Welcome to the Social Development Lab

at the University at Buffalo!

    Research in the Social Development Lab in the Department of Psychology at the University at Buffalo, SUNY uses a developmental psychopathology orientation to study various subtypes of aggressive behavior and other social behaviors across development.             

    Specifically, our research team and collaborators have been investigating the development of relational and physical aggression in early childhood in a number of recent studies.  We also study the formation of friendships, peer relationships, prosocial behavior and adjustment problems in young children.  In collaboration with colleagues at UB we have begun to develop intervention efforts for aggressive behavior in early childhood and have conducted research on brain functioning, impulsive behavior and adjustment in emerging adulthood.