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Maryland Child and Family Development Laboratory

Dr. Cassidy with the graduate students. From left to right: David, Bonnie, Dr. Cassidy, Jessie, Jackie

LAB RESEARCH INTERESTS

• socio-emotional development from infancy through adolescence, with an emphasis on attachment and family relationships


• social, cognitive, and regulatory mechanisms through which children’s early family experiences come to influence later well-being and relationships


• links among adolescent peer and family relationships, social information-processing, and socioemotional functioning


• early interventions with parents and teachers designed to reduce the risk of insecure attachment and mental disorders and to support children’s regulatory capacities and positive relationships with peers.