Berit Olsen is a graduate student supervised by Professor Betty Repacholi in the Social and Emotional Development Lab. Berit received her bachelor’s degree in Psychology and Religion from Pacific Lutheran University. After graduating, she spent a year in Norway studying the Norwegian paternity leave system on a Fulbright Grant. Her interests center on emotional development in very young children. Currently, Berit and Repacholi are collaborating with Andrew Meltzoff in a study examining children's understanding of the emotional content of adult's behavior and how that affects their imitative learning.
