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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!
October 22, 2026
The 2026-2027 Child Study Center’s Lois Bloom Lecture
Daniel S. Shaw, Ph.D.
Distinguished Professor of Psychology
University of Pittsburgh
Director, The Center for Parents and Children
4:15 p.m., Nittany Lion Inn, Ballroom A/B

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October 23, 2026
2026 Child Maltreatment Solutions Network Conference
Co-Sponsored by the CSC
8:30 a.m., Nittany Lion Inn

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November 11, 2026
Community Talk on Suicide Prevention
Holly C. Wilcox, Ph.D., M.A.
Professor, Johns Hopkins, Bloomberg School of Public Health
4:00 p.m., The Press: Cider & Craft Beverage Taphouse, State College, PA

News

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Joscelin Rocha-Hidalgo and others examined associations between home language experience and memory generalization, facial emotion processing, and gaze following of infants living in the United States
Child Study Center’s We Are Connected program offers group facilitation, communication, and leadership skills to undergraduates at Penn State’s University Park campus
Dr. Carlomagno Panlilio, associate professor of education, was a guest editor for a special issue of Early Childhood Research Quarterly
Researchers including Erika Lunkenheimer examined how the warmth and harshness parents show toward their children predict children’s disruptive behavior
Participation in the PROSPER program appears to benefit the next generation

Student Spotlight

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Maddie Skjefstad (’22)

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I love working with kids, which prompted me to pursue being a research assistant in Dr. Bierman’s lab. She does really amazing work on interventions for children and it has been amazing to be part of it.