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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!
November 11, 2026
Community Talk on Suicide Prevention
Holly C. Wilcox, Ph.D., M.A.
Professor, Johns Hopkins, Bloomberg School of Public Health
4:30 – 5:30 p.m., The Press: Cider & Craft Beverage Taphouse, State College, PA
Registration required! 

 

 

 

 

News

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Researchers used Implementation Mapping to identify possible obstacles and to create implementation strategies during a small pilot study of the Lion Hearts program, a family exercise program meant to improve heart health in mothers and young children aged 3-6 years
Holly Wilcox, founder and director of the Center for Suicide Prevention at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, to speak at Penn State
CSC faculty affiliate Orfeu Buxton, professor of biobehavioral health, and researchers examined how a poor sleep environment may affect young adults’ health
Katie L. Burkhouse and colleagues recently investigated the impact of adversity and maternal depression on neural reward responsivity in young children
Congratulations to CSC faculty affiliate Emma Rose, associate teaching professor of psychology, who recently received the 2026 Faculty Service Award by the Penn State Neuroscience Institute

Student Spotlight

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Anna Zhou

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If we know enough about the timing of development, we can find the optimal periods of development where we can provide support for depressed and anxious parents.