FIU Center for Children and Families
FIU’s Center for Children and Families is a world class research center focused on improving the lives of children and families struggling problems relating to ADHD, anxiety, fear, conduct problems, and so much more. The center provides clinical service and extensive education for students, families, and professionals, in addition to performing research.

 

Pevitr (Pev) Bansal, Ph.D is an Assistant Professor of Psychology at Montclair State University in New Jersey. His research examines the development and treatment of Disruptive Behavior Disorders (DBD; ADHD, ODD and CD) and callous-unemotional (CU) traits. Dr. Bansal actively collaborates with the ABC program on several research projects and the Summer Treatment Program.

 

 

Autumn Kujawa, Ph.D.
Dr. Kujawa is an Associate Professor of Psychology and Human Development at Vanderbilt University where she directs the Mood, Emotion, & Development Lab. Her research focuses on how children and adolescents process emotions and alterations that may contribute to the development of mood disorders. Dr. Kujawa actively collaborates with the ABC Program on several research projects.

 

Rosanna Breaux, Ph.D.
Dr. Breaux is an Assistant Professor of Psychology at Virginia Tech. Her research examines the emotional and social functioning of children and adolescents with ADHD, with a focus on emotion regulation. She previously completed her pre-doctoral internship with the ABC Lab from 2016-2017 and since has had continued collaborating with us on numerous datasets and papers.

 

Michael Willoughby, Ph.D.
Dr. Willoughby is a Professor of Psychology at the University of North Carolina– Chapel Hill and a Fellow, Senior Research Public Health Analyst at RTI International. His research examines executive functioning and self-regulation in children.