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!

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!

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!

This just in! Work by Dr. Erika Lunkenheimer, Kayla Brown, and Dr. Anna Fuchs is published in Developmental Psychobiology. We found that mother-child versus father-child RSA synchrony differs based on child self-regulation and affective displays. Read more:...

Doctoral candidate Catherine Diercks was awarded the Superior Teaching and Research (STAR) Award from the College of the Liberal Arts, which recognizes students who have excelled in all aspects of their graduate program. The award will support Catherine's independent...