Discovery & Innovation

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Our IHD research portfolio studies and promotes thriving across the life course, with intensive emphases on windows of development in early childhood, adolescence, and emerging adulthood.

Early Childhood

IHD is committed to collaborative early childhood research, training, and partnerships that integrate neuroscience, developmental psychology, education, public health, economics, social welfare, and public policy.

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Community-Engaged Research

IHD values and promotes research that is embedded in community partnerships, connecting across disciplines for impact and change.

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Adolescence and Young Adulthood

IHD is at the intersection of the generation and dissemination of research to promote adolescent wellbeing and equity, with particular strengths in working with youth in collaborative and participatory research approaches.

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Participatory Research

IHD is committed to engaging the populations at the focus of our research, giving voice to the promotion of their wellbeing.

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