Lab Focus
I am a child clinical psychologist and affiliated with the M.S. in Clinical/Counseling Psychology program. My lab focuses on parenting, family relations, and the use of behaviorally-based principles and practices to solve problems of childhood. I am interested in psychological disorders of childhood (e.g., Oppositional Defiant Disorder, Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder, Sleep Disorders, Enuresis/Encopresis), as well as more common problems of childhood (e.g., sibling conflict, noncompliance, bedtime problems, and difficulty with toilet training).
Current Projects
- New Mother Survey: Survey exploring maternal depression, infant temperament, infant sleep, parenting expectations
- Super Siblings: Childhood sibling conflict intervention
- Parent Training: Brief therapeutic interventions to improve parent-child relationships
- Sibling Bullying: Survey exploring sibling bullying
Students Interested in Joining the Lab
If you are a graduate student, please email me at sforcino@csusb.edu. Unfortunately, I will not have any openings for undergraduate students for the 2023-24 year.
Former Research Assistants
| Name | CSUSB Major/Program | Subsequent Graduate Program/Other |
|---|---|---|
| Billy Barron | Psychology (Honors) & Human Development | |
| Emily del Rosario | Psychology (Honors), MARC | Ph.D. Clinical Psychology, University of Arkansas |
| Leonel Flores | Psychology | |
| Crystal Garcia De Alba | Psychology (Honors) | |
| Sophia Josemoan | Psychology (Honors) | Psy.D. Clinical Psychology, Loma Linda University |
| Tiffany Lewis | Psychology (Honors) | |
| Mariah Murray | Psychology | M.S. Psychology, Cal Poly Pomona |
| Anabell Ramos | Psychology (Honors), URISE | Ph.D. School Psychology, University of Wisconsin-Madison |
| Camille Rhyne | Psychology (Honors) | Ed.S. School Psychology, CSUSB |
| Carissa Rieger | Psychology, (Honors) | M.S. Clinical/Counseling Psychology, CSUSB |
| Maira Zavala |
Psychology |