spring #InfantResearch #DevelopmentalScience

Looks like Autumn is too cool for preschool. 😎 Interested in our research? Join our baby study today, intake in bio! #BabyScientists #LanguageDevelopment #Research

Springtime for smiley scientists 🌸 Lina returned for her 12-month visits, and look at that smile! We're currently looking for baby scientists between 4-18 months of age from families with histories of ASD, ADHD, dyslexia, and language-based learning disorders. Link in bio!

Big smiles and even bigger discoveries! ✨ We’re looking for baby scientists between 0-18 months from families with a history of ASD, ADHD, dyslexia, or other language-based learning disorders. Think you're eligible? Fill out our secure intake form (link in bio)! #InfantResearch

These little smiles light up our lab every day...now they're here to brighten up yours too!✨🍼 #BabyLab #InfancyStudiesLab #BabyScientists