Social Influence on Brain and Socioemotional development Lab
2026 News
May 2026: Dr. Rogers had the honor of hooding and celebrating the graduation of two SIBS Lab doctoral students, Joanna Cayla Rivera and Carrie Badillo. Dr. Rogers is incredibly proud of their endurance in the mad marathon that it takes to earn a PhD! The most beautiful part of this journey has been watching Joanna and Carrie transform greatly as scholars and as humans. They had their share of barriers, and they now have PhDs in HDFS to show for their creativity, perseverance, and heart. Dr. Rogers is confident these women will go on to change the lives of young people. Keep on shining, Drs. Rivera and Badillo!
April 2026: The SIBS Lab attended the Society for Research on Adolescence (SRA) in Toronto, Canada! Below are some of our favorite highlights.
Dr. Rogers received the SRA Outstanding Mentorship Award!
Dr. Rogers hosted the first Sibling Relationships Pre-Conference at SRA with Ryan Persram, and it was a hit! About 32 folks were in attendance, including 7 speakers who represented 4 countries.
Dr. Rogers presented their poster on "Identifying the Brain Map Underlying Adolescent Processing of Sibling Conflict Resolution.
Joanna Cayla Rivera presented her poster on "Family Influences on Emotion Regulation during Younger Adolescence"
Carrie Badillo's poster was presented by Dr. Rogers titled, "Validating a Sibling Conflict Task in a Community Sample of Adolescents."
Dr. Derek Morgan, a postdoc at Mizzou, presented his poster with Dr. Rogers on "The Role of Sibling Dyadic Coping in Emerging Adult Negative Life Events and Substance Use."
March 26: Carrie Badillo successfully defended her dissertation titled, "Aspirations, Engagement, and School Context: Developmental Processes Among Adolescents with Dis/abilities." Her committee included Dr. Christy Rogers as chair, and Drs. Wonjung Oh and Stephanie Shine as members. Her ambition and advocacy were felt throughout her defense, and will certainly carry her into her next chapter. Congrats, Dr. Badillo, we are so proud of you!
March 11: Joanna Rivera successfully passed her dissertation proposal titled, "Cognitive Reappraisal in Early Adolescence and Parent and Older Sibling Influences." Her committee included Dr. Christy Rogers as chair, and Drs. Wonjung Oh and Stephanie Shine as members. She was supported by many colleagues, professors, and loved ones in person and via Zoom. Congrats, Dr. Rivera, we are so proud of you!
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