News
Below you can find announcements about happenings in our lab, including: awards and fellowships received by lab members, news pieces and podcasts that feature our research, announcements of new lab members who join us and farewells to those moving on, and more!
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!
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...
