Neighborhood Influences Over the Life Course: Families, Twins, and Spatial Contexts


The Colorado Adoption and Twin Study of Lifespan behavioral development (CATSLife) began over 30 years ago, using longitudinal data from twins, siblings, and families to study behavioral and cognitive development over the life course. In its new iteration, CATSLife2 also includes a major focus on the sociospatial contexts, using high-resolution data to examine the dynamics of neighborhood influences and individual outcomes change over time.