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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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Open Science Bootcamp 2023
Wednesday, August 9, 2023 – Friday, August 11, 2023
Register here 

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September 28, 2023
The 2023-2024 Child Study Center’s Lois Bloom Lecture
Joseph P. Allen, Ph.D., Hugh P. Kelly Distinguished Professorship in Arts & Sciences, Psychology
University of Virginia
4:15 p.m., Foster Auditorium

News

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Congratulations to CSC faculty affiliate Janet van Hell, who was promoted to the rank of distinguished professor of psychology and linguistics
2023 Strumpf Scholar Award Recipients Announced
2023 Irene E. Harms Graduate Scholarship Award Recipient Announced
Dr. Koraly Pérez-Edgar quoted by CNN in recent article about children with shy temperaments
New research by Sunhye Bai and other CSC faculty affiliates examined the “Daily implementation of health-protective behaviors and family life during the early months of the COVID-19 pandemic”

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.