Our research centres on parenting, family relationships, and friendships in relation to prosocial and disruptive behaviours. We use family and twin designs to better understand the role of children’s experiences within the context of their genetic propensities.

We address questions such as:

- how do family dynamics influence positive and negative child behaviour?

- how do nature and nurture work together to influence children's socio-emotional development?

- why do some parents and children respond well to intervention and others do not?

- do people's genetic propensities affect their family relationships?

- why do some brothers and sisters get on so well, and some so badly?