Research
Yale Child Study Center (YCSC) research teams collaborate with youth, families, schools, and communities to improve their social, emotional, behavioral, and developmental health. The YCSC, which serves as the department of child psychiatry at the Yale School of Medicine, is actively growing in many areas – from basic research in the genetic and neurobiological basis of childhood psychiatric disorders; to applied research co-constructing tools for youth, schools, and families to advance social, emotional, and academic outcomes; to evaluation of training for clinicians and other behavioral health professionals, as well as professional development for educators and school-based practitioners in evidence-based social and emotional instruction.
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- Anderson LabNeurochemical analyses for the investigation of atypical development and the bioeffects of psychopharmacological agents.
- Chawarska LabStudying the early social and emotional development of children with autism and other neurodevelopmental disorders.
- Fernandez LabStudying genetic risk and neurobiological causes and consequences in early onset psychiatric conditions.
- Gupta LabInvestigating the neurogenetic basis of autism spectrum disorder with a focus on multimodal analyses of understudied populations.
- Hoffman LabInvestigating the function of genes associated with neurodevelopmental and neuropsychiatric disorders using a zebrafish system.
- Jou GroupImproving quality of life for autism through borderless communities and biomedical research.
- Language, Learning, and Multisensory Brain (LLAMB) LabStudying perceptual and cognitive development underlying the acquisition of speech and language in early development.
- McPartland LabStudying behavior and brain systems to better understand the social experiences of people with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and to improve their quality of life.
- Sukhodolsky LabConducting clinical and translational research on neural mechanisms and effectiveness of novel cognitive, behavioral, and neuroscience-based interventions for autism spectrum disorder, pediatric irritability, and Tourette Syndrome.
- Vaccarino LabUsing human stem cells to recreate brain development in a dish for any given person, with the aim of discovering person-to-person differences in brain biology and understand the origin of neuropsychiatric disorders.
- Ventola LabProviding Pivotal Response Treatment (PRT) to children with ASD and investigating biological markers of treatment response.
- The ACCESS LabAddressing Challenges Children and adolescents Encounter in Securing substance use and mental health Services.
- Anxiety & Mood Disorder ProgramAssessment and treatment of anxiety and mood disorders in young people focusing on psychological, behavioral, and brain mechanisms.
- Bloch LabEstablishing the efficacy and safety of various pharmacological treatments using evidence-based methodologies including meta-analysis and clinical trials.
- Cho LabUsing fMRI to understand the development of cognitive, emotional, and motivational brain circuits in adolescents with depression and adolescents with schizophrenia.
- Crowley LabWorking to understand the brain-based predictors of anxiety and depression in typical youth, clinical populations, and adolescent substance use risk through multimodal imaging and physiological assessment.
- Fernandez LabStudying genetic risk and neurobiological causes and consequences in early onset psychiatric conditions.
- Hampson LabTreating and studying neuropsychiatric conditions using novel functional neuroimaging techniques including real-time fMRI neurofeedback and resting state functional connectivity.
- Lebowitz LabStudying the underlying neurobiological mechanisms of childhood anxiety disorders, to develop and test new therapies.
- McPartland LabStudying behavior and brain systems to better understand the social experiences of people with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and to improve their quality of life.
- Sukhodolsky LabConducting clinical and translational research on neural mechanisms and effectiveness of novel cognitive, behavioral, and neuroscience-based interventions for autism spectrum disorder, pediatric irritability, and Tourette Syndrome.
- Ventola LabProviding Pivotal Response Treatment (PRT) to children with ASD and investigating biological markers of treatment response.
- YCSC Affective Youth (YAY) LabWorking to understand the neural mechanisms of irritability and emotion dysregulation.
- Anderson LabNeurochemical analyses for the investigation of atypical development and the bioeffects of psychopharmacological agents.
- Anxiety & Mood Disorder ProgramAssessment and treatment of anxiety and mood disorders in young people focusing on psychological, behavioral, and brain mechanisms.
- Before and After Baby Lab (BABL)Working to understand changes at the level of mind, brain, and behavior with becoming a parent.
- Bloch LabEstablishing the efficacy and safety of various pharmacological treatments using evidence-based methodologies including meta-analysis and clinical trials.
- Chawarska LabStudying the early social and emotional development of children with autism and other neurodevelopmental disorders
- Cho LabUsing fMRI to understand the development of cognitive, emotional, and motivational brain circuits in adolescents with depression and adolescents with schizophrenia.
- Cross-Cultural Consortium on Irritability (C3I)Researching causes and mechanisms of irritability.
- Crowley LabWorking to understand the brain-based predictors of anxiety and depression in typical youth, clinical populations, and adolescent substance use risk through multimodal imaging and physiological assessment.
