Penn State Child Study Center
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January 21, 2026 at 2:34 PM
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Researchers, including faculty affiliate Orfeu Buxton, recently examined measurement bias in adolescent sleep duration. #adolescentsleep www.sleephealthjournal.org/article/S235...
Measurement bias in adolescent sleep duration: Comparison of self-reported and actigraphy-assessed sleep duration among adolescents in the Future of Families and Child-Wellbeing Study
To assess differences and potential measurement bias in adolescent sleep duration,
we compared self-report and actigraphy-assessed sleep duration in the Future of Families
and Child Wellbeing Study (a...
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January 20, 2026 at 2:25 PM
Researchers, including faculty affiliate Orfeu Buxton, recently examined measurement bias in adolescent sleep duration. #adolescentsleep www.sleephealthjournal.org/article/S235...
Ruiqi Feng and Douglas M. Teti examined the link between nonstandard work schedules and parental distress in mothers and fathers during the transition to #parenthood, with coparenting as a moderator. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
<em>Family Relations</em> | Wiley Online Library
Objective The present study examines the link between nonstandard work schedules and parental distress in mothers and fathers during the transition to parenthood, examining coparenting as a moderato...
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January 16, 2026 at 4:23 PM
Ruiqi Feng and Douglas M. Teti examined the link between nonstandard work schedules and parental distress in mothers and fathers during the transition to #parenthood, with coparenting as a moderator. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
Undergraduate student Miguel Morazan’s lab work provided a meaningful way to connect academic interests with real-world research. @drkoraly.bsky.social www.psu.edu/news/liberal...
Hands-on research in CAT Lab guides psychology student’s career path | Penn State University
Fourth-year psychology student Miguel Morazan gained technical skills, mentorship and clarity about his future through hands-on research with children and families in the Cognition, Affect, and Temper...
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January 15, 2026 at 1:56 PM
Undergraduate student Miguel Morazan’s lab work provided a meaningful way to connect academic interests with real-world research. @drkoraly.bsky.social www.psu.edu/news/liberal...
Findings by Yeunjoo (Vanessa) Kim, Margaret Fields-Olivieri, and Pamela Cole suggest how children’s use of #language in a frustrating situation where they must wait for a desired gift is related to their #anger expressions. psycnet.apa.org/doiLanding?d...
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January 13, 2026 at 2:56 PM
Findings by Yeunjoo (Vanessa) Kim, Margaret Fields-Olivieri, and Pamela Cole suggest how children’s use of #language in a frustrating situation where they must wait for a desired gift is related to their #anger expressions. psycnet.apa.org/doiLanding?d...
Katie L. Burkhouse and colleagues used resting state fMRI to examine whether altered cognitive network connectivity patterns are a brain-based mechanism of intergenerational risk for #depression. www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Client Challenge
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January 12, 2026 at 1:52 PM
Katie L. Burkhouse and colleagues used resting state fMRI to examine whether altered cognitive network connectivity patterns are a brain-based mechanism of intergenerational risk for #depression. www.nature.com/articles/s41...
The Interplay of Genes and Environment Across Multiple Studies (IGEMS) Consortium After Fifteen Years. #genetics www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
The Interplay of Genes and Environment Across Multiple Studies (IGEMS) Consortium After Fifteen Years | Twin Research and Human Genetics | Cambridge Core
The Interplay of Genes and Environment Across Multiple Studies (IGEMS) Consortium After Fifteen Years
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January 7, 2026 at 1:38 PM
The Interplay of Genes and Environment Across Multiple Studies (IGEMS) Consortium After Fifteen Years. #genetics www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
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January 6, 2026 at 1:11 PM
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Doctoral student Sawsan Salah and adviser Lori Francis, Ph.D., investigated how cultural and linguistic barriers may affect the pediatric care received by #immigrants in this country. #pediatriccare www.psu.edu/news/health-...
Shared decision making with child’s physician less common for immigrant parents | Penn State University
Immigrant parents were less likely than U.S.-born parents to report shared decision making — working together to assess needs and agree on a plan — with their child’s health care provider, according t...
