Context and Development Lab

Congratulations to Tiyobista Maereg, developmental area graduate student in Dr. Dawn Witherspoon’s lab, on being an invited speaker at the upcoming #SRCD2025 Biennial Meeting. @SRCDtweets @thebestmaereg @contextlabpsu @PSUPsychology @PSULiberalArts tinyurl.com/2s4jsxnc

This week we had Dr. Linda Halgunseth joining our lab meeting to share with us her research journey and work. Thank you Dr. Halgunseth for sharing your story!

For the month of September, the CDL is spotlighting our lab alumna, Joonyoung Park! She is a prior member of the CDL and we are so proud of all she continues to accomplish. Read more about Joonyoung below:

Discussion Question: What do you think of the term “emerging immigrant destination” rather than “new destination area”?

Check out what the CDL is reading in our journal club this month: psycnet.apa.org/doi/10.1037/fa…

Happy National Hispanic Heritage Month! This month celebrates the resilience and accomplishments of the Hispanic community. Did you know that the share of Hispanics with a bachelor’s degree or more has increased from 13% to 20% since 2010?

For the month of July, the CDL is spotlighting our lab alumna, Jenny Zhao! She is a prior member of the CDL and we are so proud of all she continues to accomplish. Read more about Jenny below:

Check out what Dr. Dawn Witherspoon and our lab have been up to! Research in the Context and Development Lab looks at how place, parenting, and culture impact youth's well-being.

For the month of June, the CDL is spotlighting our lab alumna, Hannah Cotto! She is a prior member of the CDL and we are so proud of all she continues to accomplish. Read more about Hannah below:

For the month of May, the CDL is spotlighting our lab alumna, Nandrea Burrell! She is a prior member of the CDL and we are so proud of all she continues to accomplish. Read more about Nandrea below:

Taking a moment to celebrate our lab member's accomplishments with some bowling and pizza!!🎳

Congratulations to Briah Glover for receiving the 2024 Irene E. Harms Graduate Scholarship Award! @PSUPsychology @PSULiberalArts @BriahGlover @contextlabpsu #psychgrads Read more here...csc.la.psu.edu/education/grad…

For the month of April, the CDL is spotlighting our lab alumna, Dr. Naila Smith! She is a prior member of the CDL and we are so proud of all she continues to accomplish. Read more about Naila below:

Congratulations to our lab member Marie Swab for being featured in the @PennStateCSC spotlight and for her contributions!🌟🌟 csc.la.psu.edu/spotlights/mar…

Last week our amazing scholars Briah Glover, Tiyobista Maereg, and Myles Arrington represented the CDL @SRAdolescence!🌟#SRA2024

Thank you to Dr. @CSmallsGlover for being our special guest at this week's lab meeting and sharing her wisdom!

On Friday, our CDL members collaborated with our community partner, Rick Sayles, in his community gardening event🌱🌼🥬🍅

This month, we would like to spotlight the CDL's new Lab Manager, Dulce Gonzalez! Dulce previously served as a URA in the lab and started her new position with us in January. We are excited to continue being a part of her journey.

Check out the recently published monograph by Penn State Professor of Psychology Dr. Dawn Witherspoon and colleagues: “Place-Based Developmental Research: Conceptual and Methodological Advances in Studying Youth Development in Context,” psu.edu/news/liberal-a…

This week, our CDL members unleashed their inner artist at our community-building event!🎨🖼️