Rachel G. Lucas-Thompson is an Associate Professor at the Department of Human Development and Family Studies, Colorado State University. She received her B.A. in Psychology and Theatre Arts from Beloit College in 2004, her M.A. in Social Ecology (2005), and her Ph.D. in Developmental Psychology (2009), both from the University of California, Irvine. She is a Developmental Psychologist with primary interests in (a) studying ways to reduce regulation and health problems in adolescents experiencing environmental stressors and (b) mediators and moderators of the association of particularly potent environmental characteristics, family relationships, with child/adolescent health and self-regulation.