Family Involvement Lab

The FIL directed by @natashajcabrera explores how low-income fathers & mothers are involved in their children's lives & their influence on child development

[Family Involvement Lab @UMD_FamilyLab]

Congratulations to our recent lab graduate @RachelGhosh96!

[Rachel Ghosh @RachelGhosh96]

A PhD graduate! So grateful to all who made this possible. Now…please lmk if you’re hiring a developmental scientist! 😄

[Family Involvement Lab @UMD_FamilyLab]

We are so excited for our doctoral student @AngelicaAlonsoF who is having her first baby in just a couple of weeks! @natashajcabrera threw a fabulous baby shower & we’re still not over it! Can’t wait for our lab family to grow soon 🤍

[Family Involvement Lab @UMD_FamilyLab]

Congratulations to our 4th year student @RachelGhosh96 for her presentations on #fathers motivations and #coparenting during Covid-19 at @ncfr last month!

[Family Involvement Lab @UMD_FamilyLab]

Check out this great new chapter on fathering from our lab! 👏🏽

[Rachel Ghosh @RachelGhosh96]

It’s finally here after years in the making! Check out our Cambridge chapter on fathers & caregiving #fathers #research @tinachen_89 @natashajcabrera @AngelicaAlonsoF

[Family Involvement Lab @UMD_FamilyLab]

🎉🎉👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽

[Rachel Ghosh @RachelGhosh96]

Our Developmental Psychology paper is out! So excited to share our new findings about #father prenatal involvement predicting father-adolescent relationships using @FFCWS data! https://t.co/CzwddFjwbD Thanks to my fabulous co-authors @natashajcabrera and Jay Fagan

[Family Involvement Lab @UMD_FamilyLab]

Our lab is recruiting grad students! If you're interested, apply to the Human Development program within the Department of Human Development and Quantitative Methodology. Please feel free to email Dr. Cabrera to learn more about the program and the lab.

[Family Involvement Lab @UMD_FamilyLab]

@hannah_soliman Please visit our website and/or email @RachelGhosh96 at [email protected]

[Family Involvement Lab @UMD_FamilyLab]

We are looking for new research assistants to join our lab! If you’re interested in child development and parenting interventions, please consider this opportunity! We’re especially in need of Spanish bilingual RAs. Remote work is fine! Please share/RT. 😄

[Family Involvement Lab @UMD_FamilyLab]

To kick off #HispanicHeritageMonth, our lab is excited to share our recently published brief on Latinx families’ strengths and resilience! @natashajcabrera @AngelicaAlonsoF @tinachen_89 @RachelGhosh96

[Hispanic Research Center @NRCHispanic]

We launch #HispanicHeritageMonth with a new brief focused on Latinx families’ strengths. https://t.co/kWiS3EHrQ0

[Family Involvement Lab @UMD_FamilyLab]

Congratulations to our graduate students @tinachen_89 @RachelGhosh96 and Angelica Alonso on their fantastic presentations at #icis2022 @Infantstudies They presented on #fathers #language and #selfregulation!

[Rachel Ghosh @RachelGhosh96]

Come see my virtual poster about mothers’ and fathers’ playfulness at 9, 18, and 24 months! I even included cute video clips from the Baby Books 2 families! #play #parenting @UMD_FamilyLab

[Family Involvement Lab @UMD_FamilyLab]

Another reason to #CelebrateDads! Research by grad student Angelica Alonso and @natashajcabrera finds that Latino and African American fathers are likely to support and match their toddlers' expression of positive emotions

[Family Involvement Lab @UMD_FamilyLab]

We are always working to positively showcase African American fathers & families in our research! Happy #juneteenth2022 and Happy #FathersDay!

[Rachel Ghosh @RachelGhosh96]

I, and all of the members of @UMD_FamilyLab with @natashajcabrera are excited to celebrate both #Juneteenth and #FathersDay. We continuously work to showcase African American fathers and their loving & impactful father-child relationships in our research👨🏾‍🍼

[Rachel Ghosh @RachelGhosh96]

I, and all of the members of @UMD_FamilyLab with @natashajcabrera are excited to celebrate both #Juneteenth and #FathersDay. We continuously work to showcase African American fathers and their loving & impactful father-child relationships in our research👨🏾‍🍼

[Family Involvement Lab @UMD_FamilyLab]

New research from our lab! Mother-child dyadic synchrony and fathers’ optimism function differently as protective factors for toddlers’ socio-emotional development, suggesting potential avenues for fostering resilience among families and children.
https://t.co/YwdyekJxpM

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How lifting children out of poverty today will help them tomorrow

More from @kearney_melissa, Professor of Economics at @bsosumd and Director of @econstrategygrp in: https://t.co/Gbj6Qxka8U via @ConversationUS

[Family Involvement Lab @UMD_FamilyLab]

@ccpaquet @AlexaMcdorman We’re so glad to hear that. Thank you for attending!

[Family Involvement Lab @UMD_FamilyLab]

Don’t miss this amazing workshop! Happening now through 4 pm EST!
#resilience #workshop

[Family Involvement Lab @UMD_FamilyLab]

Dr. Ann Masten presenting now! #resilience #workshop

[Carmen Farrell @Farrell_CB]

Excited for this workshop today on resilience and child development!