JK Lifespan Development Lab
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Developmental science lab @virginia_tech | Developmental psychopathology, adolescent brain development, and risk-taking behaviors | PI: Dr. Jungmeen Kim-Spoon.
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🚨 Applications are open!
The JK Lifespan Development Lab is seeking graduate students starting Fall 2026.
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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.
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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.
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September 17, 2025 at 2:20 PM
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/S095...
doi.org/10.1017/S095...
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/S095...
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/S095...
Child maltreatment and executive function development throughout adolescence and into young adulthood | Development and Psychopathology | Cambridge Core
Child maltreatment and executive function development throughout adolescence and into young adulthood - Volume 37 Issue 4
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September 5, 2025 at 11:44 PM
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/S095...
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/S095...
🚨 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-...
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-...
GET INVOLVED | JK Lifespan Lab
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September 3, 2025 at 7:54 PM
🚨 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-...
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-...
New open access publication published in Scientific Reports identifies emotion regulation as a underlying mechanism through which household chaos negatively affects adult social connectedness. Read it here!
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Emotion regulation, not executive functioning, mediates longitudinal links between unpredictability in adolescence and social connectedness in young adulthood - Scientific Reports
Scientific Reports - Emotion regulation, not executive functioning, mediates longitudinal links between unpredictability in adolescence and social connectedness in young adulthood
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July 27, 2025 at 7:41 PM
New open access publication published in Scientific Reports identifies emotion regulation as a underlying mechanism through which household chaos negatively affects adult social connectedness. Read it here!
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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)
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June 17, 2025 at 7:43 PM
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)
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Come and see Claudia Clinchard's talks about our research at SSEA 2025!
June 2, 2025 at 7:09 PM
Come and see Claudia Clinchard's talks about our research at SSEA 2025!
Our article is now fully published and a commentary has been submitted about our article as well!
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May 13, 2025 at 8:30 PM
Our article is now fully published and a commentary has been submitted about our article as well!
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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.
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March 6, 2025 at 3:03 PM
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.
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This new paper published in Emotion examines the reciprocal associations between peer victimization and emotion dysregulation across adolescence.
Read it here! doi.org/10.1037/emo0...
Read it here! doi.org/10.1037/emo0...
March 5, 2025 at 3:37 PM
This new paper published in Emotion examines the reciprocal associations between peer victimization and emotion dysregulation across adolescence.
Read it here! doi.org/10.1037/emo0...
Read it here! doi.org/10.1037/emo0...
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!
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March 4, 2025 at 10:26 PM
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!
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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/s109...
Go check out this very interesting paper in the Journal of Youth and Adolescence!
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Negative Affect, Sensation Seeking, and Adolescent Substance Use Development: The Moderating Role of Executive Function - Journal of Youth and Adolescence
It is unknown how the Addictions Neuroclinical Assessment markers—negative affect, sensation seeking, and executive function—contribute to substance use development. This study examined whether associ...
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March 4, 2025 at 10:10 PM
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/s109...
Go check out this very interesting paper in the Journal of Youth and Adolescence!
doi.org/10.1007/s109...
A new publication co-authored by
@mlindenmuth.bsky.social 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!
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@mlindenmuth.bsky.social 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.bp...
February 26, 2025 at 6:51 PM
A new publication co-authored by
@mlindenmuth.bsky.social 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.bp...
@mlindenmuth.bsky.social 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.bp...
Check out this article in VT News highlighting our lab's research and the extensive contributions that Dr. Jungmeen Kim-Spoon and Dr. Brooks Casas have made to science!
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Novel research reveals how adversity shapes the developing brain and its connection to future health risks
Findings from a longitudinal study led by two Virginia Tech researchers found that negative childhood experiences can lead to delayed brain development in teens and increase the likelihood of future h...
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February 25, 2025 at 12:06 AM
Check out this article in VT News highlighting our lab's research and the extensive contributions that Dr. Jungmeen Kim-Spoon and Dr. Brooks Casas have made to science!
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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!
#Neurodevelopment #maltreatment #psychopathology
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#Neurodevelopment #maltreatment #psychopathology
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Psychopathology as long-term sequelae of maltreatment and socioeconomic disadvantage: Neurocognitive development perspectives | Development and Psychopathology | Cambridge Core
Psychopathology as long-term sequelae of maltreatment and socioeconomic disadvantage: Neurocognitive development perspectives - Volume 36 Issue 5
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January 10, 2025 at 5:08 PM
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!
