Eco-Developmental Prevention, Intervention, and Consultation Lab

Eco-developmental theory explains interactions between risk and protective processes, e.g., the links between mental health, substance use, sexual behavior, and social relationships during various life stages. Members of this lab will use this theory to understand and create prevention and intervention strategies in Counseling Psychology and related fields.

Prevention attempts to reduce or mitigate hazards at multiple levels, including preventing consequences before they happen, detecting risks in early stages, or lessening harm due to events that have already happened. Members of this research team will work on projects to inform or test prevention approaches for people in diverse communities and life stages.

Intervention influences a person, family, or environment to change social/behavioral processes and/or health outcomes. Members of this lab will refine or evaluate interventions that span orientation, e.g., family systems, humanistic, or cognitive-behavioral; and delivery, e.g., individual, group, family, or online.

Consultation provides information, expertise, or collaboration to scientists and other health professionals to solve problems or facilitate projects. This lab will work with a range of scientists and clinicians on research design, statistics, or social/behavioral measurement.