Accomplishments of the Social and Behavioral Development Lab

  • Lab Alumni Update: Frank He

    Frank graduated with his PhD in May, 2025 and is currently an Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychology at Southern Methodist University in Dallas, TX. He is directing the Measurement and Development of Youth …

  • Grace Receives Bryan’s Aspiring Psychology Student Award

    Congratulations to Grace, who recently received the Bryan’s Aspiring Psychology Student Award! This award recognizes students who have declared the Psychology major in the past academic year and have the top GPAs among their peers. …

  • LiChen Receives Campus-Wide TA Award

    Congratulations to LiChen, who was selected for the Advanced Achievement in Teaching Award! LiChen took on our graduate Psych 610/710 sequence, not once, but twice! Students commented on his dedication to their learning, openness to …

  • Caitlin Accepted into UW’s BSW Program

    Congratulations to Caitlin for being accepted into the Bachelor of Social Work program at UW-Madison for the 2026-2027 school year! In the program, she will have a year-long field placement where she will be working …

  • Brooke Matches with UCSF for Predoctoral Internship

    Congratulations to Brooke on matching with the UCSF Child and Adolescent Services (CAS) Multicultural Clinical Training Program (MCTP)! The MCTP is embedded in the Division of Infant, Child and Adolescent Psychiatry in UCSF’s Department of …

  • Dr. Li Receives Vilas Associates Award

    Dr. Li was selected to receive a Vilas Associates Award. This highly coveted and competitive award, made possible by The Vilas Trustees, recognizes new and ongoing research of the highest quality and significance. Congratulations, Dr. …

  • 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 …

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