Dr. Terri N. Sullivan's lab focuses on reducing youth violence in communities, particularly in Richmond, Virginia. The lab works on evaluating and implementing various strategies, like participatory action research and hospital-based interventions, to improve positive youth development opportunities. They involve community members in these strategies to ensure that solutions are tailored to the specific needs of the population, aiming to create safer environments for youth.

Dr. Ann Frances Haynos's lab at Virginia Commonwealth University focuses on understanding how decision-making processes contribute to psychiatric disorders, specifically anorexia nervosa. Through her research, the lab aims to identify the unique decision dysfunctions that lead to inflexibility in behavior, which can exacerbate conditions like anorexia and obsessive-compulsive disorder. By combining neuroscience with economics, her team seeks to improve treatment precision for these mental health issues.