Bette D. Harris Center
The Family Institute headquarters on the campus of Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois.
National Participating Charity
Co-Principal Investigators:
Kovler Research Scholar, The Family Institute
Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology
Research Program Assistant Director, The Family Institute
Assistant Clinical Professor, Department of Psychology
This research project targets young children who are at elevated risk for developing depression by virtue of having a familial history of a depressive disorder. The first phase of this project, a pilot study, has been examining the relationship between parental depression, parental marital conflict and the social-emotional behavior of children between the ages of three and six. This study includes assessment of child emotions, parent-child interaction and parental marital conflict.
For more information about the Parental Depression & Conflict and Young Children project, contact Dr. Emily Durbin at (847) 467-3313 or by email at: edurbin@northwestern.edu.