Presentation: Navigating Parenting (and Family) Concerns in the Era of COVID-19

“Navigating Parenting (and Family) Concerns in the Era of COVID-19” Women’s Health Awareness Virtual Series – “RealTalk with the Experts”, Panel: “Enhancing Family Mental Health in the Era of COVID” Presentation Date: Thursday, March 11, 2021
Media: Back To School In North Carolina: A Statewide Special on COVID-19

Interview with Dr. Cooper discussing ways that we can support students, parents & teachers during the COVID-19 pandemic. Listen to the audio here Media: Back To School In North Carolina: A Statewide Special on COVID-19
New Publication: African American fathers’ race-related concerns for the adolescents and parenting strategies

Watch a video of study highlights here Cooper, S. M., Burnett, M., Johnson, M. S., Brooks, J., Shaheed, J., & McBride, M. (2020). ‘That is why we raise children’: African American fathers’ race-related concerns for their adolescents and parenting strategies. Journal of Adolescence, 82, 67-81. Read More
Media: Black Families Use “The Talk” to Help Their Children Cope with Racism

Recent article with Dr. Cooper, highlighting how Black families help their children cope with racism. Black Families Use “The Talk” to Help Their Children Cope with Racism
Star Lab Graduate Student, Margarett McBride, is awarded NSF GRFP and Ford Predoctoral Fellowships

Margarett McBride, a Developmental Psychology and StAR Lab 3rd year graduate student, received the National Science Foundation (NSF) Graduate Research Fellowship Award and Ford Foundation Predoctoral Fellowship awards. The NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP) recognizes outstanding graduate students in the STEM fields. The fellowship is accompanied by 3-years of financial support from NSF and […]
StAR Lab Graduate Student, Margarett McBride, is awarded a UNC IPRC Fellowship

Margarett McBride, a Developmental Psychology and StAR Lab 2nd year graduate student, received the UNC IPRC Injury and Violence Prevention Fellowship Award. The IVP fellowship provides a variety of mentorship and career development opportunities and a stipend to support travel, conference and meeting attendance, research project expenses, and other professional development or training opportunities.