In general, my research has focused on the social development of children in 2 contexts:
family and peers. In the context of family, my research has looked mostly at parenting,
especially in at-risk settings (e.g., low-income, rural). Outcomes of interest have
been child obesity and sociomoral development. In the context of peers, my research
has looked at physical aggression, relational aggression, and a newly developed construct
which looks at children's use of relationships to attain a goal without the use of
aggression.
