Introducing CREAR (Community Research Exploring Adolescent Research) Lab @PittTweet, run by PI @DrAndreaMedrano . Our lab focuses on identifying factors that contribute to adolescents’ optimal well-being and resilience in the face of contextual risk factors. #AcademicChatter

New publication! 📚 Our latest study explores how community violence and school belonging shape mental health among adolescents and young adults in urban Mexico. Read more! pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/4250…

Congratulations to Dr. Andrea Medrano on being featured in the APA Division 56 (Trauma Psychology) Who’s Who Spotlight!🌟 We are so proud of all the incredible work you have done and continue to do to advance the field of trauma psychology. #TraumaPsychology #APA56 #Research

📣 The CREAR Lab is recruiting undergraduate Research Assistants for Fall 2026! Interested? Scan the QR code on the flyer or email us at [email protected] to learn more and apply! #UndergraduateResearch #PsychologyResearch #ResearchAssistant #PsychologyStudents

Are you passionate about learning how violence, culture, family, and community shape youth development and mental health? The CREAR Lab at Pitt is seeking Core Developmental Psychology Track PhD students for Fall 2027. To learn more, visit out website: andreacrearlab.com/ – at Pittsburgh, PA

Check out our PI's newest publication! She co-collaborated on this paper investigating how parental academic socialization is linked to adolescent perceptions of academic utility across a 3-year longitudinal study. Check it out here!

Our newest publication has been published in the Journal of Adolescent Research. This project uses quantitative and qualitative approaches to examine the link between after-school engagement in multiple settings and academic trajectories among Latino adolescents over 2 years!

Check out our new publication in Sex Roles! 🎉 We examine how cultural norms shape parents’ views on and communication with adolescents about sexual violence in rural Mexico. As always, thank you to our participants, & congrats, CREAR! 👏

So proud of our CREAR Lab members who attended the Association for Psychological Science 2026 Annual Convention! Six amazing lab members brought incredible work to APS this year. Check out their posters below! – at Barcelona, Spain

Today, we're shining a big spotlight on our wonderful PI, @DrAndreaMedrano, for presenting at Montana State University's Qualitative Methods Workshop! Thank you for sharing your knowledge and expertise with faculty and graduate students at this seminar. Congrats! – at Montana, USA

Congrats to the LatinxConnect panelists at the CREAR Lab! Our members discussed the lab’s commitment to ethical, trauma-informed, and community-oriented research through several talks on our recent studies. ¡Felicidades!

Huge congratulations to our first year graduate student, Patrick Quintero, for receiving the E.B. Huey Research Grant 🎉 Patrick will be utilizing his funds to support our exciting new SPARK Study, which we will continue to provide more updates on, so stay tuned!

New CREAR Lab Publication Alert!📣We are excited to announce a new paper published in the Journal of College Student Development. This work offers novel insights toward support caregiver students that can be read here: lnkd.in/eVdNn9qf. Huge congrats!

Grant award alert! 🏫 ✏️ 🌟 We are very honored to announce @DrAndreaMedrano of the CREAR Lab and Dr. Daphne Henry of the UDDC lab were awarded the Caplan Foundation Grant for the SPARK study! Stay tuned for updates on this exciting new project.

New publication from the CREAR Lab!✨Our team has published a scoping review examining sexual victimization and mental health across school, community, and online contexts. Our work highlights important implications here: doi.org/10.1177/152483802514…

New publication from the CREAR Lab! Courtney Medina, with PI Andrea Medrano, PhD, and former RAs, published a mixed methods study on rural Mexican adolescents’ experiences with sexual & gendered harassment and parent communication about sexual violence. Congrats, Courtney! 🎉

Time isn’t always on transfer students’ side ⏳ Research from our new CREAR Lab publication finds two-year timelines can limit opportunities—only 37% have someone to ask for a recommendation letter. We need more transfer-receptive campuses!

Now recruiting a Hot Metal Bridge Post-Bacc Fellow (Fall 2026–Spring 2027)! Andrea Medrano will mentor a fully funded fellow in the CREAR Lab at Pitt, focusing on trauma, violence, resilience & community-engaged research. Apply by March 20, 2026! lnkd.in/epqKb6qg

🎉New pub alert! This study explores how IPV and CVE independently and simultaneously contribute to PTSD symptoms. This study also examines if, and to what degree, gender plays a role in moderating this interaction. Read the full article: doi.org/10.1177/088626052513…

Today, the CREAR Lab spent the day volunteering with the Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank! Our team is committed to giving back, whether that means supporting the communities we work with outside of the U.S. or contributing locally here in Pittsburgh. #HigherEd #PsychLab

We've partnered with the UDDC (Understanding Development in Diverse Contexts) Lab for a community outreach initiative! This team aims to foster a partnership between Cleveland families and the University of Pittsburgh. #HigherEd #PsychResearch #CommunitySupport