Accomplishments of the Social and Behavioral Development Lab

  • Dr. Li Promoted to Full Professor

    A huge congratulations to our incredible PI, Dr. James Li, who was just promoted to Full Professor! This is a well-deserved and high honor and we are so excited. Here is some of what the …

  • Brooke & LiChen Present at ISRCAP

    Congratulations to Brooke and LiChen who recently presented at the International Society for Research in Child and Adolescent Psychopathology (ISRCAP) Conference in Vancouver!      

  • Lab Alumni Update: Qi Zhang

    Qi graduated with her PhD in May 2024 and is currently a Research Fellow in the Department of Psychology, School of Social and Behavioral Sciences at Nanjing University—one of the oldest and most prestigious universities …

  • New Paper in Journal of Neurodevelopmental Disorders

    Congratulations to Drs. James Li and Frank He for their recent paper published in the Journal of Neurodevelopmental Disorders, titled “Enhancing the discriminatory power of polygenic scores for ADHD and autism in clinical and non-clinical …

  • Dr. Li Interviewed by WPR

    Dr. Li was recently interviewed by Wisconsin Public Radio (WPR) to discuss ADHD medications and the scientific evidence behind them. Click here to give it a listen!

  • Frank Defends Dissertation and Earns PhD

    A huge congrats to Frank, who defended his dissertation this week and graduated with his PhD! His dissertation was titled “Measurement Equivalence of a Clinical Interview of Youth Mental Disorders across Race and Ethnicity: Testing …

  • Brooke receives Wisconsin Distinguished Graduate Fellowship

    Congratulations to Brooke, who has just been awarded the prestigious Wisconsin Distinguished Graduate Fellowship by the Waisman Center. These competitive awards are given to graduate students working with a Waisman principal investigator and supports research, …

  • Brooke & LiChen Receive Psychology-Psychiatry Summer Fellowships

    Congrats to Brooke & LiChen for receiving Psychology-Psychiatry Summer Fellowships! These fellowships are sponsored by Dr. A.A. Alexander for students with a connection to Psychiatry to support summer research activities.

  • SBDL Attends HiTOP Conference

    James, Frank, Brooke, LiChen, and Zibby (one of our awesome undergraduate RAs) attended the HiTOP conference in Denver, CO this week! James served as the Conference Chair and Frank, Brooke, and LiChen served on the …

  • LiChen receives ISRAP Travel Scholarship

    Congrats to LiChen who received a travel scholarship to attend ISRCAP in Vancouver, Canada this June!

  • Brooke Publishes First-Author Paper

    Congrats to Brooke, whose first-authored manuscript titled “Associations of polygenic scores and developmental trajectories of externalizing behaviors” was published in Development and Psychopathology!  

  • Charlotte and Paige to Accepted to UW’s MSW Program

    A huge congratulations to one of our former RAs, Charlotte Erenberg, and one of our current RAs, Paige Harvey, who were both accepted to UW-Madisons Master of Social Work (MSW) program!

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