Daniel Ewon Choe

Dr. Daniel Ewon Choe is an Associate Professor in the Department of Human Development and Family Studies at the University of California, Davis. His research focuses on the developmental interplay between children's self-regulation, externalizing behaviors, and parental mental health, employing a biopsychosocial framework. He holds a Ph.D. in Developmental Psychology from the University of Michigan, alongside an M.S. and B.A. in Psychology.

Dr. Choe's work examines psychopathology transmission across generations using observational, neuropsychological, and biological data. His DESC Lab investigates executive functions in parents and children, stress physiology, and the impact of guaranteed basic income on housing-insecure families. Notable contributions include studies on mobile media's cognitive effects, parenting discipline strategies, and maternal depression trajectories.

• Education: Ph.D. (201?), M.S. (201?), B.A. (201?) from University of Michigan and San Diego State University
• Labs/Teams: DESC Lab, UC Davis Center for Poverty Research

His research highlights trends in technology's role in child development, poverty's impact on academic resilience, and bidirectional parent-child mental health dynamics. Recent work explores adversity models and the efficacy of social programs. He mentors students in developmental psychology and has been recognized as a Mentor in the Horowitz Early Career Scholar Program.