The Cole Lab attended the Society for the Study of Human Development conference held in Philadelphia, PA from October 13 to 15th and presented two studies from the Development of Self-Regulation (Dyn-o-SR) project and one study from the Development of Toddlers Study (D.O.T.S.) project. We also had a lovely lunch together with Dr. Cole and Dr. Ram. Congrats to all for your successful (and first for many of you) presentations!
The COVID-19 pandemic has changed many things for so many of us, including how we interact with one another. Although we can’t meet in-person for the time being, we’re still keeping up with each other from wherever we are. Here are our most recent group photos:
Career diversity discussion day hosted by Dr. Pamela Cole for our lovely undergrad research assistants!
The weekly Dyn-O-SR project meeting with Dr. Pamela Cole, Dr. Nilam Ram, our graduate students, Nora, Vanessa, Xutong, Sam, and Sky, project coordinator, Jaclyn, and research technician, Tobi!
Our research technicians Bre, Lindsey, and Kayla started off a new career as a graduate student at Pennsylvania State University, University of Washington, and University of Denver, respectively! Their contributions to the lab, especially the Dyn-o-SR project have been tremendous and greatly appreciated. We will miss you all and wish you the best of luck in new places!
Last week the Cole Lab had one final team dinner with Research Technician Madeline Bennetti before the start of her new job as a project manager at the Joslin Diabetes Center in Boston. We will all miss Maddie’s dedication to the Dyn-O-SR project, but know she will be an asset to her new team. Best of luck with your future, Maddie!
Members of the Dyn-O-SR project enjoyed talking to families this past weekend at the Bellefonte Egg Hunt as they continue to recruit participants to reach the 250 family goal. The holiday themed cut-outs were a success once again!
The Cole Emotion Regulation Lab attended the 2019 SRCD research conference in Baltimore, Maryland from March 21st-23rd. We are proud of the presenters involved with our 13 submissions!
Despite the snow storm that hit State College last week, research staff members Maddie, Kayla, Lindsey, and Bre created holiday photo-op cut outs in preparation for the Candy Cane Festival at the Nittany Mall. At this event, staff members recruited possible participants and talked with families who enjoyed taking photos of their child as either an elf, snowman, or gingerbread man!
The Cole Lab welcomes three new staff Research Assistants to work on the Development of Self-Regulation Dynamics (Dyn-O-SR) project!
Bre Genaro (back) joins us from Bryn Mawr College, bringing some statistical prowess and a great attitude to our team. Lindsey Green (middle) came to us from Georgia State with a wide variety of experiences in research with children. And lastly, our own Kayla McCreadie (front) has graduated from Penn State and is putting her degree to good use as a full-time research assistant. We are thrilled to start working with these bright women!
In honor of our New Orleanian Research Assistant, Jena, the Cole ER lab decided to celebrate Mardi Gras! Many of our lab members experienced King Cake for the first time, and a wonderful, colorful time was certainly had by all. 
Together with children and families at Exploration-U, we explored what the different areas of our brains can do, used our creativity to make pipe-cleaner “neurons,” and shared information about our study with families who wanted to learn more! Our undergraduate RAs had a showcasing their hard work!
