Lauren Eales, Ph.D
Assistant Professor in Psychology
leales@callutheran.edu
SWEN 237
Areas of expertise: Youth mental health and media use, clinical and developmental psychology
About
Dr. Lauren Eales is a new Assistant Professor in Psychology. As a licensed psychologist, Dr. Eales works with individuals of all ages, but her favorite age range to conduct therapy with is adolescents. She has particular expertise in therapy for mood disorders and emotional dysregulation. Dr. Eales is excited to teach courses related to research methods and clinical psychology and continue research on mental health and media at CLU.
Education
Ph.D. in Developmental Psychopathology and Clinical Science, University of Minnesota
M.A. in Developmental Psychology, University of Minnesota
B.A. in Economics and Music, UC Berkeley
Selected publications:
Eales, L., & Ferguson, G. M. (2025). Resilience of families with children across COVID-19: A mixed methods analysis of stability and change. Journal of Clinical Child & Adolescent Psychology. https://doi.org/10.1080/15374416.2025.2579276
Eales, L., Wiglesworth, A., Cullen, K., & Klimes-Dougan, B. (2025). Screen time, problematic media use, and clinical concerns in the ABCD Study: Differences by sex and race/ethnicity. Development and Psychopathology. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0954579425100655
Eales, L., Giammanco, O.*, & Ferguson, G. M. (2025). Is this a return to normal? Longitudinal trajectories of child screen and problematic media use across the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States. Journal of Children and Media, 19(2), 431–451. https://doi.org/10.1080/17482798.2024.2431968
Eales, L., Banegas, J., Da Silva, F., Ibrahim, S.*, Ahn, R., Nelson, M., Dwivedi, R., & Ferguson, G. M. (2024). Screening parenting-adolescent relationships, screen behaviors, tridimensional acculturation, and health among Black immigrant and refugee adolescents during dual pandemics. Journal of Family Psychology, 38(5), 838-846. https://doi.org/10.1037/fam0001230
Eales, L., Gillespie, S., Alstat, R. A.*, Ferguson, G. M., & Carlson, S. M. (2021). Children’s screen and problematic media use in the United States before and during the COVID- 19 pandemic. Child Development, 92(5), e866-e882. https://doi.org/10.1111/cdev.13652
Eales, L., Ferguson, G. M., Gillespie, S., Smoyer, S.*, & Carlson, S. M. (2021). Family resilience and psychological distress in the COVID-19 pandemic: A mixed methods study. Developmental Psychology, 57(10), 1563-1581. https://doi.org/10.1037/dev0001221
Ferguson, G. M. Eales, L., Gillespie, S., & Leneman, K. B. (2021). The Whiteness pandemic behind the racism pandemic: Familial Whiteness socialization in Minneapolis following #GeorgeFloyd’s murder. American Psychologist. https://doi.org/10.1037/amp0000874 *Recipient of the 2022 George A. Miller Award for an Outstanding Article by the American Psychological Association Division 1 (Society For General Psychology).