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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.

Drs. Janice Disla and Tammy Yung recently walked in UC Merced's Spring '22 commencement ceremony to celebrate earning their doctorate degrees. Congratulations, Janice and Tammy!

PhD candidate Janice Disla presented her research entitled, "Parent Affective Responses to Adolescent Disclosures and the Timing of Future Disclosures in the Context of Type 1 Diabetes Management" at the biennial Society for Research on Adolescence conference in New Orleans, LA. Congratulations...

Research conducted by Professor Main and PhD candidate Janice Disla featured in the article "Cultivating Empathy" in the American Psychological Association's Monitor on Psychology.