The PADlab is directed by Jennifer Tackett, a clinical psychologist at Northwestern University
The PADlab studies how child and adolescent personality relates to behavior and affects relationships with friends and parents, as well as how early personality traits may be indicators of later common behavioral problems. We also focus on understanding psychopathology in childhood and adolescence, including physical and relational aggression, delinquency, personality disorder, and addiction. The lab is currently conducting multiple studies to examine adolescent decision making and how personality informs academic outcomes.
About Jennifer Tackett
Jennifer Tackett received her Ph.D. in clinical psychology from the University of Minnesota with minors in statistics, personality, and behavior genetics. She is a graduate of the Texas Academy of Math and Science and Texas A&M University, and previously held faculty positions at the University of Toronto and the University of Houston. She is currently a Professor of Psychology and Director of Clinical Training at Northwestern University. She is the editor-in-chief of Clinical Psychological Science and coordinates personality-based leadership programming for students at The Garage, Northwestern's student entrepreneurial incubator. She is also a former associate editor at Advances in Methods and Practices in Psychological Science, the Journal of Abnormal Psychology, Journal of Personality, Perspectives in Psychological Science, the Journal of Psychopathology and Behavioral Assessment, the Journal of Personality Disorders, Assessment, and the Journal of Research in Personality, and former senior editor at the open access journal Collabra: Psychology.
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For Parents
The PADlab is actively recruiting participants for several studies. You can be added to our database so you can be notified when your child is eligible to participate in one of our studies!
For Students
The PADlab has opportunities for undergraduates, graduate students, and post-docs to get involved. If you are interested in personality, temperament, externalizing disorders, self-regulation, emotional regulation, personality disorders, or the development of any of these, the lab may be a good fit for you!