Contact Information
- Address: E11 Seashore Hall, Iowa City IA 52242
- E-mail: jessica-horst@uiowa.edu
- Lab Phone: 319-353-1977
- Office Phone: 319-335-1420
- In progress
Ph.D., Developmental Psychology University of Iowa, IA - 2001
B.A., Philosophy and Psychology, summa cum laude with Distinction Boston University, MA
- Spring 2006-
Graduate Research Assistant
Language and Category Development Laboratory - Fall 2005
Graduate Teaching Assistant
31:190 Senior Seminar: Explanations of Development - 2004-present
Graduate Research Assistant
Language and Category Development Laboratory - Summer 2004
Instructor
31:120 Experimental Psychology I - Spring 2004
Graduate Teaching Assistant
31:117 Prenatal Development
31:122 Language Development - Fall 2003
Graduate Teaching Assistant
31:014 Introduction to Child Development - 2001-2003
Graduate Research Assistant
Language and Category Development Laboratory
Infant Cognition Laboratory - 1999-2001
Undergraduate Research Assistant
Sociology Department, Boston University - 1998-2001
Foreign Languages Tutor (German and French)
University Resource Center, Boston University
- American Psychological Foundation Elizabeth Munsterberg Koppitz Travel Stipend, 2006
- Society for Research in Child Development Student Travel Award, Spring 2005
- University of Iowa Student Government Research Grant, Spring 2004
- Scholarly Presentations Travel Award, University of Iowa, Spring 2004
- Graduate Student Senate Travel Award, University of Iowa, Spring 2004
- Honorable Mention, James F. Jokabsen Graduate Forum, University of Iowa, Spring 2004
- Scholarly Presentations Travel Award, University of Iowa, Fall 2003
- Scholarly Presentations Travel Award, University of Iowa, Spring 2003
- Graduate Student Senate Travel Award, University of Iowa, Spring 2003
- Honorable Mention, National Science Foundation, Graduate Research Fellowship Program, 2001
- University of Iowa Graduate College Student Teaching Award, 2004
- Department of Psychology, University of Iowa, Student Teaching Award, 2004
- Elected to Phi Beta Kappa, 2001
- Student Speaker, Latin Honors Ceremony, Boston University, May 2001
- Matchette Prize for Excellence in Philosophy, Boston University, 2001
- Elected to Psi Chi National Honor Society in Psychology, 2000
- Elected to Golden Key International Honour Society, 1999
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Refereed Journal Articles:
Samuelson, L. K., & Horst, J. S. (in press). Dynamic noun generalization: Moment-to-moment interactions shape children's naming biases..Infancy.
Horst, J. S., Oakes, L. M. & Madole, K. L. (2005). What Does It Look Like and What Can It Do? Category Structure Influences How Infants Categorize. Child Development, 76, 614-631.
Refereed Conference Proceedings:
Horst, J. S., McMurray, B. & Samuelson L. K. (2006). Online processing is essential for learning: Understanding fast mapping and word learning in a dynamic connectionist architecture.Proceedings from the 28th Meeting of the Cognitive Science Society.
Samuelson, L. K., Horst, J. S., Dobbertin, B. & Schutte, A. R. (2006). Knowledge, Performance, and Task: Décalage and Dynamics in Young Children's Noun Generalizations. Proceedings from the 28th Meeting of the Cognitive Science Society.
Chapters:
Oakes, L. M., Horst, J. S., Kovack-Lesh, K. A. & Perone, S. (2006). How Infants Learn Categories. In A. Needham and A. Woodward (Eds) New Approaches to Infant Learning and Cognition.
McMurray, B., Horst, J. S., Toscano, J. & Samuelson, L K. (in press). Connectionist Learning and Dynamic Processing: Symbiotic Developmental Mechanisms. In J. Spencer, M. Thomas & J. McClelland (Eds.), Towards a New Grand Theory of Development? Connectionism and Dynamic Systems Theory Reconsidered: Oxford University Press.
Horst, J. S. & Samuelson, L. K. (under revision). Fast Mapping But Not Fast Word Learning: Referent Selection Without Retention. Manuscript submitted for publication.
Horst, J. S., Ellis, A. E., Samuelson, L. K., Trejo, E., Worzalla, S., Peltan, J., & Oakes, L. M. (under revision). Flexible Categorization in Infancy: Same Objects, Same Session, Two Different Categorical Distinctions. Manuscript currently in preparation.
Kovack-Lesh, K. A., Horst, J. S. & Oakes, L. M. (under revision). The Cat is Out of the Bag: Previous Experience and Online Comparison Jointly Influence Infant Categorization. Manuscript submitted for publication.
Samuelson, L. K. & Horst, J. S. (under revision). Developing a bias: The dynamic interaction of knowledge, task, and stimuli in novel noun generalization. Manuscript submitted as part of a special section of Developmental Science.
Samuelson, L. K. & Horst, J. S., Schutte, A. R. & Dobbertin, B. (under review). The Dynamic Nature of Knowledge: Insights From a Dynamic Field Model of Children's Novel Noun Generalizations.
- Horst, J. S.,M McMurray, B. & Samuelson L.K. (2006, July). Online processing is essential for learning: Understanding fast mapping and word learning in a dynamic connectionist architecture. Paper presented at the 28th Annual Conference of the Cognitive Science Society,Vancouver, Canada.
