APS

2024 APS Annual Convention

The Healthy Brain and Child Development (HBCD) Study: Charting the Impact of Harmful and Protective Environmental Factors on the Trajectories of Brain and Behavioral Development across the First Decade of Life

Friday, May 24, 2024 · San Francisco, CA

Oral · Biological/Neuroscience

The HEALthy Brain and Child Development (HBCD) study is a multi-site prospective longitudinal cohort study that will examine human brain, cognitive, behavioral, social, and emotional development beginning prenatally and through age 10. HBCD aims to determine the short- and long-term impacts of both harmful and protective factors on children’s development

Chairs & Discussants

  • Nathan FoxChair
    University of Maryland, College Park
  • Koraly Perez-EdgarDiscussant
    The Pennsylvania State University

Presentations

  1. An Introduction to the Healthy Brain and Child Development (HBCD) Study: A Longitudinal Study of Child Development from Pregnancy through First 10 Years of Life Charles Nelson
  2. The Data Core in Hbcd: Assessment, Data Collection, Quality Control, and Data UploadNathan Fox
  3. Recruiting and Retaining Underrepresented Participants in Developmental Neuroscience ResearchBrenda Harden
  4. Intersection of Ethics and Law in Hbcd Study Design and ExecutionPilar Ossorio