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January 5, 2026 at 6:34 PM
Doctoral student Sawsan Salah and adviser Lori Francis, Ph.D., investigated how cultural and linguistic barriers may affect the pediatric care received by #immigrants in this country. #pediatriccare www.psu.edu/news/health-...
The Role of Child Welfare in Detection and Treatment of Early Childhood Developmental Concerns. #childwelfare #childdevelopment jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
Role of Child Welfare in Detection and Treatment of Early Childhood Development Concerns
This cohort study assesses the associations of child welfare system responses with developmental disorders and early intervention services.
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December 23, 2025 at 2:22 PM
The Role of Child Welfare in Detection and Treatment of Early Childhood Developmental Concerns. #childwelfare #childdevelopment jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
Research by Christine Youngwon Kim and Douglas M. Teti explored #infant nighttime distress as a predictor and outcome of #coparenting during the first year of life. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1...
Associations Between Infant Nighttime Distress and Coparenting Across the First Year: The Role of Socioeconomic Risk
The present study explored infant nighttime distress as a predictor and outcome of coparenting during the first year of life, examining family socioeconomic risk (SER) as a moderator in these relatio...
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December 22, 2025 at 1:46 PM
Research by Christine Youngwon Kim and Douglas M. Teti explored #infant nighttime distress as a predictor and outcome of #coparenting during the first year of life. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1...
Researchers including Erika Lunkenheimer studied #communication between parents and youth to advance the design and use of tools to assess interpersonal interactions in investigations of #adolescent #depression. psycnet.apa.org/record/2026-...
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December 19, 2025 at 3:28 PM
Researchers including Erika Lunkenheimer studied #communication between parents and youth to advance the design and use of tools to assess interpersonal interactions in investigations of #adolescent #depression. psycnet.apa.org/record/2026-...
Research by Samantha Tornello and colleagues indicates parenting stress, not parent gender identity, predicts child outcomes. #PennStateHDFS #transgender #nonbinary #parenting www.psu.edu/news/health-...
Parenting stress, rather than parental gender identity, predicts child outcomes | Penn State University
Children of transgender and nonbinary parents develop and behave similarly to children of cisgender parents, according to a new study led by a researcher in the Department of Human Development and Fam...
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December 15, 2025 at 2:16 PM
Research by Samantha Tornello and colleagues indicates parenting stress, not parent gender identity, predicts child outcomes. #PennStateHDFS #transgender #nonbinary #parenting www.psu.edu/news/health-...
Researchers explored the effects of an online #infant #sleep intervention on sleep, weight status, and weight-related behaviors into toddlerhood. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1...
Exploring Effects of a Randomized Online Infant Sleep Intervention on Weight‐Related Outcomes Into Toddlerhood
Objective Behavioral sleep interventions may have lasting impacts on sleep and health and serve as a novel obesity prevention strategy. We explored effects of an online infant sleep intervention on ...
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December 12, 2025 at 3:59 PM
Researchers explored the effects of an online #infant #sleep intervention on sleep, weight status, and weight-related behaviors into toddlerhood. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1...
Penn State researchers investigated: The Contextualized Impact of Ethnic-Racial Socialization on Black and Latino Youth’s Self-Esteem and Ethnic-Racial Identity. www.mdpi.com/2076-328X/15...
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December 10, 2025 at 2:20 PM
Penn State researchers investigated: The Contextualized Impact of Ethnic-Racial Socialization on Black and Latino Youth’s Self-Esteem and Ethnic-Racial Identity. www.mdpi.com/2076-328X/15...
Penn State’s positive #parenting program, Family Foundations, helps to make #families thrive. @prcpennstate.bsky.social www.psu.edu/our-impact/f...
Family Foundations Helps New Parents with Stress | Positive Co-Parenting
Family Foundations helps new parents build a team-approach to positive parenting that can lower stress and improve mental health.
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December 8, 2025 at 1:46 PM
Penn State’s positive #parenting program, Family Foundations, helps to make #families thrive. @prcpennstate.bsky.social www.psu.edu/our-impact/f...
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December 4, 2025 at 2:55 PM
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Koraly Pérez-Edgar recently spoke with the 10 Seconds to Air podcast about building a healthy relationship with your kids.
