- Department of Psychology; Clinical Psychology
- Email: adamari.lopez@uri.edu
Major Professor: April Highlander
Lab: SPROUT Lab
Biography
Adamari is a doctoral student in the Clinical Psychology Ph.D. program at the University of Rhode Island with a focus in Child & Family Psychology and Multicultural Psychology. She graduated with her BA in Applied Psychology and Sociology from the University of Illinois Chicago (UIC) in 2024 and completed her M.A. in Psychology from the University of Rhode Island in 2026. Prior to starting at the University of Rhode Island, Adamari was a research assistant in the UIC PEACE Lab and the Rush University Medical Center SNaP Lab.
Research
My research focuses on understanding how early childhood adversity shapes youth development and health across emotional, behavioral, and physiological domains. Specifically, I am interested in identifying family-level protective factors, particularly positive parenting practices and supportive parent–child relationships, that may buffer the effects of adversity and promote resilience. My recent work has focused on cardiometabolic risk, exploring how family-based interventions and parenting processes may mitigate the long-term health consequences of early adversity and support children’s holistic well-being.