Awarded Grants

Can the school-wide implementation of the 4Rs curriculum intervention–focusing on reading, writing, respect, and resolution–improve student outcomes?

What are the outcomes for youth after they age out of the foster care system?

To support a symposium to celebrate the opening and naming of the Robert J. Haggerty Child Health Services Research Laboratories.

What roles do non-parental adults play in Vietnamese American adolescents’ adjustment? Is it possible to develop an intervention program based on these findings?

Does part-time work affect student achievement?

What biological, cognitive, emotional, and social factors predict the emergence of affective disorders in adolescents as they transition to early adulthood?

How do students’ changing relationships with parents, teachers, and peers influence their math/science achievement and course taking? How do these influences shift over time and within contexts defined by their level of economic disadvantage, race/ethnicity, and immigration status?

How do positive emotions and positive child-parent interactions impact adolescent development?

This study will examine the relationship between classroom, school, and neighborhood peer group composition and individual outcomes, including academic achievement and substance abuse.

How and when do changes in mothers’ depression and stress affect the psychological and physiological development of children and adolescents in low-income families? How can we create welfare policy that ...