Research
StILI-SiP Project
The Stillwater Intensive Longitudinal Investigation on Self-Regulation in Preschoolers
(StILI-SiP) project aims to study how ethnic-racial minority preschoolers' self-regulation
changes daily in the family contexts, and how parental well-being and parenting behavior
can impact daily self-regulation. The study also aims to test the validity of daily
parental report surveys and the feasibility of collecting daily data for an extended
period (100 days). We are currently recruiting ethnic-racial minority families with
preschoolers (3-5 years old). If you are interested, please use this link to sign up!
Within-Person Structure of Executive Functions in Adolescents
Most of existing research on the structure of executive functions is based on between-person
differences. However, within-person variability may function in a very different way
from between-person differences. Utilizing existing data from an online cognitive
game platform, we are conducting a secondary data analysis on the within-person structure
of executive functions.
Collaboration Projects
Center for Integrative Research on Childhood Adversity
The long-term goal of the Center for Integrative Research on Childhood Adversity (CIRCA)
is the development of more effective and sustainable prevention and intervention strategies
to interrupt the cycle of generational trauma and toxic stress. Read more about CIRCA.
The Dallas Preschool Readiness Project
The Dallas Preschool Readiness Project (DPReP) aims to examine the development of
behavioral self-regulation between 2½ and first-grade years. The project also aims
to understand how individual differences are associated with measurable differences
in academic skills. In the Spring of 2017, the team started to continue the assessment
of our families into the middle school years. Read more about DPReP.
Measures and Methods across the Developmental Continuum Project
The Science of Learning and Development (SoLD) Measures and Methods across the Developmental
Continuum (MMDC) project, funded by the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative, is exploring the
individual (idiographic) components of developmental trajectories among Grade K-12
students. Read more about MMDC.