RESEARCH

The DEAR lab studies children's emotional, social, and interpersonal development in hopes of having a better understanding on children' socio-emotional well-being as they grow up.

We build on past research that identified genetic and environmental risk factors for most psychiatric and psychological conditions. Specifically, our research seeks to identify social and emotional mechanisms that explain how genetic and environmental risk develop into anxiety disorders and related mental health conditions, such as depressive disorders, substance use disorders, and eating disorders, throughout childhood, adolescence, and early adulthood.

MEET THE TEAM

Our research group includes our lab director, graduate and undergraduate trainees, & volunteers!

(Left to right - bottom row: Dr. Lance Rappaport, Clara Mouawad, Carli Mastronardi, and Lauren Bricker. Top row: Alexandra Mactavish, Rachel Smail-Crevier, and Emily Jerome).

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Latest Publications

Adolescent pain: Appraisal of the construct and trajectory prediction-by-symptom between age 12 and 17 years in a Canadian twin birth cohort

Battaglia, M., Garon-Carrier, G., Rappaport, L., Brendgen, M., Dionne, G., Vitaro, F., Tremblay, R. E., & Boivin, M. (in press). Adolescent pain: Appraisal of the construct and trajectory prediction-by-symptom between age 12 and 17 years in a Canadian twin birth cohort. Pain.

RESEARCH

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The DEAR laboratory studies children's emotional, social, and interpersonal development. Specifically, our research seeks to identify psychological mechanisms that explain how genetic and environmental risk translate into anxiety disorders and related conditions, such as depressive, substance use, and eating disorders, from childhood through adolescence and early adulthood.

Latest Publications

RESEARCH

Emotional & Interpersonal Mechanisms in the Development of Anxiety and Depressive Disorders in Youth

The Southwestern Ontario COVID-19 Child Mental Health Study

Community Applications of the MindShift App

Dynamic Assessment of Depression and Anxiety Symptoms in Young Adults