The Contexts of Health, Adolescent Resilience, and Measuring Stress (CHARMS) Lab is directed by Dr. Michael Sladek in the Department of Psychology at the University of Oklahoma.
Our Mission
We strive to be a warm and inclusive space in which a diverse community of scholars pursue research with adolescents and young adults using strengths-based and identity-affirming approaches to advance health equity and social justice.
We use a variety of quantitative and qualitative methods to better understand youth’s experiences and identities in everyday social and cultural contexts – and how the combination of experiences, identities, and contexts uniquely shape their health, well-being, and adjustment in school. Methods and training in the lab include: longitudinal surveys, daily diaries, sleep measures, salivary biomarkers, interviews, focus groups, and experimental designs.
Research Assistants in the lab join a collaborative team interested in learning more about youth health and development research and gaining experience for graduate school and careers in psychology, health, and education.
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