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#anxiety #shyness #temperaments #10SecondstoAir
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#anxiety #shyness #temperaments #10SecondstoAir
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How to Build a Healthy Relationship With Your Kids with Dr. Koraly Pérez-Edgar
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December 3, 2025 at 1:49 PM
Koraly Pérez-Edgar recently spoke with the 10 Seconds to Air podcast about building a healthy relationship with your kids.
@drkoraly.bsky.social
#anxiety #shyness #temperaments #10SecondstoAir
www.youtube.com/watch?v=M1sE...
@drkoraly.bsky.social
#anxiety #shyness #temperaments #10SecondstoAir
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A pilot study by Penn State researchers utilized an AI bite tracker to study children’s eating behaviors. @katkellerlab.bsky.social www.psu.edu/news/health-...
Counting bites with AI might one day help prevent childhood obesity | Penn State University
The speed at which children take bites is associated with their risk of obesity. Researchers at Penn State are developing a new artificial intelligence model to measure children’s bite rates. They des...
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December 1, 2025 at 3:12 PM
A pilot study by Penn State researchers utilized an AI bite tracker to study children’s eating behaviors. @katkellerlab.bsky.social www.psu.edu/news/health-...
Faculty affiliate Christian Connell and team found that a child’s involvement with the Pennsylvania child welfare system influenced how likely they were to be diagnosed with a developmental delay before the age of three. www.psu.edu/news/researc...
Child welfare system involvement may improve diagnosis of developmental delays | Penn State University
Infants and toddlers in Pennsylvania who are involved with child welfare services are more likely to have developmental delays identified early, according to a new study from researchers in the Penn S...
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November 25, 2025 at 2:04 PM
Faculty affiliate Christian Connell and team found that a child’s involvement with the Pennsylvania child welfare system influenced how likely they were to be diagnosed with a developmental delay before the age of three. www.psu.edu/news/researc...
Danielle Downs, professor of kinesiology and obstetrics & gynecology and CSC faculty affiliate, was named a fellow of the National Academy of Kinesiology. www.psu.edu/news/faculty...
Two Penn State faculty named fellows of the National Academy of Kinesiology | Penn State University
Lacey Alexander, professor of kinesiology, and Danielle Symons Downs, professor of kinesiology and obstetrics and gynecology, were recently named fellows of the National Academy of Kinesiology during ...
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November 24, 2025 at 3:52 PM
Danielle Downs, professor of kinesiology and obstetrics & gynecology and CSC faculty affiliate, was named a fellow of the National Academy of Kinesiology. www.psu.edu/news/faculty...
Findings from researchers including Orfeu Buxton suggest young adult cardiovascular health may be improved by developing good #adolescent #sleep routines. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Actigraphic Sleep Health During Adolescence Predicts Young Adult Cardiovascular Health
Adequate sleep duration among middle-aged and older adults predicts better future cardiovascular health (CVH). It is unclear whether adolescent sleep …
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November 21, 2025 at 2:44 PM
Findings from researchers including Orfeu Buxton suggest young adult cardiovascular health may be improved by developing good #adolescent #sleep routines. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Research by postdoctoral scholar Karla Armendariz and colleague provides an overview of two widely used frameworks for assessing the #communication needs of #children who use #AAC and their families. pubs.asha.org/doi/10.1044/...
EMBRAACE: A Collaborative Framework Empowering Families of Color Navigating Augmentative and Alternative Communication Supports and Services
Speech and language impairment is the second most common disability category for
which children are served in public schools under the Individuals...
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November 19, 2025 at 2:48 PM
Research by postdoctoral scholar Karla Armendariz and colleague provides an overview of two widely used frameworks for assessing the #communication needs of #children who use #AAC and their families. pubs.asha.org/doi/10.1044/...
A recent study by Janette Watkins et al. suggests important implications for designing school-based interventions that address both physical activity promotion and digital wellness in middle school students. #interventions #middleschool
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November 17, 2025 at 2:44 PM
A recent study by Janette Watkins et al. suggests important implications for designing school-based interventions that address both physical activity promotion and digital wellness in middle school students. #interventions #middleschool
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