Research Interests: Gene-environment interplay, prenatal experiences, physiological responses to stress, pubertal development, parenting and parent-child relationships, development of behavior problems and substance use.

Amy is interested in the biological (i.e., hormones and genetics) and social (i.e., family and friendships) factors that influence adolescent alcohol initiation and subsequent use. They are particularly interested in researching how biological and social factors interact with gender and racial minority experiences in the development of adolescent alcohol use behaviors.

Hazel’s research focuses on adolescent development, specifically on topics of bullying and victimization, behavioral inhibition, and substance use. I am also interested in investigating the interplay of gene and early adversity in influencing adolescent psychopathology.

Sohee is interested in using behavioral genetic methods (i.e. adoption design) in examining the influences of genetic and prenatal risk factors, as well as parental protective factors on children’s psychopathology development.

Claire is interested in substance use behaviors in neurodiverse and queer adolescent populations, and developing innovative family resilience interventions using community-based participatory research.

Jennifer is interested parent-child synchrony (e.g., where parents and adolescents feel, act, and/or physiologically respond in similar ways together) across modalities (emotional, behavioral, and physiological) and time scales (momentary, daily, and eventually monthly) in order to better understand the role of this attunement in the development of healthy relationships and the mental health of parents and youth.

Yongseok is interested in research design/methodology, and causal inference.