Get Involved in Research with the Developmental Psychopathology Lab!

Help study behavior problems and positive adjustment in 3- to 7-year-old kids to improve prevention and intervention strategies! Read more about us on our lab website!

1 What do we do?

1.1 Our Mission

We are striving to improve the health and well-being of families and communities by conducting research to advance the understanding of human development.

1.2 Current Study

To accomplish our mission, we are are currently conducting the School Readiness Study. The School Readiness Study is a longitudinal study that follows children from 3–7 years of age to better understand how self-regulation and externalizing problems develop, from a bio-psycho-social perspective. In this project, we place special emphasis on the development of neural functioning, as measured by electroencephalography/event-related potentials (EEG/ERP), and how neural development influences the development of children’s self-regulation and externalizing problems. EEG is a method of measuring meaningful differences in children’s self-regulation through ERPs—EEG activity that occurs in response to stimuli—which may be a powerful way of reliably detecting patterns of brain activity that predict behavioral outcomes.

2 Why join us?

2.1 Gain Experience:

• Build skills working with children in a research setting
• Oberve and analyze parent–child interactions
• Administer tasks and standardized assessments
• Analyze scientific articles and lead discussions
• Prepare for post-undergrad life/education

2.2 Explore Opportunities:

• Pursue independent projects
• Specialize in working with children and data management
• Learn coding languages and/or video software

3 What is expected of me?

Read more about what being an undergrad in our lab looks like here!

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