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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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Sept. 29, 2022
The 2022 Child Study Center’s Lois Bloom Lecture
Cynthia García Coll, Ph.D., Charles Pitts Robinson and John Palmer Barstow Professor Emerita, Brown University; Adjunct Professor, Dept. of Pediatrics, University of Puerto Rico
4:45 p.m., Location: 127 Moore Building
Registration required

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Oct. 19, 2022
Child Study Center Speaker Series
Beth Stormshak, Ph.D.
University of Oregon
4:15 p.m., Location: Foster Auditorium

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Oct. 24-25, 2022
30th Annual National Symposium on Family Issues
Location: State College or virtual
Register here
Co-sponsored by the CSC

News

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CSC faculty affiliates analyze costs of child sexual abuse prevention programs
Chad Shenk, associate professor of HDFS and pediatrics, is examining why the effects of childhood sexual abuse differ from childhood to middle age for some women
Professor Yo Jackson testified before the House Committee on Education and Labor: Strengthening Prevention and Treatment of Child Abuse and Neglect (approximately 1:06:26)
Research by Samantha Tornello, assistant professor of HDFS, and colleagues suggests transgender parents may bring a more child-centered perspective to parenthood
The IES What Works Clearinghouse, assisted by an expert panel including Dr. Karen Bierman, recently developed the Preparing Young Children for School Practice Guide.

Student Spotlight

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Anjali Gowda (’10)

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My work with maltreated children and children with various mental health disorders taught me to be so patient. It’s an amazing experience. I love it! My experiences at the Child Study Center heightened my interest in the field and I feel I couldn’t get these clinical experiences in many other labs [and] never imagined having them as an undergrad!