Category: Faculty Partner Research

April 29, 2019

The science of puberty, understanding a critical period of biological and social development

Today’s puberty research is not just about endocrinology and metabolism, pediatrics and reproductive biology. According to a new study, the topics most written about include age, gender issues and obesity and diabetes. Combining those traditional foundations with new topics, researchers

April 29, 2019

Time doesn’t erase grief, strong emotions connected to the victims of mass shootings

“In terms of mass shootings, grief doesn’t just end,” said Heather Servaty-Seib, a Purdue professor who researches grief and loss. “You don’t have to know someone directly involved to still be seriously affected by it.”

March 29, 2019

Children Are Using Text Crisis Lines To Report Abuse

Children are reaching out to text-based crisis communication hotlines to seek help for mental illness. Laura Schwab-Reese, PhD, finds they’re also using them as a method to report abuse.

December 29, 2018

Family members can share grief during the holidays, but how each person grieves is different

Heather Servaty-Seib, a professor of counseling psychology in the College of Education, said people are creatures of habit and traditions around the holidays can highlight the loss of a loved one for a person and for a family, whether in...

June 12, 2018

Block play could improve your child’s math skills, executive functioning

Semi-structured block play among preschool-age children has the potential to improve two skills – mathematics and executive functioning – critical to kindergarten readiness, according a new study by Sara Schmitt, an assistant professor in the Department of Human Development and

December 29, 2017

Students with autism make music with iPads

SPEAK MODalities co-founder and Chief Science Officer Dr. Oliver Wendt (CFF Advisory Council member and Faculty Partner) explains why iPads are an effective learning tool for individuals on the autism spectrum.

October 31, 2017

Making the Most of Talk About Numbers

Parent number talk is critical to young children’s math learning. Here are easy ways to make number talk a part of everyday life.