Understanding and improving how parent-child relationships support child mental health and development

David's research examines how relationships shape children's development and mental health, and how developmental and clinical science can be translated into interventions and clinical practice that improve outcomes for children and families. His work integrates developmental science, clinical psychology, neurodevelopment, intervention research, implementation, and co-design. Prospective PhD and Masters students are invited to co-develop research projects, aligned with their interests. Projects may include studying mechanisms of change in parent-child therapy, evaluating relational interventions such as My Emotions, exploring the experiences of children, families, and clinicians, or developing and evaluating training that supports relational and dyadic practice. Students have opportunities to work within the Turner Clinics Child, Youth and Family Intervention Research Integrated Clinic and with our broader research and hospital partners.