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CSC Child Study Center

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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.

Events

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Save the date!
January 14, 2022
“Leveraging Systems to Improve and Expand Child Sexual Abuse Prevention”
8:50 a.m. – Noon, Virtual
Registration required

Save the date!
April 14, 2022
“White Racial Learning in Childhood and Adolescence”
4:15 p.m., 110 Henderson Bldg./Edna Bennett Pierce Living Center
Registration information: TBA

News

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Research by Jennifer Savage Williams, associate professor of nutritional studies, director of Penn State’s Center for Childhood Obesity Research, and faculty affiliate of the CSC, indicates a parenting intervention to help first-time parents prevent childhood obesity may also have a positive impact on siblings.
New publication by co-author Kate Guastaferro focuses on the unique health and behavioral health concerns of single-father families.
Christian Connell and research team release findings on the increased risk of child maltreatment during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Save the date, Feb. 7, 2022, when The SSHD 2021-22 Conference Series will feature Dr. Dawn Witherspoon as a keynote speaker.
New work by Drs. Koraly Pérez-Edgar, Vanessa LoBue, and Kristin Buss examines bidirectional relations in parent and child anxiety and depression symptoms.

Student Spotlight

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Sabrina Voltaire

Sabrina Voltaire

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I intend to further explore the connection between parenting competence, co-parenting and sleep quality from infancy through school entry especially as they predict socioemotional and academic outcomes.