Dr. Coley's research centers on delineating the key family, school, and community processes which transmit economic and social inequality to children’s and adolescents’ development. Her specific research foci include: family and community poverty; housing and community development; family structure and parenting; father involvement; early childhood education; and youth health risk behaviors. A leader with several international professional associations, Coley was recently elected co-chair of the Policy and Communications Committee at the Society for Research in Child Development. She’s also co-chair of the Social Policy Committee at the Society for Research on Adolescence and a Consulting Editor with Child Development. Coley's work has appeared in publications as diverse as Science and Teen Vogue.