About Me

I am an Assistant Professor of Developmental Psychology at Teachers College, Columbia University, where I direct the Stroller Lab. My research examines how early experiences, including poverty, stress, and adversity, shape children’s cognitive, emotional, and neural development. I have particular expertise in electroencephalography (EEG) and other psychophysiological methods, and my work uses EEG to better understand how children’s brains develop in the context of their environments. By integrating neural, behavioral, and contextual measures, my research seeks to identify the biological pathways through which early experiences influence developmental outcomes across childhood.

I received my BA in Psychology from University of Wisconsin–Madison in 2010 and then completed a post-baccalaureate research fellowship at Boston Children's Hospital and Harvard Medical School. I earned my PhD in 2018 from the Department of Human Development and Quantitative Methodology at University of Maryland before completing postdoctoral training at Teachers College, Columbia University.

When I am not being a scientist, I enjoy spending time with my husband and daughters, walking my dog, running, going to the theater, eating good food, baking bread, and watercoloring greeting cards.