#Neurodevelopment #maltreatment #psychopathology
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#Neurodevelopment #maltreatment #psychopathology
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New open access publication in the Journal of Youth and Adolescence headed by Dr. Kristin Peviani! In this paper, we examined longitudinal associations between SES, delay discounting, and substance use in adolescence. Read it here!
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Longitudinal Associations Among Socioeconomic Status, Delay Discounting, and Substance Use in Adolescence
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December 27, 2024 at 8:14 PM
New open access publication in the Journal of Youth and Adolescence headed by Dr. Kristin Peviani! In this paper, we examined longitudinal associations between SES, delay discounting, and substance use in adolescence. Read it here!
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Our lab has a fascinating new publication in Development and Psychopathology, focusing on the longitudinal development of executive functioning throughout adolescence and into young adulthood. It is also open-access! Read about it here! bit.ly/4e9wS2c
December 14, 2024 at 8:47 PM
Our lab has a fascinating new publication in Development and Psychopathology, focusing on the longitudinal development of executive functioning throughout adolescence and into young adulthood. It is also open-access! Read about it here! bit.ly/4e9wS2c
We have a new article that was recently featured in "The Nature of Love Revisited: How Social Bonds Shape Development" special issue in Developmental Science as an Open Access publication! Read it here!
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Longitudinal links from attachment with mothers and fathers to adolescent substance use: Internalizing and externalizing pathways
The present study examined whether internalizing and externalizing symptoms may mediate the association between adolescent–mother and adolescent–father attachment and substance use. The sample inclu...
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December 5, 2024 at 4:30 PM
We have a new article that was recently featured in "The Nature of Love Revisited: How Social Bonds Shape Development" special issue in Developmental Science as an Open Access publication! Read it here!
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We have another new publication from the JK Lifespan Lab, this time published in the Journal of Family Psychology! Findings suggest that parent-adolescent neural similarity may reduce adolescent substance use by bolstering parental monitoring practices.
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November 21, 2024 at 7:42 PM
We have another new publication from the JK Lifespan Lab, this time published in the Journal of Family Psychology! Findings suggest that parent-adolescent neural similarity may reduce adolescent substance use by bolstering parental monitoring practices.
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Published earlier this year, this paper used a longitudinal approach to look at the impact of socioeconomic status on developmental trajectories of delay discounting and substance use across adolescence. Check it out below!
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November 20, 2024 at 9:45 PM
Published earlier this year, this paper used a longitudinal approach to look at the impact of socioeconomic status on developmental trajectories of delay discounting and substance use across adolescence. Check it out below!
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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
Applications are due December 1st! Find application resources/links on our lab website below.
jklifespan.wixsite.com/mysite
JK Lifespan Development Lab | Psychology | United States
Psychology | JK Lifespan Development Lab | United States
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November 20, 2024 at 9:41 PM
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
Applications are due December 1st! Find application resources/links on our lab website below.
jklifespan.wixsite.com/mysite
Earlier this year's JK Lifespan lab publication in JAACAP! Using a developmental cascade approach, this paper examined longitudinal pathways from maltreatment to substance use through delay discounting during adolescence and into young adulthood. Check it out! www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Longitudinal Pathways From Maltreatment to Substance Use Through Delay Discounting During Adolescence and Into Young Adulthood
Children and adolescents exposed to maltreatment are at a greater risk for substance use disorders in adulthood. However, developmental processes that…
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November 16, 2024 at 4:06 PM
Earlier this year's JK Lifespan lab publication in JAACAP! Using a developmental cascade approach, this paper examined longitudinal pathways from maltreatment to substance use through delay discounting during adolescence and into young adulthood. Check it out! www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
New paper in the Development and Psychopathology special issue honoring Dr. Dante Cicchetti. Led by Dr. Jungmeen Kim-Spoon, we examined psychopathology as long-term sequelae of maltreatment and socioeconomic disadvantage. Check it out!
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Psychopathology as long-term sequelae of maltreatment and socioeconomic disadvantage: Neurocognitive development perspectives | Development and Psychopathology | Cambridge Core
Psychopathology as long-term sequelae of maltreatment and socioeconomic disadvantage: Neurocognitive development perspectives
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November 13, 2024 at 10:04 PM
New paper in the Development and Psychopathology special issue honoring Dr. Dante Cicchetti. Led by Dr. Jungmeen Kim-Spoon, we examined psychopathology as long-term sequelae of maltreatment and socioeconomic disadvantage. Check it out!
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
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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
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
JK Lifespan Development Lab | Psychology | United States
Psychology | JK Lifespan Development Lab | United States
jklifespan.wixsite.com
November 13, 2024 at 10:03 PM
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
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