Alex Peterson

Alex Peterson and baby
Research Assistant

Alex is graduating this year from the University of Utah and has been working with the CAN Lab since Fall of 2018. He is double majoring in Psychology and Sociology and working towards a B.S. Upon graduation, he hopes to continue to work in research with the goal of eventually applying for a graduate program. He just finished research pertaining to socioeconomic status and the role it can play in infant development. He is specifically interested in examining the associations between low socioeconomic status and newborn neurobehavior. When not studying or reading about Psychology, Alex can be found learning more about his secondary passion, Paleontology. Alex also just became a father this year with the birth of his son, Miles.