Vasudevi Reddy, Ph.D.

Dr. Vasudevi Reddy is Head of the Psychology Department at the University of Portsmouth, where she is also a Reader in Developmental Psychology and Co-Director of the Centre for the Study of Emotion. Dr. Reddy received her B.A. and M.A. in Psychology from Osmania University in Hyderabad, India and went on to complete her Ph.D. at the University of Edinburgh in Scotland.

Dr. Reddy’s research focuses primarily on knowledge of other's minds and self-other communication in infancy, as well as infant emotions. In a recent publication with Riccardo Draghi-Lorenz and Paul Morris (2005), the authors presented evidence for the presence of shyness, coyness, bashfulness and embarrassment in two- to four-month-old infants. Dr. Reddy has also found evidence for teasing in nine-month-olds and self-communication using mirrors in two-month-old infants. Additionally, she has studied interpersonal play in autism and Down syndrome, facial expression in patients with Parkinson’s disease, and cultural issues among a variety of groups in India.

Most cited publication (16 citations):

Appleton, M. & Reddy, V. (1996). Teaching three year-olds to pass false belief tests: A conversational approach. Social Development, 5(3), 275-291.

References

Draghi-Lorenz, R. Reddy, V., & Morris, P. (2005). Young infants can be perceived as shy, coy, bashful, embarrassed. Infant and Child Development, 14(1), 63-83.