Our research focuses on social-contextual and neurobiological factors involved in the development and treatment of anxiety and depression from middle childhood through adolescence. This includes both neurobiological and social influences on emotional reactivity and regulation during this window of development. We use a variety of methods at different levels of analysis, including Ecological Moment
ary Assessment (EMA), behavioral observation, pupillometry, and neuroimaging. Our research is framed around 3 inter-related questions:
1. What are the normative developmental changes in emotional reactivity and regulation that occur from middle childhood through adolescence?
2. How do these normative developmental processes go awry in youth who develop anxiety and/or depressive disorders?
3. How can this research be leveraged to improve prevention and intervention approaches for these disorders?
