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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.

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Save the date!
August 13, 2026
Tenth Annual Central PA Workshop on Evidence-Based Mental Health Services
Amanda B. Nickerson, PhD, NCSP
University of Buffalo, SUNY
8:30 a.m. – 4:00 p.m., Memorial Lounge, 107 Pasquerilla Spiritual Center
Co-sponsored by the Penn State Psychological Clinic
Please register here.

Save the date!
October 22, 2026
The 2026-2027 Child Study Center’s Lois Bloom Lecture
Daniel S. Shaw, Ph.D.
Distinguished Professor
University of Pittsburgh
4:15 p.m., Nittany Lion Inn

News

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Researchers including Emilia F. Cárdenas and Katie L. Burkhouse found that using the Family Promoting Positive Emotions (FPPE) intervention improved maternal mental health
Child Study Center’s We Are Connected program offers group facilitation, communication, and leadership skills to undergraduates at Penn State’s University Park campus
New publication by Madison Politte-Corn, Sarah Myruski, and Kristin A. Buss: The Role of Neurobehavioral Attention Bias on Relations between Preference for Digital Media Use and Social Anxiety Symptoms Across Adolescence
Gregory M. Fosco, professor of human development and family studies and Edna Bennett Pierce Faculty Fellow in Prevention Research, answered questions regarding how parents can best support their teenage child’s growth and well-being
Congratulations to CSC faculty affiliates who received academic promotions effective July 1, 2026

Student Spotlight

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Julie Beeney

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I am very excited about research on parenting and factors that influence parental responses to infant behavior and hope to incorporate parenting research into intervention programs to promote positive relationships between parents and infants in high-risk contexts.