Author: PANDA Project

Nicole Watkins is a Post-doctoral fellow who is joining our research team! She is earned her M.S. from Indiana University in Learning and Developmental Sciences. Nicole is interested in researching family structures & the impact on children, internalizing behaviors, such as anxiety and depression, and romantic relationships in adolescents and emerging adults.

We have new staff members joining our team: Rachel Taylor and Cali Salafia! Rachel is a graduate student at UConn in the human development and family studies program, and is a new research assistant at the Center for Behavioral Health. Cali is a research volunteer at the Center for Behavioral Health and is pursuing her Master’s degree in health psychology at Central Connecticut State University.

A new PANDA article entitled, “Social media use subgroups differentially predict psychosocial well-being during early adolescence”  was recently published online in Journal of Youth and Adolescence. It is available to read by clicking here!

A new PANDA article entitled, “Bidirectional relationships between school connectedness and internalizing symptoms during early adolescence” was recently published online in the Journal of Early Adolescence. Check out the publications page for more details!

 

A new PANDA article entitled, “Social media use subgroups differentially predict psychosocial functioning in adolescents” has been accepted for publication in the Journal of Youth and Adolescence! Check out the publications page for more information.

The article entitled, “A closer examination of the temporal relationship between self-competence and depressive symptoms during early adolescence” is now available online in the Journal of Early Adolescence. Check out the publications page for more information!