“Translational research in the behavioral and social sciences addresses how basic behavioral processes inform the diagnosis, prevention, treatment, and delivery of services for mental illness, and, conversely, how knowledge of mental illness increases our understanding of basic behavioral processes.”

Lauren Knickerbocker

I joined the Family Translational Research Group in the summer of 2005 as a clinical doctoral student. I came to Stony Brook to work with Drs. Heyman and Slep because I wanted the opportunity to work on large-scale research projects investigating different aspects of conflict in families, especially how violence in the family impacts children. I received my undergraduate psychology degree from the University of Florida in 2001 before working for a year in the child welfare system in Pensacola, Florida. Both experiences fostered my interest in partner violence and child maltreatment and I decided to pursue my M.A. at San Diego State University in 2003 to learn more about these phenomena. I loved my time in San Diego, working with the LONGSCAN group for my master’s thesis and enjoying the surf and sand in my spare time. I feel very fortunate to have joined this lab because not only do I get to study the issues that are important to me, but I also have a wonderful group of energetic and intelligent people to share the experience with me!

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