In Progress

from Ph.D.

Positive Emotionality and Regulation. Positive Youth Development: Integrating Research and Practice

Role. first-author

Co-authors. jennifer a. silvers

Status.
—> writing first draft

Summary. invited chapter for a textbook on supporting positive youth development for the 4-h non-profit chapter in oregon

Pubertal Timing and Emotion in the ABCD Study

Role. first-author

Co-authors. jennifer a. silvers

Status.
—> waiting for raw data

Summary. using the pubertal-age-gap to derive pubertal timing in the ABCD study and examine its association with emotional processing in the brain and emotional well-being.

link to OSF

Longitudinal Assessments of Puberty: Considerations for Developmental Scientists.

Role. first-author

Co-authors. theresa w. cheng, lucía magis-weinberg, victora guazzelli williamson, niamh macsweeney, cecile d. ladouceur, sarah l. wittle, megan m. merting, kristina a. uban, michelle l. byrne, marjolein e.a. barendse, elizabeth a. shirtcliff, megan peterson, katie bottenham, jennifer h. pfeifer, jennifer a. silvers

Status.
—> completing first draft

Summary. will be writing a follow-up piece on “a researcher’s guide to the measurement and modeling of puberty in the ABCD study at baseline” but focusing on the longitudinal nature of of puberty data beyond the context of ABCD.

Puberty and Structural Brain Development: It’s About Time

Role. first-author

Co-authors. kathryn l. mills, marjolein e.a. barendse, jennifer h. pfeifer

Status.
—> manuscript is in-progress. we are assaying the pubertal hormones.
—> presented preliminary findings at the flux society annual congress in paris, france in the summer of 2022.

Summary. examining how pubertal timing and tempo derived from both self-report and hormonal measures of puberty predict structural brain development in a cohort of 174 adolescents.

link to OSF

Pubertal Perceptions in Adolescence - Focus Groups

Role. co-primary investigator

Co-primary investigator. jennifer a. silvers

Status.
—> beginning data collection.

Summary. conducting focus groups to understand further how adolescents feel about puberty and what they want to know. we will also use the data collected to inform more inclusive measures of puberty.

Puberty Appriasal Measure

Role. first-author / co-creator

Co-creators. jennifer a. silvers, elizabeth a. shirtcliff, jennifer h. pfeifer

Status.
—> will be collected in the tag study
—> drafting manuscript

Summary. created a measure to assess perceptions of puberty to derive a more social measure of pubertal development, focusing on the appraisal component. will work towards the proof of concept.

Pathways in Adolescence

Role. first-author

Co-authors. joão guassi moreira, maya o’kelly, emilia novia, jennifer a. silvers

Status.
—> data collection is underway.
—> recruiting ~22 more 13-17-year-olds and their caregivers in the LA area to come to UCLA for a paid research study (1.5 hours). contact me if you are interested or know someone that may be!

Summary. exploring cognitive reappraisal, impulse inhibition, and risk-taking across adolescence.

link to OSF - study 1
link to OSF - study 2