Dedicated Student Breaks Ground With Ph.D., Autism Research

Nikko Da PazWhen Nikko Da Paz decided to go to graduate school, she didn’t limit herself to one degree — or even one campus.

Study: For Moms and Teens, Emotions Matter During Conflict

Alexandra MainParents who reciprocate their children’s negative emotions are less likely to find satisfying resolutions to conflict, according to new research from the University of California, Merced.

Psychology Student Earns Ford Predoctoral Fellowship

Patricia CabralDoctoral student Patricia Cabral, who studies adolescent health risk behaviors in the Psychological Sciences graduate group, recently won a highly-competitive 

Downtown Center Focuses on Child Development

Professor Jeffrey Gilger (left) and Vice Chancellor Sam Traina discuss the future of the new center.Parents, caregivers and community members in the Merced area have a new re

For GradSLAM Champion, Research Is Personal

Arturo DurazoArturo Durazo, winner of this year’s UC Merced GradSLAM! competition, has a personal connection to his research.

Symposium Features Faculty Research on the ‘Developing Child’

UC Merced will host its third annual Symposium on the Child and Family on April 30, offering hours of talks by researchers on the theme of “The Developing Child in a Developing World.”

The symposium has grown throughout its three years, said co-organizer and Professor Jeff Gilger, and this year is no exception. Gilger said the topics that will be presented should be of particular interest to parents and educators throughout the region.

Many UC Merced faculty members will be speaking about their research, including:

Study: In-Home Parent Training Levels Field for Low-Income Kids

Jan WallanderHome-based interventions that teach parents to engage children in playful interactive learning activities can close the cognitive development gap between disadvantaged children and higher-resource peers, according to a new study led by UC Merced P

Psychologist: Show Troubled Kids Peter Parker, Not Spider-Man

Chris FradkinBefore Spider-Man became Spider-Man, he was Peter Parker, an orphan living with relatives of modest means, and a bullying victim forced to cope with the murder of his uncle.