Margarett McBride successfully defends her dissertation!!
Margarett McBride, StAR Lab graduate student, successfully defended her dissertation! Congratulations, Dr. McBride!!
UNC Grad Admissions Deadline is December 2, 2025.
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 application process and requirements. Students applying to work with Dr. Cooper should read about our lab research interests and projects.
Star Lab Undergrads are headed to graduate school!
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 of Wisconsin-Madison), and Mam Salan Njie (M.S. in Data Science & Business Analytics, UNC-Charlotte), have graduated and are headed to
Dr. Cooper was awarded a grant from the National Science Foundation to support the MEDAL REU, an intensive summer research experience for undergraduates.
UNC’s Multidisciplinary and Engaged Approaches to Development and Adaptation across the Lifespan (MEDAL) REU provides promising undergraduate students the opportunity to work closely with UNC faculty mentors, graduate students, and postdoctoral fellows to develop independent research projects that integrate multidisciplinary and engaged approaches to inform scientific inquiry of development and well-being across
Parents in Communities Study
This investigation explores community-level factors associated with parenting practices among Black American parents. Data collected, which was completed in 2023, includes a national sample of 350 Black American mothers/maternal caregivers and 350 Black American fathers/paternal caregivers of adolescents. Study measures include neighborhood and community characteristics
