About Us
The Social and Emotional Adjustment Lab, directed by Dr. Ronald Taylor, is located in Philadelphia within Temple University's Department of Psychology and Neuroscience. Our lab examines family and kin relationships, neighborhood conditions, family economic resources, and the social and emotional adjustment of urban minority adolescents and young adults. Currently our research focuses on the role of sleep quality, ethnic identity, social support, and economic stressors in education and their impacts on the outcomes of Black college students. Our interdisciplinary and mixed-methodological approach seeks to fill critical gaps in our understanding of social and emotional adjustment.
Ongoing Studies
The Sleep, Identity and Social Support (SISS) Study
Explores the sleep health disparities in Black college students and the associations between sleep disturbances, race and economic stressors, social support, coping, and mental health.
The College Adjustment Study
Explores the relationship between family support, adverse childhood events, stressors in the college environment, sleep, and racial identity development in Black college students.
Sleep, Identity, and Social Support (SISS) Study Recruitment
Watch this short video to learn more about the eligibility, participant experience, and compensation for the SISS study!