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NPR story discusses Stress and Development Lab research on identifying risk factors for PTSD after the Boston Marathon bombings

April 29, 2014

NPR story discusses Stress and Development Lab research on identifying risk factors for PTSD after the Boston Marathon bombings. Katie A. McLaughlin, Lab Director, speaks with NPR about a neurobiological marker identified in the lab’s research that was...

Charlotte Heleniak, fourth year graduate student in the Stress and Development Lab, was named a Frank W. Putnam Trauma Research Scholar by the International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies

September 12, 2014

Charlotte Heleniak, fourth year graduate student, was named a Frank W. Putnam Trauma Research Scholar by the International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies. This award is given to graduate students whose work is judged to have the potential to make...

The Stress and Development Lab finds a link between early environmental experience, brain development in children, and risk for ADHD

October 15, 2014

The Stress and Development Lab finds a link between early environmental experience, brain development in children, and risk for ADHD. Read more about the study findings here.

Crosscut Magazine features a story on child neglect and its impact on brain development in children. The story features Stress and Development Lab research as well as a podcast with Katie A. McLaughlin, Lab Director

October 15, 2014

Crosscut Magazine features a story on child neglect and it’s impact on brain development in children. The story features Stress and Development Lab research as well as a podcast with Katie A. McLaughlin, Lab Director. Click here to read the story and hear...

Stress and Development Lab Research is featured on NPR

October 16, 2014

Dr. Katie A. McLaughlin, Lab Director, speaks with KUOW about the effects of early life adversity on children’s cognitive and neural development. Click here to read the full story.

NPR Documentary on the Biology of Stress and Resilience features research from the Stress and Development Lab

November 19, 2014

An NPR documentary on the Biology of Stress and Resilience features research from the Stress and Development Lab. Karen Brown of NPR created a documentary about the effects of early life trauma and adversity on children’s development. The Stress and...

Charlotte Heleniak, 4th year graduate student in the Stress and Development Lab, has been awarded a Doris Duke Fellowship

March 09, 2015

Charlotte Heleniak, 4th year graduate student in the Stress and Development Lab, has been awarded a Doris Duke Fellowship for the Promotion of Child Well-Being by Chapin Hall at the University of Chicago in collaboration with the Doris Duke Foundation...

Katie A. McLaughlin, Lab Director, receives an R01 grant from the National Institute of Mental Health to study the impact of violence exposure on brain development in children

March 11, 2015

Katie A. McLaughlin, Lab Director, receives an R01 grant from the National Institute of Mental Health to study the impact of violence exposure on brain development in children. Specifically, we will be studying how exposure to violence influences the way...

Katie A. McLaughlin, Lab Director, gives a talk at Seattle’s Town Hall for the NW Children’s Fund 30th Year Anniversary

April 06, 2015

Katie A. McLaughlin, Lab Director, presented to a sold out audience of 200+ members of the child welfare community (representing 40 child-serving nonprofits, 3 school districts, 3 county public health departments, and more) on the lab’s research. Her talk...

Research from the Stress & Development Lab identifies an early sensitive period for stress response system development

April 21, 2015

New research from the Stress and Development Lab suggests that the early social environment has a lasting impact on the development of stress response systems in children and that early intervention can mitigate the effects of early environments but only...

Stress and Development Lab research uncovers how child maltreatment influences brain responses to emotional information

August 25, 2015

A study published this week by the Stress and Development Lab examined brain responses to emotional information in children exposed to maltreatment. Maltreated children exhibited greater activation than children who had never experienced violence in the...

Charlotte Heleniak, 5th year graduate student in the Stress and Development Lab, receives a National Research Service Award from the National Institute of Mental Health

August 25, 2015

Charlotte Heleniak, 5th year graduate student in the Stress and Development Lab, has been awarded a Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award (NRSA) Individual Predoctoral Fellowship. These awards enable promising predoctoral students to obtain...