Childhood Maltreatment, Repetitive Negative Thinking, and Mental Health in Adolescence
Principal Investigator: Dr. Chrystal Vergara-Lopez
This research aims to inform the development of technology deployed ecological momentary interventions (EMIs) or just-in-time adaptive interventions (JITAIs) that vary based on real-time needs and help prevent and curtail mental health problems following childhood adversity.
Perceived Discrimination, Intersection of Identities, and Health Risk Behaviors in Black Adolescents
Principal Investigator: Dr. Karen Jennings Mathis
This study addresses a critical gap in understanding the experiences of Black adolescents and can inform the development of more culturally appropriate screening tools and interventions.
Mindfulness, Optimism and Resilience for Perinatal Health and Equity (MORPHE) Trial
Principal Investigator: Dr. Nina Ayala
The study aims to assess the feasibility and acceptability of the digital mindfulness intervention as well as the impact on dispositional optimism, birth experience, and postpartum psychopathology in order to promote perinatal health equity.