Amanda Woodward
Encyclopedia
Amanda Woodward is the William S. Gray Professor of Psychology at the University of Chicago
. Her research investigates infant social cognition and early language development including the understanding of goal-directed actions, agency, theory of mind, and learning from social partners.
in 1992. She was a post doctoral fellow at Cornell University
and a faculty member at the University of Chicago
before joining the faculty at the University of Maryland in 2005. In 2010, she returned to Chicago. Her research has been recognized by several awards including the John Merck Fund Young Scholars Award (1994), the APA Boyd McCandless Award (2000) and a James McKeen Cattell
Sabbatical Fellowship (2003–2004). She is a fellow of the Association for Psychological Science
and of the American Psychological Association
(Division 7).
Gerson, S. & Woodward, A. (in press). A claw is like my hand: Comparison supports goal analysis in infants. Cognition.
Koenig, M. A. & Woodward, A. L. (in press). Learning words from foreign speakers: Two-year-olds’ understanding of conventional boundaries. Journal of Child Language.
Woodward, A. L. (in press). Infant foundations of intentional understanding. In M. R. Banaji & S. A. Gelman (Eds.). Navigating the Social World: A Developmental Perspective. Oxford University Press.
Cannon, E. Woodward, A., Gredebäck, G., von Hofsten, C., & Turek, C. (2011). Action production influences 12-month-old infants’ attention to others’ actions. Developmental Science.
Henderson, A.M.E., & Woodward, A. L. (2011). Let's work together: What do infants understand about collaborative goals? Cognition, 121, 12-21.
Killen, M., Mulvey, K. L., Richardson, C, Jampol, N., & Woodward, A. (2011). The accidental transgressor: Morally relevant theory of mind, Cognition, 119, 197-215.
Gerson, S. & Woodward, A. L. (2010). Building intentional action knowledge with one’s hands. In S. P. Johnson (Ed.) Neo-constructivism. Oxford University Press.
Koenig, M. A. & Woodward, A. L. (2010). Twenty-four-month-olds’ sensitivity to the prior inaccuracy of the source. Developmental Psychology, Vol 46(4), 815-82.
Sommerville, J. A. & Woodward, A. L. (2010). The link between action production and action processing in infancy. In F. Grammont, D. Legrand, & P. LIvet (Eds.). Naturalizing intention in action. (pp. 67-89). Cambridge, MA: MIT Press.
Vaish, A. & Woodward, A. L. (2010). Infants use attention but not emotions to predict others’ actions. Infant Behavior and Development, Vol 33(1), 79-87.
University of Chicago
The University of Chicago is a private research university in Chicago, Illinois, USA. It was founded by the American Baptist Education Society with a donation from oil magnate and philanthropist John D. Rockefeller and incorporated in 1890...
. Her research investigates infant social cognition and early language development including the understanding of goal-directed actions, agency, theory of mind, and learning from social partners.
Education and Awards
Dr. Woodward received her Ph.D. in Psychology from Stanford UniversityStanford University
The Leland Stanford Junior University, commonly referred to as Stanford University or Stanford, is a private research university on an campus located near Palo Alto, California. It is situated in the northwestern Santa Clara Valley on the San Francisco Peninsula, approximately northwest of San...
in 1992. She was a post doctoral fellow at Cornell University
Cornell University
Cornell University is an Ivy League university located in Ithaca, New York, United States. It is a private land-grant university, receiving annual funding from the State of New York for certain educational missions...
and a faculty member at the University of Chicago
University of Chicago
The University of Chicago is a private research university in Chicago, Illinois, USA. It was founded by the American Baptist Education Society with a donation from oil magnate and philanthropist John D. Rockefeller and incorporated in 1890...
before joining the faculty at the University of Maryland in 2005. In 2010, she returned to Chicago. Her research has been recognized by several awards including the John Merck Fund Young Scholars Award (1994), the APA Boyd McCandless Award (2000) and a James McKeen Cattell
James McKeen Cattell
James McKeen Cattell , American psychologist, was the first professor of psychology in the United States at the University of Pennsylvania and long-time editor and publisher of scientific journals and publications, most notably the journal Science...
Sabbatical Fellowship (2003–2004). She is a fellow of the Association for Psychological Science
Association for Psychological Science
The Association for Psychological Science , previously the American Psychological Society, is a non-profit international organization whose mission is to promote, protect, and advance the interests of scientifically oriented psychology in research, application, teaching, and the improvement of...
and of the American Psychological Association
American Psychological Association
The American Psychological Association is the largest scientific and professional organization of psychologists in the United States. It is the world's largest association of psychologists with around 154,000 members including scientists, educators, clinicians, consultants and students. The APA...
(Division 7).
Recent Publications
Cannon, E. Woodward, A.L. (in press). Infants generate goal-based action predictions. Developmental Science.Gerson, S. & Woodward, A. (in press). A claw is like my hand: Comparison supports goal analysis in infants. Cognition.
Koenig, M. A. & Woodward, A. L. (in press). Learning words from foreign speakers: Two-year-olds’ understanding of conventional boundaries. Journal of Child Language.
Woodward, A. L. (in press). Infant foundations of intentional understanding. In M. R. Banaji & S. A. Gelman (Eds.). Navigating the Social World: A Developmental Perspective. Oxford University Press.
Cannon, E. Woodward, A., Gredebäck, G., von Hofsten, C., & Turek, C. (2011). Action production influences 12-month-old infants’ attention to others’ actions. Developmental Science.
Henderson, A.M.E., & Woodward, A. L. (2011). Let's work together: What do infants understand about collaborative goals? Cognition, 121, 12-21.
Killen, M., Mulvey, K. L., Richardson, C, Jampol, N., & Woodward, A. (2011). The accidental transgressor: Morally relevant theory of mind, Cognition, 119, 197-215.
Gerson, S. & Woodward, A. L. (2010). Building intentional action knowledge with one’s hands. In S. P. Johnson (Ed.) Neo-constructivism. Oxford University Press.
Koenig, M. A. & Woodward, A. L. (2010). Twenty-four-month-olds’ sensitivity to the prior inaccuracy of the source. Developmental Psychology, Vol 46(4), 815-82.
Sommerville, J. A. & Woodward, A. L. (2010). The link between action production and action processing in infancy. In F. Grammont, D. Legrand, & P. LIvet (Eds.). Naturalizing intention in action. (pp. 67-89). Cambridge, MA: MIT Press.
Vaish, A. & Woodward, A. L. (2010). Infants use attention but not emotions to predict others’ actions. Infant Behavior and Development, Vol 33(1), 79-87.