Welcome to the Family Studies Lab!
Directed by Dr. Mark Cummings, the Family Studies Lab is part of the Psychology Department at the University of Notre Dame and conducts state-of-the-art research on family functioning and relationships. Informed by a developmental psychopathology perspective and guided by Emotional Security Theory (developed in part by Dr. Cummings himself), we conduct basic and translational research to learn more about how families function and how best to support them.
In particular, we study the dynamics of interparental and parent-child relationships, including processes associated with communication and conflict, marital satisfaction and parenting, as well as pathways toward adaptive or maladaptive development in children and adolescents.
We are currently recruiting for our study, The Happy Families Project. Find out more about it and see if you are eligible to join at the link below:
Learn More About The Happy Families Project!
There are also numerous opportunities at the Family Studies Center for undergraduate, graduate, and intern positions. Please email Dr. Katie Bergman or Dr. Mark Cummings to learn more!
