Social Influence on Brain and Socioemotional development Lab
2025 News

October 21: Joanna Rivera successfully passed her dissertation proposal titled, "Emotion Regulation in Early Adolescence and Familial Influences." Her committee included Dr. Christy Rogers as chair, and Drs. Wonjung Oh and Stephanie Shine as members.

October 20: Tristan Herring successfully defended his thesis titled, "Executive Functions as Mediators Between Adolescent Emotion Regulation and Mental Health Symptoms." His committee included Drs. Christy Rogers and Paul Ingram as co-chairs, and Drs. Adam Schmidt and Craig Warlick as members.

October 17: Summer Melton presented her Impact talk titled, "Coding Adolescent Sibling Warmth and Examining Correlates of Well-Being," at the Undergraduate Fall Symposium! She was supported by her mentors, Dr. Christy Rogers and Carrie Badillo.

March 26: Triston Dees successfully defended his thesis titled, "The Silent Struggle: Exploring Depression, Anxiety, and Emotional Dysregulation in Sexual Identity Concealment and Disclosure during Emerging Adulthood." His committee included Dr. Christy Rogers as chair, and Drs. Dana Weiser and Ali Luempert as members.
March 14: Tristan Herring successfully proposed his thesis titled, "Executive Functions as Mediators Between Adolescent Emotion Regulation and Mental Health Symptoms." His committee included Drs. Christy Rogers and Paul Ingram as co-chairs, and Drs. Adam Schmidt and Craig Warlick as members.
March 14: Ash Peters successfully defended their thesis titled, "Likes, Looks, and Learning: Associations of Adolescent Engagement in Disordered Eating with Parent, Sibling, Peer, and Social Media Influences." Their committee included Dr. Christy Rogers as chair, and Drs. Dana Weiser and Alan Reifman as members.
February 25: Dr. Rogers interviewed for Texas Tech Now Article titled, "Assistant Professor Studies Siblings Effects on Development." Check out the article here: https://www.ttu.edu/now/posts/2025/02/assistant-professor-studies-siblings-effects-on-development.php

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