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CSC Child Study Center

The Child Study Center is dedicated to promoting children’s development and well-being through the dynamic integration of research, undergraduate and graduate training, and engaged community outreach.

We are housed in the Department of Psychology in the College of the Liberal Arts.

The Child Study Center is dedicated to promoting children’s development and well-being through the dynamic integration of research, undergraduate and graduate training, and engaged community outreach.

We are housed in the Department of Psychology in the College of the Liberal Arts.

Events

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March 19, 2026
Child Study Center Speaker Series
Robert Nix, Ph.D.
Audrey Rothermel Bascom Professor
Professor of Human Development & Family Studies
University of Wisconsin-Madison
4:00 p.m., Memorial Lounge, Pasquerilla Spiritual Center

Save the date!
April 23, 2026
Child Study Center Speaker Series
Vanessa LoBue, Ph.D.
Professor, School of Arts and Sciences
Rutgers University
4:00 p.m., Memorial Lounge, Pasquerilla Spiritual Center

News

Researchers including Orfeu Buxton characterized 24-hour movement behaviors among an ethnoracially and socioeconomically diverse sample of US adolescents to identify potential gaps and opportunities for intervention

Karla Armendariz and Krista Wilkinson studied the perspectives of Hispanic mothers to learn how cultural values and linguistic diversity shape family engagement with augmentative and alternative communication services and system design

Research by Chardée Galán and colleagues is among the first to demonstrate that racism-related vigilance is a key factor in linking racial discrimination to increased depression and anxiety among minoritized youth at the daily level

New research by Brown, Lunkenheimer, Girod, et al. (2025), published in Developmental Psychobiology, may inform the promotion of adaptive caregiving behaviors and infant development in interventions with high-risk families

Katie Burkhouse and colleagues examined the feasibility, acceptability, and preliminary effectiveness of a chat-based version of Crisis Response Planning (CRP) for adolescents with suicidal ideation

Student Spotlight

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Tiyobista Maereg

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My ultimate goal is to conduct translational research and connect my work to policy to enact positive social changes.