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SDLab finds that more generous state-level social safety nets help to reduce the negative consequences of poverty on brain development and mental health in U.S. children
SD Lab research finds that more generous state-level social safety nets help to reduce the negative consequences of poverty on brain development and mental health in U.S. children. In a paper recently accepted at Nature Communications, Stress and...
SD Lab post-doc Maya Rosen begins a new position as Assistant Professor of Neuroscience at Smith College
Congratulations to Maya Rosen who began a new position as Assistant Professor of Neuroscience at Smith College!! Your students are lucky to have you Maya! Maya and Alex also welcomed the arrival of their daughter Frankie this year! So much to celebrate...
SD Lab post-doc Rachel Romeo begins a new position as Assistant Professor at the University of Maryland in the College of Education
Congratulations to Rachel Romeo who began a new position as Assistant Professor in the Department of Hearing and Speech Sciences at the College of Education at the University of Maryland!!! Your students are lucky to have you Rachel!
SD Lab research shows early-life deprivation related to institutional rearing in childhood face lasting changes in trajectories of brain development into adolescence
In a recent paper published in Science Advances, Stress and Development Lab research demonstrates that children who experience early-life deprivation related to institutional rearing experience lasting changes in trajectories of brain development into...
Post-Doc David Weissman awarded a K99/R00 Pathway to Independence Award from NIMH
David Weissman, post-doctoral fellow in the Stress and Development Lab, has received the K99/R00 Pathway to Independence Award from the National Institute of Mental Health. His project is entitled “Emotional Awareness: An integrative neural mechanism...
Post-Doc Alexandra Rodman awarded a K99/R00 Pathway to Independence Award from NIMH
Alexandra Rodman, a postdoc in the Stress and Development Lab, has received the K99/R00 Pathway to Independence Award from the National Institute of Mental Health. Her project is entitled “Behavioral and Neurocognitive Mechanisms linking Peer...
Lab Director, Katie A. McLaughlin, speaks with Audie Cornish on All Things Considered about child mental health and the return to in-person schooling
Mental health problems in children and adolescents have increased dramatically during the COVID-19 pandemic. Lab Director, Katie A. McLaughlin, speaks with Audie Cornish on National Public Radio's All Things Considered about the impact of the pandemic on...
Stress and Development Research Identifies Factors that May Promote Children's Mental Health During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Research published this week by the Stress and Development Lab examines predictors of youth mental health during the COVID-19 pandemic, and identifies factors that families engage in that could help promote better mental health for children during the...
Stress and Development Research Links Spanking to Changes in Children's Brain Function
Spanking remains a common form of discipline in the United States and around the world, despite the fact that numerous studies have found higher rates of depression, anxiety, behavior problems, and difficulties in school among children who experienced...
Eli Susman, Research Coordinator in the SD Lab, Receives NSF Graduate Research Fellowship!
Eli Susman, Rachel Martino, and Jimmy Huettig, current research coordinators in the Stress and Development Lab, have all been recognized by the National Science Foundation for their applications to the Graduate Research Fellowship Program for 2021! The...
Lab Director, Katie A. McLaughlin, speaks with the Harvard Gazette about child mental health during the COVID-19 pandemic
Lab Director, Katie A. McLaughlin, speaks with the Harvard Gazette about child mental health during the COVID-19 pandemic. The interview discusses the lessons learned from research on natural disasters like Hurricane Katrina and exposure to other types of...
