Family Brain Program - Intergenerational Neuroimaging
Status: Data collection completed; data analysis ongoing
Genes and the environment together shape how the brain works. However, the details of this complex interaction, as well as how it impacts parent-child brain similarity, are currently understudied. Our innovative study seeks to answer these questions, providing unique insight into how language, math, and reading abilities are transmitted over generations.
Mechanisms Underlying Mind-Body Interventions & Measurement of Emotional Well-Being: M3EWB
The M3EWB Network is part of a collaborative web of research hubs funded by the National Institute of Health to advance the study of a variety of facets of emotional well-being. Our team of interdisciplinary researchers have come together to build consensus on a definition of EWB, explore existing measurement of EWB and contribute to gaps in this area (e.g., adapting and validating measures of EWB for children and adolescents), and investigate the relationship between Mind-Body Interventions and EWB (i.e., whereby EWB may be and outcome or mediator of improved mental and physical health).
For more information, visit our M3EWB project website!
Adult Reading Strategies Program @ UCONN
Status: Data collection completed; data analysis ongoing
This New England based research project is a federally-funded study examining brain mechanisms of reading and dyslexia in young adults. It integrates multiple, cutting-edge neuroimaging techniques to uncover the flexibility and resilience in adult brains with dyslexia. We hope this research will progress current models of reading intervention and promote successful compensatory strategies for both children and adults with dyslexia.
Other Key Initiatives:
1. UCSF Dylexia Center: http://dyslexia.ucsf.edu
2. Haskins Global [Language and Literacy Innovation Hub] with the goal of improving language and literacy outcomes for at risk children, across languages and cultures. https://haskins.global.uconn.edu/