Dr. Van Hecke enjoysteaching undergraduate Developmental Psychology:Conception through Adolescence and Introduction to Statistics
Dr. Van Hecke’s specialty is developmental psychology, with an emphasis on typical and atypical social development in infants and children. In particular, Dr. Van Hecke is interested in brain activity and social behavior in infants, in children with developmental disorders, such as autism, and in infants who are at-risk for the development of autism. Dr. Van Hecke utilizes high-density electroencephalogram, or EEG, to record brain activity in infants and in children with autism. Her past studies have focused on topics such as the development of eye contact behavior, temperament, and social skills in typically developing infants, and the activation of the brain and regulation of the heart in response to familiar and unfamiliar people in children with high-functioning autism.
