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The Family Development Lab in collaboration with the Center for Early Cognition and Language (CECL – PI Dr. Rose Scott) and the Interpersonal Development (ID) Lab (PI Dr. Eric Walle) at UC Merced were awarded a grant from First 5 Merced County and a UC Merced Faculty Research Grant for the study,...

Family Development Lab researchers were featured in the UC Merced Magazine (Volume XVIII, Issue IV).

PhD candidate Abigail Bolter, along with Drs. Alexandra Main and Deborah Wiebe, had a paper accepted for publication in the Journal of Behavioral Medicine entitled, "Division of Type 1 Diabetes Responsibility in Latinx and Non-Latinx White Mother-Adolescent Dyads." Congratulations, Abby!

A recent article was published in the UC Merced Newsroom based on the Valley Teens as Parents study on sleep and Latina teen mothers' mental health. English-language version: https://ucm.edu/1CEic5 Spanish-language version: https://ucm.edu/RsgeB7

The Family Development Lab presented on effective parent-teen communication at the 2017 Tri-District Medical Academies Conference at Cesar E. Chavez Middle School in Planada.

Family Development Lab graduate student Carmen Kho was awarded the Donald and Effie Godbold Fellowship, a fellowship designed to recognize the unique challenges that face international graduate students and the promise that they can contribute a unique perspective to our community. Left to right: Dr...

UC Merced University Communications article on Professor Main’s research on parent-adolescent conflict. This study found that to best resolve conflicts, mothers and their adolescent children should avoid reciprocating negative emotion and take turns validating each other’s views.

Family Development Lab member Emily Rodriguez (center, 3rd from left) was awarded the Outstanding Graduating Student Award in SSHA representing Psychology. Congratulations, Emily!

Family Development Lab graduate students Katey Workman and Lucas Parnell presented their research at the annual Bay Area Affective Sciences conference at Stanford University.