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research

research interests

use of a developmental psychopathology framework to understand risk and protective factors associated with adolescent self-regulation development, health, and psychopathology

understanding best practices for communicating developmental research evidence to policymakers for use in decision-making

use of longitudinal modeling to understand the long-term sequelae of adverse childhood environments (e.g., child abuse and neglect, harsh parenting, peer victimization) to identify possible intervention and prevention points

articulating the power of science in decision-making for youth and their families by bridging research and policy

projects

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adolescent brain study

  • longitudinal study

  • 167 adolescents

  • followed from age 13/14 - 22

  • focused on dynamic interactions between neural mechanisms that predict health risk behaviors and contextual influences on these mechanisms across adolescence and young adulthood

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Female adolescent development study

  • longitudinal study

  • 514 adolescent females (65% exposed to child abuse or neglect)

  • followed from age 14-19

  • focused on the psychosexual sequelae of childhood abuse and the mechanisms involved in risky sexual  behaviors and teen pregnancy/motherhood

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research-to-policy collaboration

  • implementation and evaluation of the RPC model

  • randomized controlled trials and mixed methods evaluations

  • focused on improving the bridge between research and policy

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