| Oct 22, 2026 | New Publication in the Journal of Adolescent Health! Congratulations to Guanheng Ren and Zhiqian Zhang on their co-first-authored paper published in the Journal of Adolescent Health! The study, titled “Early Pubertal Timing and Depressive Symptoms in Boys and Girls: The Moderating Role of Parental Pubertal Support,” highlights the protective role of parental support in adolescent mental health during puberty. |
| Oct 18, 2026 | 🏆 PEAR Lab Students Present Research at a National Conference! PEAR Lab student Jiayi Yang presented her research at the 18th Annual Academic Conference of the Developmental Psychology Committee of the Chinese Psychological Society in Chengdu, Sichuan. She delivered an oral presentation on pubertal emotions and adolescent mental health and received the “Rising Star” Award at the Graduate Student Forum. Congratulations to Jiayi on this well-deserved recognition! |
| Jun 21, 2026 | 📑 PEAR Lab Students Presented At ISSBD 2026! PEAR Lab students shared their latest research at the 2026 International Society for the Study of Behavioral Development (ISSBD) in Incheon, South Korea. Jiayi Yang and Sen Liu presented in the symposium Gender-Related Beliefs from Childhood to Adolescence: Developmental Origins and Youth Outcomes. Ruixin Zhang presented a symposium on adolescents’ social-emotional experiences and mindsets. Qing Zhao and Sen Liu presented posters on pubertal timing and gender discrimination, respectively. |
| Feb 02, 2026 | 🎉 Guanheng Ren’s First-Author Paper Got Published! Congratulations to Guanheng Ren on the publication of his first-author paper,Pubertal Timing and Adolescent Aggression: The Moderating Roles of Peer Group Popularity and Social Preference, in the Journal of Youth and Adolescence. |
| Mar 24, 2025 | 🎉 Sen Liu’s First-Author Paper Got Published! Congratulations to Sen Liu on publishing his first-author paper in the Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry examining sexual and gender minority identity, peer victimization, and suicidality among adolescents using the ABCD Study. |
| Feb 01, 2025 | 🎉 Yun Chen’s Co-First-Author Paper Got Published! Congratulations to Yun Chen on publishing her co-first-author paper in the Journal of Adolescent Health examining how school disengagement and school involvement mediate the association between adverse childhood experiences and adolescent depressive symptoms. |
