FAM Lab Presents Research at ADAA in Chicago!

FAM Lab Presents Research at ADAA in Chicago!
April 9, 2026

Naz Dinc, Alex Petryczenko, Cassandra Franke, Rebecca Fang, Jordan Yerger, and Ashley Engstrom presented their research findings at the Anxiety and Depression Association of America (ADAA) annual meeting, which took place April 9th to April 11th.

Ashley presented a poster on how childhood trauma and current neighborhood crime exposure interact to predict reward responsiveness among women with and without depression histories.

Jordan presented a poster on the role of neighborhood disadvantage in children’s response to dyadic positive affect intervention for depressed mothers and their offspring.

Rebecca presented a poster on the moderating role of neural reward reactivity on the prospective effect of maternal depression in relation to increases in externalizing symptoms in early childhood.

Naz presented a poster on the interplay of brooding rumination and neural reward responsiveness in the prospective prediction of depressive symptoms among women.

Cassandra presented a poster on the role of neural responses to negative stimuli in predicting depression in at-risk adolescents.

Alex presented a talk on maternal depression, emotion socialization, and respiratory sinus arrythmia (RSA) reactivity patterns in children.

Fantastic job everyone!