University of Pennsylvania · PsychologyWaller Lab
Rebecca Waller · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Research Focus
Rebecca Waller's lab focuses on understanding callous-unemotional traits in young children and how these traits relate to disruptive behavior disorders. By identifying risk factors associated with these traits, including specific parenting styles and child temperament, the lab aims to develop targeted interventions that could improve treatment outcomes. Their work is particularly important for public health, as it seeks to prevent serious behavioral issues later in life by addressing these traits early on in childhood.
callous-unemotional traitsdisruptive behavior disordersparentingchild temperamentrisk factors
Research Aims
3AIM 01Establish phenotypic markers of CU traits in early childhood.
AIM 02Establish phenotypic markers of parenting practices.
AIM 03Illuminate shared temperament and parenting factors that predict CU traits.
Skills the Lab Values
child behavioral assessmentlongitudinal study designemotion scaffolding measurementeye-trackingphysiological data collection
Output against the department
Publications179top 38% of dept.113th of 296
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Citations5.2kbottom 44% of dept.165th of 296
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