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John Colombo, Ph.D. |
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Director, Schiefelbusch Institute for Life
Span Studies 1000 Sunnyside Avenue 1052 Dole Human Development Center 785-864-4295 Professor, Department of Psychology 1415 Jayhawk Boulevard 426 Fraser Hall 785-864-4131 |
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Wakarusa Research Facility laboratory |
(785) 312-5345 |
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Edwards Campus laboratory |
(785) 864-8590 |
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Carlson/Colombo laboratory, Smith Center, KU Med
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(913) 588-5743 |
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History I received my PhD in Psychology (1981) from the State University of New York at Buffalo. After one year at Youngstown State University (1981-1982), and
six years (1982-1988) as a research associate with the Bureau
of Child Research at the University of Kansas, I joined the faculty of
the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
at the University of Kansas in 1988, and
have been a member of the Department of
Psychology since January of 2002. Research My research interests are in the developmental
cognitive neuroscience of attention and learning, with a special focus on
early individual differences in these areas and how they relate to the
typical and atypical development of cognitive and intellectual function. I
conduct research in laboratories at the KU
Edwards Campus and the KU Medical Center,
as well as at the Wakarusa Research Facility in Lawrence. Students and Postdocs I generally admit students interested in pursuing
a graduate degree in my laboratory through the Developmental
or Cognitive
doctoral programs in the Department of Psychology. However, I also advise students in the
Child Language Doctoral Program and in Clinical Child Psychology. Occasionally, postdoctoral positions are
available through federal research or training grants, or through fellowships
funded through the Ruth Kirschstein National
Research Service Awards (F32
mechanism) at NIH. Collaborations I collaborate with a number of faculty members at
the University of Kansas and elsewhere.
Currently, my collaborations
include ongoing research and writing projects with the following scientists
at other institutions: Dr.
Susan E. Carlson, A.J. Rice Professor of Dietetics and Nutrition, the
University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS, USA Dr. Kathleen
F. Gustafson, Research Assistant Professor of Neurology, and Director of Magnetoencephalography, Hoglund
Brain Imaging Center, the University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City,
KS, USA. Dr.
Kathleen N. Kannass, Assistant Professor of Psychology, Loyola University
of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA Dr. Laura
Caulfield, Associate Professor of Human Nutrition, The Johns Hopkins
State University, Baltimore, MD, USA Nelly Zavaleta, MD, Senior Investigator,
Instituto de Investigaciones Nutricional, Lima (Molina), Peru Dr.
David Thomas, (Professsor, Department of
Psychology), and Dr. Tay Kennedy (Associate Professor, Department of
Nutrition), Oklahoma State University Dr. Jane
Roberts, Associate Professor of Psychology, University of South Carolina,
Columbia SC, USA Dr.
Elizabeth Pungello and Dr. Sam Odom,
Frank Porter Graham Child Development Institute, University of North
Carolina, Chapel Hill NC, USA Publications A list of my publications (with some links to .pdf copies) can be obtained by clicking here. |
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Administrative Duties, Service, and Other Affiliations My administrative responsibilities at the
University of Kansas also include: Director of
the Schiefelbusch Institute for Life
Span Studies Director and Principal Investigator, University of Kansas Intellectual
and Developmental Disabilities Research Center (KIDDRC). Faculty chair, Human Subjects Committee on
the Lawrence Campus (HSCL).
