Welcome to the Social Environment and Stress (SES) Lab!
To participate in a research study or join our team, please contact us at seslab@ucdavis.edu.
Our research focuses on understanding how the life experiences of children and adolescents shape their reactions to stress and their health. We are especially interested in how supportive social relationships reduce the effects of stress on our health, and may promote healthier biological profiles across development. Another goal of our lab is to better understand self-regulation skills, how stress affects these skills and other behaviors that require self-regulation. The long-term vision for this research is to suggest strategies and inform interventions that would reduce the impact of stress on developmental outcomes, especially for disadvantaged youth that too often confront several types of stressors in their lives. Please feel free to contact us if you would like to learn more about our research, participate in a research study or join our team!
Diversity statement
Our research strives to understand and reduce inequality, and our laboratory encourages applicants from diverse backgrounds to apply to join us. We believe that diverse backgrounds and perspectives promote innovation and strengthen science. We continually strive to promote a supportive, welcoming climate within our lab. Feel free to get in touch with us if you want to learn more.
Our research focuses on understanding how the life experiences of children and adolescents shape their reactions to stress and their health. We are especially interested in how supportive social relationships reduce the effects of stress on our health, and may promote healthier biological profiles across development. Another goal of our lab is to better understand self-regulation skills, how stress affects these skills and other behaviors that require self-regulation. The long-term vision for this research is to suggest strategies and inform interventions that would reduce the impact of stress on developmental outcomes, especially for disadvantaged youth that too often confront several types of stressors in their lives. Please feel free to contact us if you would like to learn more about our research, participate in a research study or join our team!
Diversity statement
Our research strives to understand and reduce inequality, and our laboratory encourages applicants from diverse backgrounds to apply to join us. We believe that diverse backgrounds and perspectives promote innovation and strengthen science. We continually strive to promote a supportive, welcoming climate within our lab. Feel free to get in touch with us if you want to learn more.
