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Amanda Skoranski and Erika Lunkenheimer publish in Developmental Psychobiology

Skoranski and Lunkenheimer (2020) found that risk profiles of respiratory sinus arrythmia (RSA) reactivity and psychopathology symptoms emerge for both mothers (four profiles) and fathers (three profiles). Mild risk profiles have higher resting RSA but do not vary in reactivity. Child dysregulation one year later is predicted by mild and moderate risk profiles as compared to typical profiles.

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Dr. Kayla Brown passes doctoral defense

Congratulations to the Parent-Child Dynamics Lab's newest PhD! Dr. Kayla Brown successfully defended her dissertation work to her committee on December 14, 2021. Dr. Brown's dissertation is titled, "Parent-child coregulation in early childhood: novel methodological...