Pediatric Health, Affect, and Biobehavioral Lab
Research Interests: interconnections between affect, related biobehavioral processes, and health in the daily lives of youths and young adults with or at-risk for chronic and complex medical conditions.
Substance Use Disorders Studies (SUDS) Lab
Research Interests: developmental change in alcohol involvement as it relates to personality development, drinking motives, acquisition of adult roles, and genetic and environmental factors.
Brittany Lancaster, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
brittany.lancaster@ttu.edu
Suicide Risk and Prevention Research (SRPR) Lab
Research Interests: suicide risk and prevention among high-risk individuals.
Pathways to Resilient Youth Development (PRYDE) lab
Research Interests: understanding the interactions between cognitive abilities, neurobiology, and psychosocial environment on positive development, particularly among justice-involved youth and youth experiencing traumatic brain injuries.
GRILL (Grief and Responses to Illness into Late Life) Lab
Research Interests: psychological health in aging and illness, the interconnection of the biopsychosocial processes within individuals with life limiting illnesses (e.g., cancer; dementia) and their caregivers.
Jason Van Allen, Ph.D.
John G. Skelton, Jr. Regents Professor; Director of Clinical Training
jason.vanallen@ttu.edu
(806) 834-7703
Examining Nutrition, Exercise, and Rest in Growing Youth (ENERGY) Lab
Research Interests: pediatric psychology, health psychology, positive psychology, obesity/weight-management interventions, physical activity promotion, and sleep medicine.
Tracking Risk over Time Lab (TRTL)
Research Interests: non-suicidal self-injury (NSSI) and suicide, factors that increase risk for these problems across people, and intra-individual factors that contribute to short-term changes in self-harm risk in daily life.