Jaxenne Daniels, PhD
Lecturer,
College of Human Sciences and Humanities
Email: danielsj@uhcl.edu
Office: A1307-16
Biography
Dr. Jaxenne Daniels attended the University of Pittsburgh for her bachelor's degree
in Psychology and Anthropology. She completed her master's degree and PhD in Developmental
Psychology at the University of Florida.
Dr. Daniels' research examines how parent-child interactions impact young children's
socio-cognitive development. More specifically, Dr. Daniels' is focused on how humor
influences child learning in parent-child interactions.
Areas of Expertise
- Cognitive Development in Early Childhood
- Socio-cognitive Development
- Parent-Child Interactions
- Development of Humor
Publications
- Sudo, M., Cheung, Z. K. P., Okada, Y., & Daniels, J. (2023). How I wonder what you are: Children's songs as a source of mental and internal state information. Social Development, 32(1), 424-441.
Courses (Current Academic Year)
- Experimental Methods and Statistics
- Lifespan Development
- Child Psychology
Awards and Accomplishments
- Jacquelin Godman Dissertation Fellowship (2021)
- Jacquelin Goldman Spring Scholarship (2016-2021)