Texas Tech University

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Research in the Pathways to Resilient Youth Development (PRYDe) lab examines how stressful experiences such as child adversity, traumatic brain injuries, and social exclusion get, “Into the brain,” and shape outcomes such as delinquency, psychopathology, and resilience. Our research draws inspiration from multiple fields including child psychology, developmental psychopathology, special education, health psychology, psychological assessment and personality psychology, criminology, neuropsychology, and molecular neuroscience. Our research focuses on child adversities among justice-involved youth (JIY) / youth at risk for future justice system involvement, children experiencing traumatic brain injuries (TBIs), and children with disabilities.