Understanding Youth Social Settings

In what ways can youth programs include the cultures of immigrant youth?

Does the influence of classroom stressors and supports on mental health differ depending on biological sensitivity? Does the impact of a school intervention on mental health differ depending on youth’s biological sensitivity to their environments?

Does an intervention that targets student leaders reduce harassment in high school?

How do parents, peers, and neurobiological sensitivity influence adolescents’ substance use problems?

How can mobile phones be used to develop new measurement and intervention tolls to support families and improve youth well-being?

Following the model of the Classroom Assessment Scoring System (CLASS), investigators are developing the Special Education Classroom Observation Tool (SPECOT) to assess the quality of classroom interactions in special education classrooms.

Under what conditions do youth associated with gangs commit crimes, and under what conditions do they desist or decline in criminal activity?

Do settings promoting youth prosocial behaviors have objective health benefits?

What happens to a school when a principal leaves?

What are the strengths and limitations of staff surveys as measures of after-school program quality?