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The Social and Behavioral Development Lab investigates genetic and environmental factors that contribute to individual differences in the development of psychopathology, including depression, ADHD, and other externalizing disorders. Research in our lab combines advanced molecular genetic approaches (e.g., genome-wide association studies, polygenic risk scores, gene-pathways analyses) with rigorous measurements of environmental influences to uncover mechanisms of developmental outcomes. The goal of this research is to better understand how individual differences in child behavioral development and the development of psychiatric outcomes arise as a function of our DNA and our environments, and to ultimately create more effective and personalized mental health care. Studies in our lab have been funded by NICHD, the UW Center for Human Genomics and Precision Medicine, and the Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation.
Recent News
Brooke Accepted for Presentation at the 2022 Add Health Users Conference
Congratulations to Brooke Sasia for her paper being accepted for presentation at the 2022 Add Health Users Conference! She also was accepted to be a travel stipend recipient from the University of North Carolina for …
May 3, 2022Frank receives Wisconsin Distinguished Graduate Fellowship Award
Congratulations to Frank He for receiving the Wisconsin Distinguished Graduate Fellowship Award! The Wisconsin Distinguished Graduate Fellowships program was created in 1997 through the foresight and generosity of three major partners: the University of Wisconsin …
April 25, 2022Dr. Li Awarded the A.A. Alexander Professorship
Dr. Li has been awarded the inaugural A.A. Alexander Professorship to recognize significant collaboration between the Departments of Psychiatry and Psychology at UW-Madison. This is an endowed professorship that alternates every 5 years between Psychology …
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