Youth Risk and Resilience Lab (Dr. La Greca)

Current Research

In general, this lab focuses on issues of "risk and resilience" in children and adolescents and cuts across the areas of "mental health" and "physical health." Specifically, we investigate issues pertinent to child and adolescent mental health - including the effects of trauma (especially natural disasters) on children, youth, and families, as well as the role of peer relations in child and adolescent adjustment and psychopathology. We also work on the development of preventive interventions for youth who are exposed to traumatic events or who experience peer victimization.