Social and Behavioral Development Lab

Two of our lab members and the research they're doing were recently featured on UW Psych's website! Congrats Sheyenne Tung and Zach Gestrich!! 🎉

Student Highlight: Sheyenne Tung and Zach Gestrich Student Highlight: Sheyenne Tung and Zach Gestrich The Social and Behavioral Development Lab at the University of Wisconsin–Madison investigates genetic and environmental factors that contribute to individual differences in the development of child ADHD and other externalizing disorders. Two of th...

Check out our lab's work being featured on the Waisman Center at University of Wisconsin-Madison website and the University of Wisconsin-Madison website!

Low genetic risk for ADHD may protect against negative life experiences A recent study shows that people at low genetic risk for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) are not only less likely to have the disorder, they also have better than expected economic, health and behavioral outcomes in later life.

Giving a proper send-off to our seniors! Thank you Kaitlyn, Alana, Sam, and Hannah for your hard work over the years!

This was an exciting week for lab member research presentations! Junior, Sheyenne Tung gave a 5-minute research talk at the annual Undergraduate Research Symposium (URS). Senior, Sam Vincent presented a poster at URS and at the Midwestern Psychological Association Annual Meeting in Chicago.

Congratulations to lab alumni, Bailey Immel and Alexis Hosch, for presenting our lab’s research at the Society for Research in Child Development (SRCD) biennial meeting in Baltimore! Current lab member, Frank He, presented as well.

Thank you to all the students who stopped by our table at the Undergraduate Research Fair!

Icy sidewalks didn’t stop lab members from enjoying a nice dinner last Friday!

The Social and Behavioral Development Lab at UW-Madison is looking for parents and their young children, WITHOUT attention or behavioral problems who are currently enrolled in second or third grade, to take part in an exciting new longitudinal study on the role of genes and environments on social and behavioral development. Parents will receive a written summary report of their child’s cognitive and behavioral functioning and $40 compensation for their participation. Children will also have the chance to earn a prize!

For more information or to see if you and your child are eligible to participate, please call us at (608) 263-5854, email us at [email protected] or visit our website: https://lilab.waisman.wisc.edu/

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