«It provides a unique vantage point from which to consider the intricate
interface between capacities inherent in the human infant and the shaping force
of experience,» said Sandra Waxman, senior author
of the study, director
of the Project on
Child Development, faculty fellow in Northwestern's Institute for Policy Research and the Louis W. Menk Chair in Psychology at Northwestern.
Dr. Boykin has done extensive work in the area
of research methodology; the
interface of culture, context, motivation, and cognition; black
child development; and academic achievement in the American social context.