2024

October 3, 2024: "Feasibility of using mHealth technology to measure real-world experiences of prenatal stress across racially and socioeconomically diverse communities" 

Presenter: Irene Tung

Conference: International Society of Developmental Psychobiology, Chicago, IL.

February 14, 2024: "The impact of perceived minority status on adolescents’ positive life expectancies during the transition to adulthood" 

Presenter: Alondra Vanegas

Conference: Annual Student Research Conference at California State University, Dominguez Hills, Carson, CA.

February 14, 2024: "Changes in religious identify and self-esteem during the transition to early adulthood"

Presenter: Precious Jones

Conference: Annual Student Research Conference at California State University, Dominguez Hills, Carson, CA.

February 14, 2024: "Immigrant generational status and parenting behaviors as predictors for marijuana use among Latinx adolescents"

Presenter: Ramiro Rodriguez Sanchez

Conference: Annual Student Research Conference at California State University, Dominguez Hills, Carson, CA.

February 15, 2024: "Examining the validity of a non-invasive biosensor device for heart rate variability during pregnancy"

Presenter: Arianna Peredia

Conference: Annual Student Research Conference at California State University, Dominguez Hills, Carson, CA.

February 15, 2024: "Loneliness during pregnancy mediates the association between psychological intimate partner violence and postpartum anxiety among Black women"

Presenter: Belen Guillen, BA & Denise Aguiluz, BA

Conference: Annual Student Research Conference at California State University, Dominguez Hills, Carson, CA.

April 25, 2024: "High school racial composition, positive life expectancies, and psychological flourishing across developmental transitions"

Presenter: Alondra Vanegas

Conference: 104th Western Psychological Association (WPA) Convention, San Francisco, CA

April 25, 2024: "Changes in religious identity and self-esteem during the transition to early adulthood"

Presenter: Precious Jones

Conference: 104th Western Psychological Association (WPA) Convention, San Francisco, CA

April 27, 2024: "Measuring psychophysiology during pregnancy using innovative mobile health technology"

Presenter: Arianna Peredia

Conference: 104th Western Psychological Association (WPA) Convention, San Francisco, CA

April 27, 2024: "Exploring the intersection of psychological intimate partner violence, loneliness, and postpartum anxiety among Black women"

Presenter: Belen Guillen, BA, & Denise Aguiluz, BA

Conference: 104th Western Psychological Association (WPA) Convention, San Francisco, CA

April 28, 2024: "Family predictors of risky alcohol use among first, second, and third generation Latinx adolescents"

Presenter: Ramiro Rodriguez Sanchez

Conference: 104th Western Psychological Association (WPA) Convention, San Francisco, CA

2023

February 22, 2023: "Supporting positive mother-infant interactions among adolescent and young adult mothers"

Presenter: Jennifer Baker, BA

Conference: Annual Student Research Conference at California State University, Dominguez Hills, Carson, CA.

February 24, 2023: "Effects of intimate partner violence and discrimination during pregnancy on Black women’s mental health"

Presenters: Belen Guillen, BA and Denise Aguiluz, BA
Conference: Annual Student Research Conference at California State University, Dominguez Hills, Carson, CA.

March 23, 2023: "Social connectedness and well-being among Black women following adolescent sexual trauma"

Presenter: Uma Balaji, BS

Conference: Society for Child Development (SRCD) Biennial Meeting, Salt Lake City, UT

March 25, 2023: "Prenatal stress and offspring externalizing behaviors in childhood and adolescence: A meta-analysis" 

Presenter: Irene Tung, PhD

Conference: Society for Child Development (SRCD) Biennial Meeting, Salt Lake City, UT (In A. Noroña-Zhou (Chair) Intergenerational and developmental origins of health: Maternal prenatal distress and implications for offspring psychopathology risk)

April 30, 2023: "Intergenerational continuity of positive parenting for adolescent and young adult mothers"

Presenter: Jennifer Baker, BA

Conference: 103rd Western Psychological Association (WPA) Convention, Riverside, CA

April 28, 2023: "Experiences of violence and racial discrimination during pregnancy: Associations with postpartum mental health"

Presenters: Denise Aguiluz, BA and Belen Guillen, BA 

Conference: 103rd Western Psychological Association (WPA) Convention, Riverside, CA

May, 2023: "Mother-daughter closeness before and during pregnancy: Implications for prenatal wellbeing and offspring temperament"

Presenter: Irene Tung, PhD.

Conference: 31st Annual Meeting of the Society for Prevention Research, Washington DC. (In N. Zhang (Chair) Promoting health equity in diverse families by involving grandparents in prevention science) 

August, 2023: "Immigration generational status as a predictor of substance use among Hispanic/Latinx adolescent"

Presenter: Ramiro Rodriguez Sanchez

Conference: UCLA National McNair Scholars Conference, Los Angeles, CA

August, 2023: "Body image, social self worth and flourishing in adolescent girls"

Presenter: Alondra Vanegas

Conference: UCLA National McNair Scholars Conference, Los Angeles, CA

August, 2023: "Supporting positive mother-infant interactions among adolescent and young adult mothers"

Presenter: Jennifer Baker, BA

Conference: Poster presented at the California State University Symposium at UCLA, Westwood, CA.

2022

June, 2022: "Social support modulates prenatal stress reactivity and positively impacts infant temperament "

Presenter: Irene Tung, PhD

Conference: 30th Annual Meeting of the Society for Prevention Research, Seattle, WA 

November 10, 2022: "Neighborhood-level stress and support: Associations with stress regulation and resilience during pregnancy"

Presenter: Irene Tung, PhD

Conference: 55th Annual Meeting of the International Society for Developmental Psychobiology (ISDP), San Diego, CA