Our Research
The Focus of Our Studies
Under the direction of Dr. Kate Brody Nooner, the Trauma & Resilience Lab examines how trauma and abuse impact child and adolescent development. Most trauma and abuse experienced by children is not random and is largely preventable. We hope that by exploring how trauma and abuse impact children's brains and behavior that we will be able to provide targeted strategies
for preventing and curtailing mental health problems.
For more information about any of the studies listed below, please contact
the Trauma & Resilience Lab at 910-962-2140 or noonerk@uncw.edu.
This study was funded by the NIH-NIAAA and investigates how adverse events in childhood and adolescence may contribute to binge drinking in late adolescence and early adulthood. In this study, we use EEG to examine how functional brain changes may be related to adverse events and binge drinking.
This study examines the ways in which adverse events may impact alcohol use in college students. This study also uses EEG to see how the brains of college students may be impacted by adversity and alcohol.
The purpose of the National Consortium on Alcohol and Neurodevelopment in Adolescence (NCANDA) is to determine the effects of alcohol use on the developing adolescent brain, and examine brain characteristics that predict alcohol use problems. It is also funded by the NIH-NIAAA.