Child Maltreatment Solutions Network at Penn State
project

PA Adoptees Longitudinal Study (PALS)

PA Adoptees Longitudinal Study (PALS)

Pennsylvania Adoptees Longitudinal Study (PALS) is a developmental study of children adopted from the child welfare system between the ages of 4 and 10. The goal is to identify factors that predict both positive and negative outcomes for these children later in life.

 

Research Team

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Brian Allen, Psy.D.

Associate Professor of Pediatrics and Psychiatry

Director of Mental Health Services, Center for the Protection of Children

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Erika Lunkenheimer, Ph.D.

Associate Professor of Psychology

Associate Director: Child Maltreatment Solutions Network

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Hannah M. C. Schreier, Ph.D.

Associate Professor of Biobehavioral Health