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Congrats to LiChen for First Manuscript Accepted for Publication!

Congratulations to graduate student, LiChen Dong for his first manuscript accepted for publication! This work is titled “A Longitudinal Analysis of Gene x Environment Interaction on Verbal Intelligence Across Adolescence and Early Adulthood” and can be accessed here.

Qi’s Poster Accepted at the 2023 APA’s Division 07 – Developmental Psychology Conference!

Congratulations to graduate student Qi Zhang for the acceptance of her poster, “Parenting and Child Executive Function: A Multi-Informant, Multi-Method Prospective Study” at the 2023 APA Division 07 Conference.

Olivia S Selected to Receive Outstanding Undergraduate Research Scholar Award from the Department of Psychology!

Undergraduate RA and lab manager Olivia Swartz has been selected to receive Outstanding Undergraduate Research Scholar (OURS) Award from the Department of Psychology! This award is in memory of Bryan Hendricks, Ph.D., and is awarded to top undergraduate researchers. This year, the Department of Psychology has selected students who have exhibited dedication, hard work, leadership, …

Penny Accepted to Grad School

RA Penny Peng has been accepted to developmental psychology Ph.D. programs at UIUC, Rochester, and Penn State, as well as clinical science Ph.D. programs at the University of Iowa and Vanderbilt University. After a thorough reflection of her research interests, she will be attending Vanderbilt University starting in the Fall of ’23. Congratulations Penny!

Dr. Li Interviewed as part of Social Genomics Feature in OnWisconsin Magazine

Dr. Li was recently interviewed about SBDL’s research and participation in the Initiative in Social Genomics group at UW–Madison. The article, The Truth in Our Genes, can be accessed here.

Former Lab Manager Sharon Wang Publishes Manuscript in Development and Psychopathology!

Congratulations to former lab manager Sharon Wang for publishing her manuscript “A prospective longitudinal study of multidomain resilience among youths with and without maltreatment histories” in the highly esteemed journal Development and Psychopathology.

Penny’s Poster Accepted by Society for Research in Child Development (SRCD)!

Congratulations to Penny Peng for her poster being accepted for presentation at the biennial meeting for the Society for Research in Child Development (SRCD) in Salt Lake City, UT! She will present her work, Use of machine learning to predict ADHD in children: A multi-wave longitudinal study, in March of 2023.

Frank and Brooke Awarded Student Research Grant

Congratulations to graduate students Frank and Brooke for both being awarded the Student Research Grant! These funds will support travel for presenting their research at conferences.

Qi’s Paper Published!

Graduate Student Qi Zhang’s manuscript “Explaining the Prospective Association of Positive and Negative Parenting Behaviors and Child ADHD Symptoms: Pathways Through Child Executive Function and Reward Responsivity” was recently accepted for publication in the highly regarded Journal of Attention Disorders. In this publication, Qi examined whether prospective associations between positive and negative parenting behaviors and …

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 this conference.