Hart's Lab of Autism Research

My research examines memory (a) from a developmental perspective across the lifespan and (b) within autism. I am particularly interested in how memory processes emerge and change from childhood through adulthood in neurotypical development and in autistic individuals, and how these developmental trajectories shape learning and everyday functioning. Our work specifically investigates short-term memory strategies in autism, focusing on the ways autistic individuals encode, organize, and retrieve information during brief retention intervals. This line of research is conducted in collaboration with Dr. Nir Shalev (Department of Psychology, University of Haifa), combining insights from cognitive development and experimental psychology to better understand the mechanisms that support memory and learning in autism.