top of page

Research Funding & Support

Research conducted in the Culture, Family, and Child Development (CFCD) Lab is supported by federal agencies, national research organizations, and institutional partners. This support enables rigorous, longitudinal, and interdisciplinary research focused on child development, family dynamics, and cultural influences on well-being.

Image by Yue Ma

    • National Science Foundation (CAREER Award – Submitted)
      Revealing Self-Regulation Pathways in Early Childhood Using Longitudinal Data and Machine Learning
      Principal Investigator: Ying Zhang

    • Association for Psychological Science (Funded)
      More than a Buzzword: The Psychological and Academic Impact of Diversity Education
      Principal Investigator: Ying Zhang; Co-PI: Lisa Legault

    • Clarkson University – David A. Walsh ’67 Seminar Series Mini-Conference Grant (Funded)
      Mini Conference: Building Connections with Local Communities in Teaching and Research
      Project Leads: Ying Zhang, Katie Kavanagh, Ryan Deuel

    • U.S. Department of Health and Human Services – Head Start (Funded)
      Maximizing the Impact of Early Head Start Programs: Linking Program Engagement Profiles to Children’s Emotional Regulation and Family Outcomes
      Principal Investigator: Ying Zhang

    • National Science Foundation – Developmental Sciences (Resubmitted)
      Revealing the Developmental Mechanisms of Self-Regulation in Early Life: A Machine-Learning Approach for Enhancing Children’s Self-Regulation
      Principal Investigator: Ying Zhang; Co-PIs: Rachel Razza, Alisha Ohl, David Schelly

    • Education University of Hong Kong (Funded)
      Enhancing the Willingness to Open Up Your Heart to Parents: The Role of Expressing Gratitude
      Principal Investigator: Jiang Da; Co-PIs: Ying Zhang, Xinyuan Peng

    • Clarkson University – Team Science Projects Planning Grant (Funded)
      Leveraging Machine Learning for Health and Development: Mapping Optimal Pathways of Childhood Self-Regulation
      Principal Investigator: Ying Zhang; Co-PIs: Soumyabrata Dey, David Schelly, Alisha Ohl, Rachel Razza

    • National Science Foundation – Social Psychology (Submitted)
      Designing, Testing, and Customizing Antiprejudice Messages Using Individuals’ Motivations to Be Nonprejudiced
      Principal Investigator: Lisa Legault; Co-PI: Ying Zhang

    • Russell Sage Foundation (Submitted)
      Which Antiracism Messages Are Best? The Impact of Antiracist Media Messaging on Recipients’ Perceptions, Attitudes, and Behavior
      Principal Investigator: Lisa Legault; Co-PI: Ying Zhang

    • Clarkson University – Team Science Projects Planning Grant (Phase II Selected) Mitigating Vaccine Hesitancy on Social Media Among U.S. Users in Communities Facing Health DisparitiesPrincipal Investigator: Golshan Madraki; Co-PIs: Amir Mousavian, Jeanna Matthews Role: Co-Principal Investigator (Ying Zhang)

    • CUSE Grant – Innovative & Interdisciplinary Research (Funded) Developing Machine Learning Classifiers on Uncovering Patterns of Intimate Partner Violence RiskPrincipal Investigator: Ambika Krishnakumar; Co-PIs: Rachel Razza, Bei YuRole: Graduate Student Investigator (Ying Zhang)

In addition to funded research, the CFCD Lab contributes to the broader scientific community through grant review and editorial service for federal agencies and peer-reviewed journals, supporting the advancement of rigorous and ethical research in psychology and human development.

Image by GuerrillaBuzz
bottom of page