His research has focused on typical and atypical emotional and intellectual development. By focusing on the normal course of development, he has been able to articulate the sequence of developmental capacities of the child in regard to its intellectual growth and relate this to changes in the organization of its central nervous system functioning. His discoveries of techniques to measure CNS functioning, through the use of the habituation-dishabituation paradigm, are widely used throughout the country and have become the standard measurement system used to predict atypical growth as well as typical development. Using these measurement instruments, he has been able to develop computer-based techniques for enhancing intellectual ability in children suffering from a variety of disorders associated with developmental delays. These include children with Down syndrome, preterm infants, and children with cerebral palsy.
Honors
Among his honors, Lewis is a fellow of the New York Academy of Sciences,American Psychological Association, and American Association of the Advancement of Science, as well as the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science. In 1995 he was ranked by a University of Notre Dame Study as number 1 in terms of the impact of scientists who are most referenced and productive in the field of developmental sciences, in the top 1.5% of scientists referenced in the Social Science Index. In addition, Dr. Lewis received the 2009 Urie Bronfenbrenner Award for Lifetime Contribution to Developmental Psychology in the Service of Science and Society from the American Psychological Association, as well as the 2012 Hedi Levenback Pioneer Award from The New York Zero-to-Three for his pioneering research in child development. The Society of Research in Child Development, the leading academic child development organization, announced the 2013 award for the Distinguished Scientific Contributions to Child Development, in recognition of Lewis's lifetime contribution to the scientific body of knowledge and understanding of children's development.
Weinraub, M., & Lewis, M.. The determinants of children's responses to separation. Monographs of the Society for Research in Child Development, 42.
Lewis, M. & Brooks-Gunn, J.. Social cognition and the acquisition of self. New York: Plenum.
Lewis, M., & Michalson, L.. Children's emotions and moods: Developmental theory and measurement. New York: Plenum.
Lewis, M., & Miller, S... Handbook of developmental psychopathology. New York: Plenum.
Weistuch, L., & Lewis, M.. Language Interaction Intervention Program. Tucson, AZ: Communication Skill Builders.
Lewis, M.. Shame, The exposed self. New York: The Free Press.
Lewis, M., & Haviland, J... Handbook of emotions. New York: Guilford Press..
Lewis, M., & Saarni, C... Lying and deception in everyday life. New York: Guilford Press.
Lewis, M., & Bendersky, M... Mothers, babies, and cocaine: The role of toxins in development. Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, Inc.
Lewis, M., & Sullivan, M. W... Emotional development in atypical children. Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, Inc.
Lewis, M.. Altering fate: Why the past does not predict the future. New York: Guilford Press.
Lewis, M., & Haviland-Jones, J... Handbook of emotions, 2nd edition. New York: Guilford Press.
Sameroff, A., Lewis, M., & Miller, S... Handbook of developmental psychopathology, 2nd edition. New York: Plenum.
Slater, A., & Lewis, M... Introduction to infant development. Oxford, England: Oxford University Press.
Slater, A., & Lewis, M... Introduction to infant development, 2nd edition. Oxford, England: Oxford University Press.
Lewis, M., Haviland-Jones, J., & Barrett, L.. Handbook of Emotions, 3rd edition. New York: Guilford Press.
Slater, A, Lewis, M, Anzures, G, & Lee, K... Introduction to infant development, Canadian edition. Canada: Oxford University Press.
Lewis, M., & Kestler, L... Gender Differences in Prenatal Substance Exposure. Washington DC: APA Books.
Mayes, L., & Lewis, M. . The Cambridge handbook of environment in human development: A handbook of theory and measurement. England. Cambridge University Press.
Lewis, M.. The Rise of Consciousness and the Development of Emotional Life. New York: Guilford Press.
Lewis, M. & Rudolph, K. . Handbook of Developmental Psychopathology, 3rd Ed. New York. Springer.
