Developmental Psychopathology Lab

02/10/2025

The Developmental Psychopathology Lab is hiring a new lab coordinator! https://developmental-psychopathology.lab.uiowa.edu/hiring Psychology Jobs and Opportunities

Seeking a full-time lab coordinator The Developmental Psychopathology Lab at the University of Iowa (Director: Dr. Isaac Petersen) is looking for a full-time research lab coordinator to assist in research studies examining the mechanisms in the development of externalizing behavior problems (e.g.,

12/06/2023

Help contribute to the development of new scientific measures of behavior! We are seeking adults to participate in a study that aims to develop new assessments of behavior. You may be eligible for our study if you:
• Are 18 years of age or older
• Live in the U.S.
• Are able to read and write in English
• Have normal vision (correction with eyeglasses or contacts is fine)

The study involves answering questions about your behavior and completing several cognitive tasks. The study will be completed online.

If you think you may be eligible, please fill out the survey at the following link!
Survey:

12/29/2020

2020 has confronted our communities with quite a few challenges. Reflecting on this year, however, there are quite a few things we can be grateful for. Thanks to the participation of our incredible families, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) have recognized the importance of our study. We have discovered many important things thanks to the participation of our amazing participating families. For instance, we have learned that children’s language skills may help them control their behavior (Petersen, Bates, & Staples, 2015) and develop social skills (Petersen & LeBeau, in press), which may make it less likely to develop aggression. This knowledge may lead to more effective approaches to prevent or treat aggression. We would not be able to conduct our study without the time and effort that our participating families and our hard-working research assistants give.
The pandemic has affected so many people in so many ways. Families have lost loved ones, childcare options have become restricted and many have had to work at the frontlines in schools and healthcare systems. Others have lost jobs and people have become more isolated from one another in order to stay safe. This is a difficult and trying time, and we want to do whatever we can to support you. In response to COVID, our lab has moved online. However, we are currently developing safety protocols, so that we can keep families and the research team safe when we resume lab visits. We cannot wait to finally welcome our amazing participating families back into our lab.

Stay safe & we hope to see you soon.
We wish you a very Happy New Year!

The Developmental Psychopathology Lab

12/29/2020

Thank you, Suzi for all your hard work over the last few semesters! It was a pleasure working with you and we wish you all the best!

12/23/2020

Thank you Katie, Zeya and Charles! We are sad to see you go - But at the same time we are extremely grateful for all your help over the past months and years! You have been integral members of our research team and we appreciate all the hard work you put in to advance our understanding of developmental psychopathology. All the best for your future careers. We can’t wait to see what life has in store for you!

12/23/2020

Happy Holidays from the Developmental Psychopathology Lab!

11/25/2020

Happy Thanksgiving from the DevPsy Lab! We hope you are having a great holiday weekend! Stay safe!

11/17/2020

🧠Are you interested in becoming an Undergrad Research Assistant? 🧠
🎉🎉We are open for applications! 🎉🎉To apply, please submit your online application (https://uiowa.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_6foZRkaDKfsPf49?Q_JFE=qdg)

10/30/2020

Happy Halloween!

10/28/2020

10/23/2020

The Developmental Psychopathology Lab conducts research to understand how children develop behavior problems as well as positive adjustment. We have been particularly interested in externalizing behavior problems, such as aggressive, disruptive, and noncompliant behavior. We focus on the development of individual differences in self-regulation skills and the consequences of children’s self-regulation skills for their school readiness. The goal of our lab is to improve understanding of how children develop behavior problems and positive adjustment from a very early age. We place special emphasis on the early development of behavior problems before later, more severe, and more stable behavior problems develop, which may lead to improved intervention and prevention approaches.