Applied Developmental Psychology, MA

Applied Developmental Psychology: Developmental psychopathology, mental health, educational outcomes, parenting

Lydia is a second-year master's student working in Dr. Winsler's lab. She graduated Magna Cum Laude with a B.A. in Psychology and a B.Mus. in Piano Performance with a minor in Piano Pedagogy from Lawrence University in 2023. Current lab projects include examining the longitudinal follow-up of ethnically diverse autistic children in public school pre-k programs for students with disabilities as well as suicidality among young and the intersectionality between sexual orientation and race/ethnicity. Her master's thesis examines victimization and school climate as predictors of adolescent hopelessness and suicidality. Her research interests broadly include developmental psychopathology, parenting, educational outcomes, and child and adolescent mental health.