The University of Chicago
Department of Psychology
5848 South University Avenue
Chicago, IL, 60637
Courtney Filippi
Background
Courtney graduated from the University of Virginia (UVA) with highest distinction in Cognitive Science. While at UVA, she worked as a research assistant in Judy DeLoache’s lab and completed her senior honors thesis with Rachel Keen. As an undergrad, she also completed two independent projects with Dr. Jane Clark. Both projects focused on motor development and derived from an interest in the mirror neuron system. Courtney is now working with Amanda Woodward as a doctoral student in Developmental Psychology.
Research Interests
- Infant understanding of goal-directed action
- Intention understandiing
- Imitation learning
- Embodied cognition
- The development of Theory of Mind
- Infant EEG
- The mirror neuron system
