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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Yuan Lin received a summer scholarship!
Congratulations! The scholarship comes from the Department of Human Development and Family Sciences to support summer research. Have a productive summer!
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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!

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.
Behind the scenes! One of our amazing students teamed up with UConn-trained director Christopher Orrico (orricoproduction.com)to record narration for our upcoming Healing Hearts study video. So exciting to see our work come to life through collaboration and student involvement every step of the way. We can’t wait to share the final video soon! #uconnstamford #framelab #divorce #parenting #research
Physiology research time is coming! Getting prepped and super excited! #uconnstamford #framelab
UConn Stamford Career Fair highlights: FRAME lab in the house! 👏👏👏 Special mention to Luca and Emily for being awesome! #uconn #uconnstamford #familywellbeing #parentsupport