NEWS & BLOOMS!

November 2025

Rees Poulakos was double-certified and promoted to Senior Research Assistant!

October 2025

The validation paper for our microcoding system for parent and child emotion-related behavior (microFIMS) is out now in Developmental Psychology.

Our lab manager Blakely Berryhill was selected as the top senior psychology major at Auburn University and awarded the Georgia Vallery Award!

Camryn Willy was double-certified and promoted to Senior Research Assistant!

September 2025

The Future Parents Study is active and taking participants!

August 2025

Our lab team grew! We welcomed two doctoral students - Tess and Aleah! And we have three new undergraduate RAs - Gianna, Jessi, and Rees!

June 2025

Our lab published a systematic review of psychophysiological correlates of parenting behavior in Developmental Psychobiology.

May 2025

Our lovely research assistant Anna Kate Talley graduated from Auburn University! Congrats!

New graduate research assistant Caroline joins the team!

April 2025

Dr. Somers presented research at the Society for Research and Child Development conference.

Synchrony Study is officially active and taking participants!

Sammy Froman was certified and promoted to Senior Research Assistant!

Addie receives the Auburn University Burkhart Fellowship!

March 2025

Blakely receives the Auburn University Undergraduate Research Fellowship!

Jan 2025

Daisy, our infant simulator, arrives!

Jan 2025

Our lab team grew! Welcome to our new undergraduate RAs - Camryn, Addie, Jillian, Anna Kate, and Sammy!

May 2024

Blakely becomes Lab Manager of the FLOWER Lab!

August 2024

Dr. Somers joins Auburn University!