Dr. Chaplin’s research interests are in the role of gender and emotion regulation in the development of psychopathology and substance abuse in children and adolescence. She is also interested in the role of the family in adolescent development. Related to this, she is currently developing a mindfulness intervention for parents of adolescents. Dr. Chaplin’s research incorporates multiple methods to capture emotion regulation, including self-report, observation, cardiovascular, neuroendocrine, and neuroimaging.