Research
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Research by area
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Behavioral neuroscience
Name Research Scott Bowen Behavioral pharmacology and toxicology, substance abuse Susanne Brummelte Perinatal experience and brain development -
Cognitive/neuroscience of development and aging
Name Research Susanne Brummelte Perinatal experience and brain development Jessica S. Damoiseaux Brain changes in normal and abnormal aging Joseph M. Fitzgerald Autobiographical memory, aging John Hannigan Effects of prenatal alcohol and drug abuse Noa Ofen Cognitive and brain development Sarah Raz Developmental neuropsychology Moriah Thomason Social cognitive-affective neurodevelopment John L. Woodard Memory in aging and dementia and traumatic brain injury -
Children, adolescents and family
Name Research Antonia Abbey Social perceptions and health Boris B. Baltes Diversity and work-family relations Douglas Barnett Child and family development Marjorie Beeghly Infant and child development Rita Casey Emotional development Joseph M. Fitzgerald Autobiographical memory, aging Emily Grekin Etiology of substance abuse in young adults John Hannigan Effects of prenatal alcohol and drug abuse Ty Partridge Temperament and developmental systems Lisa Rapport Psychological and neuropsychological assessment; brain injury Valerie Simon Adolescents' relationships and child maltreatment Paul Toro Homelessness and poverty Christopher Trentacosta Clinical psychology, developmental psychopathology, emotional development Samuele Zilioli Social status and racial differences on behavior and health -
Cognition
Research Lara Jones Cognitive basis of meaning and analogies Douglas Whitman Laterality, creativity Lee Wurm Spoken word recognition -
Emotion
Name Research Marjorie Beeghly Infant and child development Rita Casey Emotional development Mark Lumley Stress and health Ty Partridge Temperament and developmental systems Lisa Rapport Psychological and neuropsychological assessment; brain injury Valerie Simon Adolescents' relationships and child maltreatment Moriah Thomason Social cognitive-affective neurodevelopment Christopher Trentacosta Clinical psychology, developmental psychopathology, emotional development -
Health psychology
Name Research Antonia Abbey Social perceptions and health Tim Bogg Trait and social cognition models of health and substance-use behaviors Susanne Brummelte Perinatal experience and brain development Catalina Kopetz Social cognition, motivation, and self-regulation, risk behavior Mark Lumley Stress and health Samuele Zilioli Social status and racial differences on behavior and health -
Homeless and poverty
Name Research Marjorie Beeghly Infant and child development Ty Partridge Temperament and developmental systems Paul Toro Homelessness and poverty Christopher Trentacosta Clinical psychology, developmental psychopathology, emotional development Samuele Zilioli Social status and racial differences on behavior and health -
Memory
Name Research Joseph M. Fitzgerald Autobiographical memory, aging Lara Jones Cognitive basis of meaning and analogies Noa Ofen Cognitive and brain development John L. Woodard Memory in aging and dementia and traumatic brain injury -
Neuropsychology
Name Research Peter Lichtenberg Health and aging Lisa Rapport Psychological and neuropsychological assessment; brain injury Sarah Raz Developmental neuropsychology John L. Woodard Memory in aging and dementia and traumatic brain injury Douglas Whitman Laterality, creativity -
Personality/cognition
Name Research Tim Bogg Trait and social cognition models of health- and substance-use behaviors Shanique Brown Cognition at work, team effectiveness Emily Grekin Etiology of substance abuse in young adults Lara Jones Cognitive basis of meaning and analogies Catalina Kopetz Social cognition, motivation and self-regulation, risk behavior Mark Lumley Stress and health Stephanie Spielmann Relationships and individual differences Douglas Whitman Laterality, creativity -
Relationships
Name Research Antonia Abbey Social perceptions and health Boris B. Baltes Diversity and work-family Marjorie Beeghly Infant and child development Rita Casey Emotional development Ty Partridge Temperament and developmental systems Valerie Simon Adolescents' relationships and child maltreatment Stephanie Spielmann Relationships and individual differences Paul Toro Homelessness and poverty Christopher Trentacosta Clinical psychology, developmental psychopathology, emotional development Samuele Zilioli Social status and racial differences on behavior and health -
Substance use and abuse
Name Research Antonia Abbey Social perceptions and health Tim Bogg Trait and social cognition models of health- and substance-use behaviors Scott Bowen Behavioral pharmacology and toxicology, substance abuse Emily Grekin Etiology of substance abuse in young adults John Hannigan Effects of prenatal alcohol and drug abuse Catalina Kopetz Social cognition, motivation and self-regulation, risk behavior -
Workplace adaption, well-being and evaluation
Name Research Boris B. Baltes Diversity and work-family relations Shanique Brown Cognition at work, team effectiveness Marcus W. Dickson Computer-mediated communication, leadership