Our Mission
We are working to learn more about children, adolescents, and families. We want to learn how they grow over time, how their experiences shape who they are, and how biology (e.g., genes, brain, the body's response to stress) influences how they develop.
We are committed to studying children, adolescents, and families from diverse backgrounds with a wide range of experiences to increase representation and learn as much as we can about child and adolescent development and family relationships.
We believe that high-quality science should be the basis for interventions and should inform policy. We are committed to conducting high-quality research and translating those findings to help children, adolescents, and families.
Our Goals
Ultimately, we want to use what we learn to create interventions that can help children, adolescents, and families reach their full potential. We are committed to conducting high-quality research that gives back to the communities where we do our research. We are working to improve the lives of children, adolescents, and families while also increasing the public's understanding of science and research.