- Samuelson, L. K., Horst, J. S., Dobbertin, B. N., & Schutte, A. R. (2006, July). Knowledge, performance and Task: décalage and dynamics in young childrens noun generalizations. Paper presented at the 28th Annual Conference of the Cognitive Science Society, Vancouver, Canada
- Oakes, L. M., Horst, J. S., & Kovack, K. A. (2005, May). How Infants Learn Categories. In A. Needham and A. Woodward (Organizers) New Approaches to Infant Learning and Cognition, Durham, NC.
- Samuelson, L. K. & Horst, J. S. (2003, April). Origins of the Notion of Object in the Perceptual Cues to Solidity. In L. B. Smith (Chair) What Is An Object? Symposium conducted at the 2003 Biennial Meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development, Tampa, FL.
- Oakes, L. M., Horst, J. S., & Madole, K. L. Infants' use of appearance and function to form categories. In T. Wilcox (organizer) New perspectives on infant categorization. Symposium conducted at the 2004 biennial meeting of the International Society for Infant Studies, Chicago, IL.
- Horst, J. S.,. & Samuelson, L. K. (2006, June). Turning Novel Names Into Known Names: Understanding the Processes of Fast Mapping and Word Learning. Poster presented at the XVth Biennial International Conference on Infant Studies, Kyoto, Japan.PDF
- Horst, J.S., Samuelson, L.K. & McMurray, B. (2005, October). Connecting Fast Mapping to Word Learning: the Real-Time Dynamics of Language Acquisition in Two-Year-Olds and Connectionist Models. Poster presented at the Fourth Biennial Meeting of the Cognitive Development Society, San Diego, CA.PDF
- Kovack-Lesh, K.A., Horst, J.S. & Oakes, L.M. (2005, October). Previous Experience Influences Infants' Category Learning in the Laboratory. Poster presented at the Fourth Biennial Meeting of the Cognitive Development Society, San Diego, CA.
- Horst, J.S., McMurray, B. & Samuelson, L.K. (2005, June). Connectionist Time and Dynamic Systems Time in One Architecture? Modeling Word Learning at Two Time Scales. In J. P. Spencer (Organizer) Connectionist and Dynamic Systems Approaches to Development: On the Cusp of a New Grand Theory or Still Too Distributed? Iowa City, IA.PDF
- Horst, J.S. & Samuelson, L.K. (2005, April) Slow Down: Understanding the Time Course Behind Fast Mapping. Poster session presented at the 2005 Biennial Meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development, Atlanta, GA.PDF
- Horst, J.S. & Samuelson, L.K. (2005, April) Look and Do Touch: Differences in Childrens Explorations of Solid Objects and Nonsolid Substances. Poster session presented at the 2005 Biennial Meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development, Atlanta, GA.PDF
- Samuelson, L. & Horst, J. (2004, May) Are Word Learning Biases Created In The Moment? Task And Stimulus Factors Affect The Shape And Material Biases. Poster session presented at the XIVth Biennial International Conference on Infant Studies, Chicago, IL. PDF
- Horst, J. S., Oakes, L. M. & Madole, K. L. (2003, October). Looks Aren't Everything: 10-Month-Olds Also Categorize by Function. Poster session presented at the Third Biennial Meeting of the Cognitive Development Society, Park City, UT. PDF
- Samuelson, L., Horst, J., Schutte A. & Peterson, B. (2003, October). Vocabulary Development And Word Learning Strategies: A Solid Connection. Poster session presented at the Third Biennial Meeting of the Cognitive Development Society, Park City, UT.PDF
- Horst, J. S. & Samuelson, L. K. (2003, April). Language and Flexible Categorization in Early Childhood. Poster session presented at the 2003 Biennial Meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development, Tampa, FL. PDF
- 2006-2007 Vice President
Graduate Student Senate - 2005-2006 Conference Co-Chair
2006 James F. Jakobsen Graduate Conference - 2005-2006 Executive Associate
Graduate Student Senate - Spring 2005 Humanities Division Head
2005 James F. Jakobsen Graduate Conference - 2004-2005 Elected Member
Graduate Student Senate - 2003-present Founder and Organizer
Developmental Lunch Series - 2001-2003 Coordinator
Category Reading Group - Reviewer
J.P. Spencer & J. Plumert (Eds). Spatial Cognition (forthcoming). - Reviewer
J.P. Spencer, M. Thomas & J. McClelland (Eds.) Toward a New Grand Theory of Development? Connectionism and Dynamic Systems Theory Reconsidered. (forthcoming). - Volunteer
The 28th Annual Conference of the Cognitive Science Society (2006, July). Vancouver, Canada. - Volunteer
Connectionist and Dynamic Systems Approaches to Development: On the Cusp of a New Grand Theory or Still Too Distributed? (2005, June). Iowa City, IA - Moderator: Networking, Mentoring, Campus Life and Community (2006, October) in M. Gardinier (Dean) Graduate College Open House.
- Teaching in Graduate School at Iowa (2006, January) in L. A. Clark (instructor) Seminar: Orientation to Clinical Research.
- Orientation to Teaching at Iowa (2006, August) in S. J. Luck (organizer) Psychology Department Orientation for New Graduate Students.
- Applying to Graduate School (2002, April) in G. Oden (instructor) Senior Seminar in Psychology
- How to Get Into Graduate School (2002, March) in Psi Chi National Honor Society Iowa Chapter Meeting.
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