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The Adolescent Development Lab is housed on the 5th floor of the Jack and Nora Walker, Institute for Lifespan Development Research building.
About the Adolescent Development Lab
Our major research interests are in adolescent development, with a focus on two main questions: (1) What predicts the individual differences found among adolescents with regard to health-risk behaviors, mental health, affinity for solitude, peer sensitivity, etc., and (2) Is adolescence a sensitive period for development, resulting in unique vulnerabilities and opportunities for both negative (e.g., health-risk behaviors, nonsuicidal self-injury) as well as positive behaviors (e.g., engagement in structured activities, academic achievement)?
We employ a variety of methods in our lab, including longitudinal questionnaires, experiments, physiological measurements (ERP, heart rate variability, cardiac impedance), actigraphy monitoring, and assessment of endocrine and genetic variation. Our lab has physiological equipment and access to three large longitudinal survey databases conducted with children, adolescents and emerging adults, which are available for analyses by graduate students in the Adolescent Development Lab.
We have extensive computer facilities, testing rooms, a mobile research lab, as well as access to observation rooms, interview rooms, a conference room, and lounge facilities.
About the Adolescent Development Lab
Our major research interests are in adolescent development, with a focus on two main questions: (1) What predicts the individual differences found among adolescents with regard to health-risk behaviors, mental health, affinity for solitude, peer sensitivity, etc., and (2) Is adolescence a sensitive period for development, resulting in unique vulnerabilities and opportunities for both negative (e.g., health-risk behaviors, nonsuicidal self-injury) as well as positive behaviors (e.g., engagement in structured activities, academic achievement)?
We employ a variety of methods in our lab, including longitudinal questionnaires, experiments, physiological measurements (ERP, heart rate variability, cardiac impedance), actigraphy monitoring, and assessment of endocrine and genetic variation. Our lab has physiological equipment and access to three large longitudinal survey databases conducted with children, adolescents and emerging adults, which are available for analyses by graduate students in the Adolescent Development Lab.
We have extensive computer facilities, testing rooms, a mobile research lab, as well as access to observation rooms, interview rooms, a conference room, and lounge facilities.