OUR RESEARCH TEAM

Bridget E. Hatfield, Ph.D.
Welcome to my research lab! I am an Associate Professor in Human Development and Family Sciences (HDFS) in the College of Public Health and Human Sciences at Oregon State University. I joined the OSU faculty in August 2013 after completing an Institute of Education Sciences postdoctoral fellowship at the University of Virginia's Center for Advanced Study of Teaching and Learning. The majority of my work focuses on teacher-child interactions in early care and education settings. However, I also focus on the importance of parent-child interactions and family-educator partnerships. The goal of this research is to identify specific strategies that parents and teachers employ to support adaptive emotion regulation and activity in the stress response system for young children, and then work to translate those findings into practice and policy.
If you are interested in learning more about our graduate program in HDFS, please contact me at bridget.hatfield@oregonstate.edu.
Welcome to my research lab! I am an Associate Professor in Human Development and Family Sciences (HDFS) in the College of Public Health and Human Sciences at Oregon State University. I joined the OSU faculty in August 2013 after completing an Institute of Education Sciences postdoctoral fellowship at the University of Virginia's Center for Advanced Study of Teaching and Learning. The majority of my work focuses on teacher-child interactions in early care and education settings. However, I also focus on the importance of parent-child interactions and family-educator partnerships. The goal of this research is to identify specific strategies that parents and teachers employ to support adaptive emotion regulation and activity in the stress response system for young children, and then work to translate those findings into practice and policy.
If you are interested in learning more about our graduate program in HDFS, please contact me at bridget.hatfield@oregonstate.edu.
Danielle Zandbergen, MA, LMHC
Hello! My name is Danielle Zandbergen and I am a current PhD candidate in Human Development and Family Sciences at Oregon State University. I returned to school after spending 5 years as an adolescent therapist in a residential outdoor therapy program located on the Big Island of Hawaii. I am a currently licensed mental health counselor (LMHC) in the state of Hawaii, and just received my licensure as a professional counselor (LPC) in the state of Oregon. In my role as a counselor, I was able to see the various relational and systemic issues that contribute to an individual's mental health, and was looking forward to starting my program in HDFS so I can address these issues on a more global level through research and policy. My research interests focus on attachment across the life course, and my dissertation project is specifically focusing on the impact relational permanence (lasting and supportive relationships) have on foster youth attachment styles as they transition to adulthood. My additional research interests include exploring the parallels between attachment and psychiatric diagnoses, as well as utilizing and developing evidence-based, emotion-focused interventions. Thank you for visiting the SEARCH Research Lab site and feel free to reach out with any questions you may have!
Additional Team Members
Graduate Students
Maya Johnson
Rebekah Benkart
Past Members of SEARCH
Graduate Students (PhD):
Adrienne Henry, PhD. | Upon graduating with her PhD, Adrienne was an Outreach Coordinator at the Early Learning System Initiative at Oregon State University
Hillary Lewis, PhD. | Upon graduating with her PhD, Hillary was a postdoctoral scholar at the Early Learning System Initiative at Oregon State University
Kylee Probert, PhD | Upon graduating with her PhD, Kylee was awarded an SRCD/AAS Executive Branch Federal Policy Fellowship from the Society for Research in Child Development and the American Association for the Advancement of Science. (see this synergies story and this story from SRCD.)
Graduate Students (MS): Kimberley Banks, M.S., Staci Ebadirad, M.S., Kelly Hoke, M. S., Kelly Longway, M.S., & Alexis Tracy, M.S.
Undergraduate Students: Zoe Alley (Honors College), Olivia Andresen, Maddie Bean, Sarah Braaten, Emma Butler, Carissa DuBois (Honors College), Emily Ellis (Honors College), Mariah Estill (Honors College), Layla Field, Anastasia Fitkin (Honors College), Ashley Green, Abigail Johnstone, Joe Lake, Alayna Linderman, Joanna McClain, Lucy Newcombe, Anna Park, Shelby Porter, Andie Portra, Tristy Retzlaff (Honors College), Rose Sabini, Samantha Searles, Caprial Sides.
Graduate Students
Maya Johnson
Rebekah Benkart
Past Members of SEARCH
Graduate Students (PhD):
Adrienne Henry, PhD. | Upon graduating with her PhD, Adrienne was an Outreach Coordinator at the Early Learning System Initiative at Oregon State University
Hillary Lewis, PhD. | Upon graduating with her PhD, Hillary was a postdoctoral scholar at the Early Learning System Initiative at Oregon State University
Kylee Probert, PhD | Upon graduating with her PhD, Kylee was awarded an SRCD/AAS Executive Branch Federal Policy Fellowship from the Society for Research in Child Development and the American Association for the Advancement of Science. (see this synergies story and this story from SRCD.)
Graduate Students (MS): Kimberley Banks, M.S., Staci Ebadirad, M.S., Kelly Hoke, M. S., Kelly Longway, M.S., & Alexis Tracy, M.S.
Undergraduate Students: Zoe Alley (Honors College), Olivia Andresen, Maddie Bean, Sarah Braaten, Emma Butler, Carissa DuBois (Honors College), Emily Ellis (Honors College), Mariah Estill (Honors College), Layla Field, Anastasia Fitkin (Honors College), Ashley Green, Abigail Johnstone, Joe Lake, Alayna Linderman, Joanna McClain, Lucy Newcombe, Anna Park, Shelby Porter, Andie Portra, Tristy Retzlaff (Honors College), Rose Sabini, Samantha Searles, Caprial Sides.
Past and Present Members of our Lab doing fun, research-y things!
Past and Present Members of our Lab doing fun, research-y things!