African American Adolescent Girls' School Experiences and Wellbeing: Identifying Resilience Factors

Project REAL (Relationships, Experiences, and Adaptation in daily Life)

November 1, 2025 No Comments

Project REAL (Relationships, Experiences, and Adaptation in daily Life) employs an ecological momentary assessment (EMA) burst design to capture, in real time, the day-to-day experiences of families

Margarett McBride successfully defends her dissertation!!

October 30, 2025 No Comments

Margarett McBride, StAR Lab graduate student, successfully defended her dissertation! Congratulations, Dr. McBride!!

UNC Grad Admissions Deadline is December 2, 2025.

October 15, 2025 No Comments

The application deadline for UNC’s Doctoral Program in Developmental Psychology is December 2, 2025. Visit the Developmental Psychology Program page to learn more about the

MOSAIC (Mothers Socializing to Affirm Identity & Culture)

August 1, 2025 No Comments

The MOSAIC (Mothers Socializing to Affirm Identity & Culture) examines the complex dynamics of mother–daughter relationships, focusing on how mothers’ social identities, beliefs, and lived

Star Lab Undergrads are headed to graduate school!

May 15, 2025 No Comments

Star Lab Undergrads, Mariana Chavez Guerrero (Doctoral Program in Education and Psychology, University of Michigan), Yakob Lemma (Doctoral Program, Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis, University

Supporting Educators to Help Students Thrive During the Pandemic and Beyond

February 1, 2025 No Comments

This collaborative, multidisciplinary project (Economics, Psychology and Neuroscience, and Education) examines how the COVID-19 pandemic has shaped North Carolina’s educator workforce. Using a multi-method approach, the

African American Adolescent Girls’ School Experiences and Wellbeing: Identifying Resilience Factors