WELCOME TO CHILD AND ADOLESCENT HEALTH RESEARCH LAB
Overview of My Research
As a Child & Adolescent Health Researcher, the main goal of my research is to utilize a socio-ecological approach to understanding and improving child and adolescent health. The focus is on micro (personality, attitude, knowledge) and macro (family, friends, neighborhoods, schools, politics) factors influencing health outcomes and health behaviors.
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A Little About Dr. McKyer
Founder & Director
Earned an undergraduate degree in psychology (with emphasis on developmental and pediatric psychology).
She pursued doctoral studies in clinical science (clinical psychology) at top-ranked Indiana University where she specialized in pediatric psychology.
She earned a MPH degree in community health in route to her Ph.D. in Health Behavior Indiana University.
Research Projects
From Theory to Reality
Healthy Texas Babies
2015-2017
In an effort to reduce preterm births and subsequently reduce the state’s infant mortality rate, the Texas Department of State Health Services has awarded the CAHRL, housed within the Center for Community Health Development (CCHD) at the Texas A&M Health Science Center School of Public Health $400,000 in funding to implement the Healthy Texas Babies Coalition evaluation.
Other
Date
Forthcoming
PEI
April 12, 2025
Building upon work done by a former lab colleague, I have developed a powerful tool for use in the identification and characterization of the processes in my model system. A major advantage of this development is its improved sensitivity, which allows it to detect subtle dynamic property changes in response to my experimental setup.
