Themes
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Preventing health risk and problem behaviors.
Understand the etiology and developmental trajectory of these behaviors, and identify the risk and protective factors that operate to influence them from the cellular level to the community level. -
Family change in a changing world.
Examine the interplay between family and societal change as it affects the cognitive and social development of children and youth, and to explore the impact of policy and support programs in facilitating family adaptation. -
Rural communities in an urban society.
Understand the factors that affect development and well-being; explore educational, health, and mental health needs; understand the reciprocal connections between rural a nd urban planning and development; address the unique challenges facing service delivery systems in rural areas. -
Understanding and promoting cognitive, social, civic and academic development.
Understand and promote development in all its domains.
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