Center for Youth Development and Intervention

Center for Youth Development and Intervention Sets the Standard for Community-Engaged Research

September 23, 2021

Members of the CYDI in front of their office.

From the September 2021 Desktop News | Over the past several years, the Center for Youth Development and Intervention (CYDI) has become an example on UA’s campus of successful community engagement. Through community-based research, scholars at the center hope to improve life for those around them and throughout the world. “One in five children and adolescents in the US need mental health services,” said Dr. Susan White, psychology professor and Director of the CYDI. “In fact, most mental health disorders […]

A&S in the News: April 4-10, 2021

April 12, 2021

Read local, national, and world news that feature faculty, students, and alumni from the College of Arts & Sciences. Most recently, the College is trending in the news for Bama Blitz, a psychological study on facial affect sensitivity, and more.

Theatre for Autism Intervention

September 5, 2019

Dr. Susan White, director of UA’s Center for Youth Development and Intervention, is spearheading the SENSE Theatre Intervention Program along with the assistance of UA psychologists, doctoral students, and the Tuscaloosa Academy theatre department.