My program of research concerns the individual and interactive contributions of individual psychological factors (e.g., impulsivity, attitudes, emotion regulation) and sociocultural factors to adolescent risk-taking behavior. I am particuarly interested in how these factors may intersect during adolescence to contribute to health disparities associated with substance use and risky sexual behavior across the lifespan. Ultimately, my research goal is to inform and develop early interventions to reduce the risk for poor health outcomes associated with risk-taking behaviors, particularly among African Americans and other sociodemographic groups that are disproportionately affected by such outcomes.