Research Projects
In our lab, we are try to answer questions such as...
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​Why are some individuals more helpful, empathic, and inclusive than others?
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What kind of socialization experiences promote individuals' kind attitudes and behaviors toward others?
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How can we improve children's and adolescents' kind and inclusive attitudes and behaviors toward others?
Research Projects
This is our current project. The project is awarded to Dr. Xiao via the Society in Research for Child Development (SRCD) Small Grants for Early Career Scholars. In this project, we are examining early adolescents' prosocial behavior and attitudes toward diverse others.
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APPLE is an ongoing project funded by Institute of Education Sciences (IES) - awarded to Dr. Carol Lynn Martin. It is designed to understand how gender integration relates to 4th to 6th grade students' school-related engagement and academic perceptions and achievement.
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Children's Attitudes, Relationships, and Education (CARE)
The CARE project aimed to gain a better understanding of the thoughts and feelings behind girls’ and boys’ behaviors with own- and other-gender peers, including the attitudes, emotions, expectations, and self-perceptions they bring to their peer interactions. The project was led by Dr. Carol Lynn Martin.
Kindness in Development (KID)
KID was designed to understand children's sympathy toward people who are similar and different than themselves. This will help us understand how children behave kindly towards others. The project was led by Drs. Tracy Spinrad and Nancy Eisenberg.