Read Dr. Rajan’s Huffington Post piece, co-written with Dr. Roberta Golinkoff and Dr. Kathy Hirsh-Pasek, on the importance of self-regulation!
Publications
Resnick, I., Jordan, N. C., Hansen, N., Rajan, V., Rodrigues, J., Siegler, R.S., & Fuchs, L. (2016). Developmental growth trajectories in understanding of fraction magnitude from fourth through sixth grade. Developmental Psychology, 52(5), 746-757.
Cuevas, K., Rajan, V., Morasch, K.C., & Bell, M. A. (2015). Episodic memory and future thinking during early childhood: Linking the past and future. Developmental Psychobiology, 57(5), 552-565.
Rajan, V., & Bell, M. A. (2015). Developmental changes in fact and source recall: Contributions from executive function and brain electrical activity. Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience, 12, 1-11
Rajan, V., Cuevas, K., & Bell, M. A. (2014). The contribution of executive function to source memory development in early
childhood. Journal of Cognition and Development, 15(2), 304-324.
Cuevas, K., Raj, V., & Bell, M. A. (2012). A frequency band analysis of two-year-olds' memory processes. International Journal
of Psychophysiology, 83, 315-322.
Cuevas, K., Raj, V., &Bell, M. A. (2012) Functional connectivity and infant spatial working memory: A frequency band
analysis. Psychophysiology, 49, 271-280.
Raj, V., & Bell, M. A. (2010). Cognitive processes supporting episodic memory formation in childhood: The role of source memory,
binding, and executive functioning. Developmental Review, 30, 384-402.
Cuevas, K., Rajan, V., Morasch, K.C., & Bell, M. A. (2015). Episodic memory and future thinking during early childhood: Linking the past and future. Developmental Psychobiology, 57(5), 552-565.
Rajan, V., & Bell, M. A. (2015). Developmental changes in fact and source recall: Contributions from executive function and brain electrical activity. Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience, 12, 1-11
Rajan, V., Cuevas, K., & Bell, M. A. (2014). The contribution of executive function to source memory development in early
childhood. Journal of Cognition and Development, 15(2), 304-324.
Cuevas, K., Raj, V., & Bell, M. A. (2012). A frequency band analysis of two-year-olds' memory processes. International Journal
of Psychophysiology, 83, 315-322.
Cuevas, K., Raj, V., &Bell, M. A. (2012) Functional connectivity and infant spatial working memory: A frequency band
analysis. Psychophysiology, 49, 271-280.
Raj, V., & Bell, M. A. (2010). Cognitive processes supporting episodic memory formation in childhood: The role of source memory,
binding, and executive functioning. Developmental Review, 30, 384-402.
Book Chapters
Rajan, V., Gee, N. R., Golinkoff, R. M., & Hirsh-Pasek, K. (in press). Children's play, self-regulation, and human-animal interaction
in early childhood learning. In N. R. Gee, A. H. Fine & P. McCardle (Eds.), How animals help students learn: Research and
practice for educators and mental-health professionals. New York: Routledge, Taylor Francis Group.
Toub, T. S., Rajan, V., Golinkodd, R. M., & Hirsh-Pasek, K. (2016). Guided play: A solution to the play versus learning dichotomy. In
D. Berch & D. Geary (Eds.), Evolutionary perspectives on education and child development. New York, NY: Springer.
Morasch, K. C., Raj, V., & Bell, M. A. (2013). The development of cognitive control from infancy through childhood. In D. Reisberg
(Ed.), Oxford handbook of cognitive psychology (pp. 989-999). New York: Oxford University Press.
in early childhood learning. In N. R. Gee, A. H. Fine & P. McCardle (Eds.), How animals help students learn: Research and
practice for educators and mental-health professionals. New York: Routledge, Taylor Francis Group.
Toub, T. S., Rajan, V., Golinkodd, R. M., & Hirsh-Pasek, K. (2016). Guided play: A solution to the play versus learning dichotomy. In
D. Berch & D. Geary (Eds.), Evolutionary perspectives on education and child development. New York, NY: Springer.
Morasch, K. C., Raj, V., & Bell, M. A. (2013). The development of cognitive control from infancy through childhood. In D. Reisberg
(Ed.), Oxford handbook of cognitive psychology (pp. 989-999). New York: Oxford University Press.