How can we understand distinctions between child neglect and poverty? Join us in learning: 1. How neglect is defined and assessed 2.Consequences of neglect vs. poverty 3. Interventions for neglect 4. Implications for research, policy, & practice Society for Research in Child Development Division 37 of APA

🚨 Year 3 (22'-23') #NPSP signups are LIVE! All aspiring #psych PhD scholars can apply to be mentees & all current psych PhD students & postdocs can apply to be mentors. See our flyer & signup link below for more info ⤵️, & please share widely! 🌟 forms.gle/JZveNaFHhoVCg6…

Yes! Thanks Helmet Karim! Please apply, share, and/or RT. This is for an exciting set of studies on depression, with fMRI, EMA, and other intensive data-generating techniques.

New paper in Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience! “Development of Cognitive Control during Adolescence: The Integrative Effects of Family Socioeconomic Status and Parenting Behaviors” (1/2) Virginia Tech Science VT Psychology

The JK Lifespan Dvelopment lab is accepting graduate students for Fall 2023! Check out our recruitment flyer and visit our website for application and lab information!

ASFP 2022 Editor registration is NOW OPEN and will remain open until October 12th. Registration is simple and quick: forms.gle/LZv1LDffp6K522… Please RT and spread the word!

Sarah Font and I wrote a piece for The Conversation U.S. on evidence-based parenting strategies to support teens. While #adolescence can be difficult for both parents and teens in normative ways-it’s also a vulnerable period for #mentalhealth which parents can help with! #scicomm

What adolescent antecedents predict young adults' engagement in health risk behaviors (HRB)? 🚨New paper out with my some of my fav grad school labmates Karen P. Jacques @a_brieant 🤗 Full paper linked here: …1-4e41-b94d-68c625d3f53f.filesusr.com/ugd/14568d_1dc… 🧵Thread: ⬇️

The Jk Lifespan lab is at Society for Research in Child Development #SRCD23 this week! Check out work by Jordan Gamache, Claudia Clinchard and Morgan Lindenmuth on adversity, emotion regulation, peer relationships, and brain development!

Virginia Tech's CAP Lab is recruiting infants and mothers for its baby JEDI research study. The study focuses on emotion during infancy and toddlerhood. Learn more now! 👶 vtx.vt.edu/content/vtx_vt…

We are hiring! The JK Lifespan Development lab is seeking a research coordinator to start this summer. Follow this link to learn more and apply! careers.pageuppeople.com/968/cw/en-us/j…

New paper in Journal of Youth and Adolescence! Longitudinal Associations Between Peer Victimization and Positive and Negative Social Risk Taking in Adolescence and Young Adulthood.

New publication from the JK Lifespan lab! This paper, just published in Biological Psychiatry CNNI, examines brain similarity as a protective factor in the longitudinal pathway linking household chaos, parenting, and adolescent substance use sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

We need YOUR help! We have 589 mentees and only 462 mentor slots to pair them with! If you are a grad student/post-doc who a) is already signed up and wants to take on more mentees OR b) is new and wants to become a mentor, PLEASE fill out this form: forms.gle/CDS1xG8Hn7YAeS…

VT Psychology would like to recognize Jungmeen Kim-Spoon for being awarded as an APA fellow on behalf of the Fellows Committee of the American Psychological Association, based on her outstanding contributions in the field of psychology. Congrats Jungmeen on your achievement! 🏅🧠

Excited to share our new paper in BBI Health! We examined longitudinal pathways linking dimensions of childhood maltreatment, adolescent internalizing symptoms, and inflammation during the COVID-19 pandemic

New paper in the Development and Psychopathology special issue honoring Dante Cicchetti. Led by Dr. Jungmeen Kim-Spoon, we examined psychopathology as long-term sequelae of maltreatment and socioeconomic disadvantage. Check it out! bit.ly/3VxHJ0k

Check out the JK Lifespan lab research at Society for Research on Adolescence !

The JK Lifespan Development Lab is accepting new graduate students for Fall 2025! If you are interested in pursuing a Ph.D. in Psychology, check out our website below to see if our lab and VT are the right fit for your graduate journey! jklifespan.wixsite.com/mysite

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