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More Media MentionsResearchers watched parents interact with their 3-year-olds, then followed the children for 15 years; those who experienced more warmth and encouragement showed stronger reward responses later
October 16, 2026
The research was led by Kaylin Hill, a psychologist at the University of Notre Dame, and her team.
Positive parenting teaches kids how to experience joy
October 14, 2026
University of Notre Dame psychologist Kaylin Hill has devoted the past 15 years of her career to better understanding emotions and depression—and how to break the cycle of intergenerational mental health issues. Hill, an assistant professor in Notre Dame’s psychology department, has found that parents’ child-rearing methods during the preschool years coincide with how that child experiences joy and satisfaction across adolescence—a period during which the risk for mental health issues is at its highest.
Positive Parenting Shapes the Adolescent Brain’s Response to Joy, 15-Year Study Finds
October 09, 2026
The research was led by Kaylin Hill, an assistant professor in Notre Dame’s Department of Psychology and a clinical psychologist who directs the university’s Psychophysiology of Affect across the Lifespan, or PAL, Lab.
Studying How Physical Forces Shape Cancer, Immunity, and Disease
October 05, 2026
Meenal Datta is the Jane DeFlorio Collegiate Professor and associate professor of Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering at the University of Notre Dame, where she directs the Tumor Immune Microenvironment & Mechanics Lab. In this interview, she shares more about her life, career, and research.
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