Welcome to the FRAME LAB
We are a research group in the Department of Human Development and Family Sciences at UConn. We are committed to excellent research, inclusive education, and collaborative community engagement.
Announcements
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Dr. Zhang offered a mom workshop
In the evening of Nov 18th, Dr. Na Zhang offered a mindfulness workshop to moms in the Women’s Circle program at St. Joseph Parenting Center in Stamford. It was an amazing time to connect with the moms and chat about parenting!
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Dr. Zhang offered a teacher professional development workshop
In the evening of Sept 14, 2025, Dr. Zhang offered a Zoom interactive workshop to teachers at Norwalk Chinese School. The workshop focused on the importance of classroom management and effective strategies in managing student behaviors!
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Hello!
Welcome to our brand new lab website! Enjoy!

Our Mission
To strengthen family resiliency by developing and implementing mindfulness interventions that empower families and support parent and child well-being.

Healing Hearts Project
The Healing Hearts project is funded by NIH – our goal is to develop and test a mindfulness app to support divorced/separated parents.

MICROS-Early Project
The MICROS-Early Project examines how mindfulness shapes relationships among parents, grandparents, and young children in multigenerational families.
We are kicking off the semester with our first scholar meeting! Come listen to our researcher speak about their work and have a fun conversation to know more about research - what is research and why would or wouldn’t you want to get involved?! We hope to see you there!!! #uconnstamford #uconnstamfordadvising
Snowy hills, shared laughter, and kids becoming happier and healthier through outdoor play with nature ❄️🛷 Parents help kids build confidence and resilience this way!
Blizzard is coming to visit us in Connecticut! Stay safe but keep having fun inside, kids! ❄️ #framelab #blizzard #connecticut #uconnstamford #joy #peace
Our MICROS-Early study invites participation! Screener link in bio.