Project REAL (Relationships, Experiences, and Adaptation in daily Life) employs an ecological momentary assessment (EMA) burst design to capture, in real time, the day-to-day experiences of families and adolescents. After measurement and protocol refinement, data collection will begin in Spring 2025. The sample will include 150 African American families, including parents and adolescents (mother–adolescent; father–adolescent). Study methods include survey measures, daily […] The...| StAR Lab
Margarett McBride, StAR Lab graduate student, successfully defended her dissertation! Congratulations, Dr. McBride!! The post Margarett McBride successfully defends her dissertation!! appeared first on StAR Lab.| StAR Lab
The application deadline for UNC’s Doctoral Program in Developmental Psychology is December 2, 2025. Visit the Developmental Psychology Program page to learn more about application requirements. Students applying to work with Dr. Cooper should read about our lab research interests and projects. The post UNC Grad Admissions Deadline is December 2, 2025. appeared first on StAR Lab.| StAR Lab
The MOSAIC (Mothers Socializing to Affirm Identity & Culture) examines the complex dynamics of mother–daughter relationships, focusing on how mothers’ social identities, beliefs, and lived experiences shape their parenting and socialization practices. This short-term longitudinal study explores how mothers engage in culturally centered communications and forms of involvement that can support daughters’ development and well-being. […] The post MOSAIC (Mothers Socializing to Affirm Iden...| StAR Lab
This collaborative, multidisciplinary project (Economics, Psychology and Neuroscience, and Education) examines how the COVID-19 pandemic has shaped North Carolina’s educator workforce. Using a multi-method approach, the research integrates teacher working conditions surveys, personnel and school-level data from the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction (DPI), and qualitative interviews led by the Strengths, Assets, and Resilience (StAR) Lab. […]| StAR Lab
The post A’zure Latimer, a 2nd year StARlab graduate student, was recently awarded a Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Health Policy Research Scholars Fellowship. appeared first on StAR Lab.| StAR Lab
The Youth-LEAD (Learning and Empowering through Agriculture to Promote Development) Ambassadors program is a community-led partnership aimed at developing and promoting youth-based agricultural learning, food justice, and wellness in Edgecombe County. Funded by UNC’s Whole Community Connection Initiative, this partnership offers hands-on learning opportunities for youth that enhance STEM knowledge as well as emphasize the […] The post Youth-LEAD appeared first on StAR Lab.| StAR Lab
This investigation explores community-level factors associated with parenting practices among Black American parents. Data collected, which was completed in 2023, includes a national sample of 350 Black American mothers/maternal caregivers and 350 Black American fathers/paternal caregivers of adolescents. Study measures include neighborhood and community characteristics (current experiences and childhood experiences) as well as multiple parenting […] The post Parents in Communities Study ap...| StAR Lab
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