Daniel E. Choe

Daniel E. Choe is an Associate Professor in the Department of Human Development and Family Studies at the University of California, Davis' College of Human Ecology. His research employs a biopsychosocial approach to examine child self-regulation, externalizing behaviors, and psychopathology, with emphasis on early adversity, maternal depression, and parenting. He directs the DESC Lab investigating executive functions and stress physiology in low-income families.

Education:

• Ph.D., Developmental Psychology – University of Michigan
• M.S., Developmental Psychology – University of Michigan
• B.A., Psychology – San Diego State University

Choe's research integrates observational, neuropsychological, behavioral, and biological methods to study intergenerational transmission of psychopathology. Current projects include examining the impact of guaranteed income programs on families facing housing insecurity, screen media effects on child self-regulation, and psychophysiological markers of stress. His work spans early childhood through adolescence.

Publications (2013-2025) focus on child development mechanisms, with recent trends in: screen media impacts, poverty interventions, maternal mental health trajectories, and biobehavioral predictors of parenting. Studies increasingly incorporate physiological measures and policy applications.

Doctoral Advisees: M.R. Olwert, A.B. Golden, A.C. Lawrence

Active Grants/Projects:

• Yolo County Basic Income Experiment for low-income families
• DESC Lab investigations of parent-child executive functions