HSCL is the campus-wide institutional review board for research conducted
with human subjects. The committee is administered by the University of
Kansas Center for Research, Inc. My primary faculty appointment is in the Department of Psychology, but
I am also affiliated with the
following interdisciplinary programs: Child Language Doctoral Program Clinical Child Psychology
Doctoral Program Neurosciences Doctoral
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National Service Secretary
of the International Society for Infant
Studies (ISIS) Associate Editor for Child
Development, the flagship journal of the Society for Research in Child Development (SRCD) Fellow, American Psychological
Association (Division 7: Developmental
Psychology) Charter Member and Fellow, Association for Psychological
Science Member, Psychonomic
Society Editorial
Board member for the following journals Infant
Behavior and Development Journal
of Applied Developmental Psychology |
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Current Projects Principal Investigator (with Peter G. Smith) , Kansas intellectual and developmental disabilities
research center. National
Institutes of Health (Eunice Shriver National Institute of Child Health and
Human Development), P30 HD02528. This
is a core grant to serve investigators at the University of Kansas and
University of Kansas Medical Center who conduct research related or relevant
to developmental disabilities. For
more information, click here. Co-Principal
Investigator (with Susan
Carlson), DHA supplementation and pregnancy outcome. National Institutes of Health: Eunice
Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, 2R01
HD047315. This is a
clinical trial designed to study the effects of prenatal supplementation with
DHA on childrens’ cognitive development. Our application (Spring 2011) to renew
this project recently received a top-percentile score, and so we anticipate
following this cohort through age 6. Co-Principal
Investigator (with Kathleen
Gustafson and Susan
Carlson), The effects of DHA on fetal heart rate and development. National Institutes of Health: Eunice
Shriver National Institute for Child Health and Human Development, R21
HD059019. This is a clinical
trial designed to study the effects of prenatal supplementation with DHA on
fetal cardiovascular function and early neurobehavioral development. Principal
Investigator (with Christa
Anderson), Pupil size and circadian salivary variations in Autism
Spectrum Disorder. National Institute of Mental Health, R03
MH084061-01. This is a study to determine the
feasibility of using bioassays for early diagnosis of autism in infants and
very young children. The basis for
this work derives from studies of attention and pupillometry
of children with autism spectrum disorder. Core Faculty Member and Co-Principal Investigator
(with Dr.
Kate Saunders), Postdoctoral training in translational research on
intellectual and developmental disabilities.
National Institutes of Health: Eunice Shriver National Child
Health and Human Development, T32HD007525.
This is a postdoctoral training grant. If you are interested in this training
grant, please click here. |
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Teaching I have taught a
number of courses in various departments at the University of Kansas, and continue to
teach courses as my other duties allow. |
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COURSE |
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LAST OFFERED |
ENROLLMENT |
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PSYC 318 |
Cognitive Psychology |
Fall 2007 |
200-400 |
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PSYC 333 |
Child Psychology |
Spring 2007 |
300-500 |
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PSYC 430 |
Cognitive Development (undergraduate) |
Fall 2001 |
50-100 |
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PSYC 480 |
Independent Study |
Fall 2008 |
5-15 |
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BIOL 449 |
Laboratory/Fieldwork in Human Biology |
Fall 2008 |
1-5 |
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PSYC 770 |
Cognitive Development (graduate) |
Spring 2011 |
15-20 |
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SPLH 764 |
Infant Development (with N. Brady and S. Barlow) |
Spring 2007 |
10-20 |
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PSYC 800 |
Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience |
Spring 2010 |
10-15 |
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PSYC 800 |
Cognition in Infancy |
Spring 2003 |
5-10 |
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PSYC 815 |
Design and Analysis for Developmental Research |
Fall 2008 |
10-15 |
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Current Graduate Students and Postdocs |
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Lori
Curtindale, MA (Developmental Psychology) Leah
Kapa, MA (Child Language) Sara McElhaney (Developmental Psychology) Caitlin
Brez, PhD (NRSA Postdoctoral Trainee) Brenda Salley, PhD (NRSA Postdoctoral Trainee) |
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Past Students and Postdocs currently in academic/research/clinical
positions |
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Janet Frick, PhD, University of
Georgia, Athens, GA Terrill Saxon,
PhD, Baylor University, Waco, TX Jeff Coldren,
PhD, Youngstown State University, Youngstown, OH W.
Allen Richman, PhD, Prince George County Community College, Upper Marlboro,
MD Kathleen N. Kannass,
Loyola University of Chicago, Chicago, IL Carol
Cheatham, University of North Carolina Nutrition Research Institute,
Kannapolis, NC Audra
Sterling, PhD, Christa
J. Anderson, PhD, Brandon
Aylward, PhD, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital, |
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