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Carrie McMahon receives Costello Family Scholarship Award

Congratulations to undergraduate research assistant Carrie McMahon, who was awarded the Costello Family Scholarship Award from the Penn State Department of Psychology! Well deserved, Carrie!

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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...

Dr. Frances Lobo passes doctoral defense

Congratulations to recent Parent-Child Dynamics Lab doctoral graduate, Dr. Frances Lobo! On June 8, 2021, Dr. Lobo successfully defended her dissertation work, titled "Disentangling adaptive and maladaptive parent-child variability in early childhood." We are very...

Zainab Akef receives Thomas G. Bowers Award

Congratulations to PCD Lab member Zainab Akef for being acknowledged with the Thomas G. Bowers Award for Excellence in Applied Clinical Psychology! This award recognizes rigor in both research and clinical practice. Way to go, Zainab!

Kayla Brown featured in Graduate Student Spotlight

PCD Lab doctoral student Kayla Brown is featured in the Penn State Child Study Center's Graduate Student Spotlight! Click here to read more about Kayla's research and interests. Great work, Kayla!