Nicolás Alessandroni, PhD
- FRQSC Postdoctoral Fellow, Psychology
- Part-Time Faculty, Psychology
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Biography
Nicolás Alessandroni is a postdoctoral fellow at the Concordia Infant Research Laboratory, directed by Dr. Krista Byers-Heinlein. He is also a course instructor for PSYC 333 - Fundamentals of Lifespan Development in the Department of Psychology. Currently supported by funding from the Fonds de Recherche du Québec – Société et Culture, Nicolás is investigating how Open Science, Big Team Science, and infant studies can work together to advance our understanding of human development. Nicolás also plays an active role in several large-scale networks, such as ManyBabies and ManyManys, and takes a leadership role in ManyManys 1, a project aimed at comparing reversal learning across different animal taxa.
He earned his PhD in Psychology from the Universidad Autónoma de Madrid (Spain) in 2021, with research centered on the relationship between object use and the early development of conceptual thinking from an ecological-enactive approach to cognition. In 2023, he was honoured with the prestigious Doctoral Dissertation Award by the Jean Piaget Society (USA).
His research has been featured in leading journals such as Nature Human Behavior, Royal Society Open Science, Developmental Science, Infancy, Infant Behavior & Development, Psychological Research, Adaptive Behavior, Memory Studies, Philosophical Psychology, Theory & Psychology, and Collabra: Psychology.
Teaching activities
PSYC 333
Fundamentals of Lifespan Development
Research activities
Research focus areas
- Ecological Psychology and Material Engagement.
- Tool Use and Cognitive Development in Early Childhood.
- Early Communication, Interaction, and Social Cognition.
- Comparative Cognition and Learning.
- Open Science and Big Team Science.
Selected publications
Alessandroni, N., Moreno-Núñez, A., Rodríguez, C., & Del Olmo, M. J. (2020). Musical dynamics in early triadic interactions. A case study. Psychological Research, 84(6), 1555-1571. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00426-019-01168-4