Sami Yousif is a 2016 graduate who majored in Psychology. He was awarded a Spring 2016 Conference Grant which he used to attend the 2016 Cognitive Development Society meeting. Over fall break, I attended the meeting of the Cognitive Development Society (CDS) in Columbus, Ohio. This was my first time attending a development conference. I was particularly excited about the spatial-thinking preconference, facilitated by prominent researchers in the field of spatial cognition including David Uttal , Susan Levine , and Nora Newcombe . I was fortunate to have the opportunity to discuss my work with these professors.