- Developmental Electrophysiology Laboratory (DEL)A developmental laboratory, designed for, and experienced with typical and atypical populations from infancy through later adulthood, equipped to study brain electrical responses and peripheral psychophysiological indices of cognition, emotion and arousal.
- The Education Collaboratory at YaleCollaborative and innovative research partnerships and practices that advance equity and inclusivity through the science and practice of social and emotional learning.
- Fernandez LabStudying genetic risk and neurobiological causes and consequences in early onset psychiatric conditions.
- Gupta LabInvestigating the neurogenetic basis of autism spectrum disorder with a focus on multimodal analyses of understudied populations.
- Hampson LabTreating and studying neuropsychiatric conditions using novel functional neuroimaging techniques including real-time fMRI neurofeedback and resting state functional connectivity.
- Jou GroupThe Jou Lab collaborates with other research teams in order to characterize the neurobiology of autism by studying brain structure and underlying connections using neuroimaging technology.
- Language, Learning, and Multisensory Brain (LLAMB) LabStudying perceptual and cognitive development underlying the acquisition of speech and language in early development.
- Multi-modal Imaging, Neuroinformatics, & Data Science (MINDS) LaboratoryConducting state-of-the-art data science using human neuroimaging data.
- McPartland LabStudying behavior and brain systems to better understand the social experiences of people with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and to improve their quality of life.
- Stover LabExamining etiology of family violence and development of best practice interventions to stop the cycle of violence.
- Sukhodolsky LabConducting clinical and translational research on neural mechanisms and effectiveness of novel cognitive, behavioral, and neuroscience-based interventions for autism spectrum disorder, pediatric irritability, and Tourette Syndrome.
- Vaccarino LabUsing human stem cells to recreate brain development in a dish for any given person, with the aim of discovering person-to-person differences in brain biology and understand the origin of neuropsychiatric disorders.
- Ventola LabProviding Pivotal Response Treatment (PRT) to children with ASD and investigating biological markers of treatment response.
- Yale Collaborative for International Early Childhood and Youth Development (Co-LEaD)Working across countries and disciplines to promote early childhood and youth development research, practice, and policies in the global context.
- YCSC Affective Youth (YAY) LabWorking to understand the neural mechanisms of irritability and emotion dysregulation.
- 123-MOMSWorking to understand how programs for mothers and infants delivered online through telehealth can help to support family health and wellbeing.
- IICAPS Quality Assurance/Quality Improvement GroupUsing quality assurance/quality improvement approaches to illuminate the functioning of IICAPS and the mechanism of multi-generational transmission of SED.
- Jou GroupImproving quality of life for autism through borderless communities and biomedical research.
- Minding the Baby™ ResearchSupporting health, attachment and reflective parenting in young families.
- Stover LabExamining etiology of family violence and development of best practice interventions to stop the cycle of violence.
- Yale CARESAn interdisciplinary research team studying the health, mental health, and wellbeing of young children and adults in early care and education settings.
- Yale Center for Emotional IntelligenceCreating a healthier and more equitable, innovative, and compassionate society
- Yale Center for Traumatic Stress and Recovery (YCTSR)Evaluating early mental health treatment for children following a potentially traumatic event or disclosure of physical/sexual abuse.
- Yale Collaborative for International Early Childhood and Youth Development (Co-LEaD)Working across countries and disciplines to promote early childhood and youth development research, practice, and policies in the global context.
- Bloch LabEstablishing the efficacy and safety of various pharmacological treatments using evidence-based methodologies including meta-analysis and clinical trials.
- Fernandez LabStudying genetic risk and neurobiological causes and consequences in early onset psychiatric conditions.
- Sukhodolsky LabConducting clinical and translational research on neural mechanisms and effectiveness of novel cognitive, behavioral, and neuroscience-based interventions for autism spectrum disorder, pediatric irritability, and Tourette Syndrome.
- Vaccarino LabUsing human stem cells to recreate brain development in a dish for any given person, with the aim of discovering person-to-person differences in brain biology and understand the origin of neuropsychiatric disorders.
- Anderson LabNeurochemical analyses for the investigation of atypical development and the bioeffects of psychopharmacological agents.
- Fernandez LabStudying genetic risk and neurobiological causes and consequences in early onset psychiatric conditions.
- Gupta LabInvestigating the neurogenetic basis of autism spectrum disorder with a focus on multimodal analyses of understudied populations.
- Hoffman LabInvestigating the function of genes associated with neurodevelopmental and neuropsychiatric disorders using a zebrafish system.
- Vaccarino LabUsing human stem cells to recreate brain development in a dish for any given person, with the aim of discovering person-to-person differences in brain biology and understand the origin of neuropsychiatric disorders.