- Child Development: Child development and disability; Changes in emotional and behavioral problems; Self-regulation and social competence in children; Temperament and resilience; Indicators of school success and optimal development; Parenting factors and children’s development.
- Adult Development and Aging: How stress, coping, social support, and personality traits affect illness and optimal aging; Development and health consequences of religious practices across the lifespan; Effects of early life trauma on aging processes.
- Families: Family conflict and dynamics, economic vulnerabilities of families
- Rural Communities: Rural poverty; Rural families; Parenting practices in rural communities; Rural community effects on child and youth development; Rural schools; Homelessness and housing vulnerability among rural families.
- Cross-National Comparison: Integrative analysis of longitudinal studies on aging, focusing on health, cognition, and personality; Cross-cultural indicators of cognitive and social development in children; Cross-cultural differences in parenting.
