Recent News – The Positive Youth Development Lab at the University of Missouri

Recent Interview on Family Storytelling

Dr. Booker was recently interviewed by Allison Gilbert from the Center for Family Communications about some of the insights that causal storytelling can provide for families. That interview is now…

Student Work Being Recognized at Upcoming National Meeting

We are excited that a poster abstract based on work from multiple students' summer contributions--Max Boyd, Amanda Montgomery, Luke Schrand, and Rachel Wesley--has been accepted for presenting at the upcoming…

Recent Visit to St. Louis

Dr. Booker recently wrapped up a visit with colleagues at Harris-Stowe State University and neighboring institutions from the St. Louis area, helping with a day symposium to encourage more students…

Conference Happenings

Greetings from WCBCT 2019

Dr. Booker is returning from recent conference travel and the lab will be continuing major project work with local families and collaborating with peer labs on other projects. As part…

Conference Happenings

Travel This Week

17 Jul 201917 Jul 2019

Due to travel for Dr. Booker, the PYD Lab won't be meeting with families this week (July 15-July 19). We are excited to continue working with families interested in helping…

Lab Publications

New Lab Preprint on Character and Self-Compassion is Available

We are excited to share that a publication based on some of the work central to this lab--work on the benefits of valued character traits like hopefulness and gratitude--is now…

Conference Happenings

Hello from SARMAC 2019

This week, Dr. Booker has been attending the biennial Society for Applied Research in Memory and Cognition meeting being held in Massachusetts. This is a major cognitive psychology meeting with…

Student Accomplishments

Congrats to Natasha Pierre

We are delighted to share that Natasha recently received an award in recognition of her recent poster presentation at the University of Missouri Undergraduate Research and Creative Achievements Forum.…

Conference Happenings…

Wrapping up the MU Spring Forum

24 Apr 201925 Apr 2019

As the spring semester winds down, our students have had the chance to showcase some of their great work and research ideas at the University of Missouri Undergraduate Research &…

Dr. Booker Recognized by the Society for Research on Adolescents

Dr. Booker was recently recognized as an Emerging Scholar by the Society for Research on Adolescence (SRA). This recognition comes with a brief post noting Dr. Booker's experiences to date…