The JK Lifespan Development Lab is accepting new graduate students for Fall 2025! Applications are due December 1st! Find application resources/links on our lab website below. jklifespan.wixsite.com/mysite

Our publication in Development and Psychopathology is now fully published! Click this link to read about how early maltreatment relates to neurodevelopmental differences and later psychopathology! doi.org/10.1017/S09545…

A new publication co-authored by Morgan Lindenmuth uses a combination of gPPI functional connectivity analysis and leave-one-out cross-validation to identify neural signatures of cognitive control that predict substance use onset and frequency! Check it out! doi.org/10.1016/j.bpsc…

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Check out this article in Virginia Tech News highlighting our lab's research and the extensive contributions that Dr. Jungmeen Kim-Spoon and Dr. Brooks Casas have made to science! news.vt.edu/articles/2025/…

This recently published paper looks at the role executive functions play in the links between negative affect, sensation seeking, and adolescent substance use. Go check out this very interesting paper in the Journal of Youth and Adolescence! doi.org/10.1007/s10964…

Check out this published in the Journal of Family Psychology. It looks at the roles of parent-adolescent brain similarity, parental monitoring, and family socioeconomic status on adolescent substance use! doi.org/10.1037/fam000…

This new paper published in Emotion and authored by Toria Herd, PhD & Celina examines the reciprocal associations between peer victimization and emotion dysregulation across adolescence. Read it here! doi.org/10.1037/emo000…

Our new article in Biological Psychiatry: Cognitive Neuroscience and Neuroimaging is making waves for identifying neural signatures of future substance use in adolescents! This is an important step for early prevention of substance use. doi.org/10.1016/j.bpsc…

The JK Lifespan Lab is coming to Minneapolis! Come and chat with us at #SRCD2025

Our article is now fully published and a commentary has been submitted about our article as well! doi.org/10.1016/j.bpsc…

Come and see Claudia Clinchard's talks about our research at SSEA 2025!

A new paper coming out of our lab uses six years of longitudinal data to examine links between the chronicity and timing of maltreatment and risk-related functional connectivity across adolescence. Read it here! (Open-access in DCN) doi.org/10.1016/j.dcn.…

New open access publication published in Scientific Reports led by Celina identifies emotion regulation as a underlying mechanism through which household chaos negatively affects adult social connectedness. Read it here! doi.org/10.1038/s41598…

🚨 Applications are open! The JK Lifespan Development Lab is seeking graduate students starting Fall 2026. Apply by Dec 1, 2025. Find resources & tips on our website to help you stand out. jklifespan.wixsite.com/mysite/copy-of…

Excited to share a new publication, out in Development and Psychopathology! This paper reports on associations between child maltreatment and executive function development throughout adolescence and into young adulthood. Check it out! doi.org/10.1017/S09545…

We have another exciting paper to share, recently published in Development and Psychopathology. This one reports on associations between chronic adversity, psychopathology, and substance use via functional connectivity between the dACC and insula. doi.org/10.1017/S09545…

Grateful to Dr. BJ Casey for joining our lab meeting — fantastic discussions, idea-sharing, and thoughtful exchange around everyone’s work.