• B.A., Yale University, 2001;
• M.P.A., University of Pennsylvania, 2008;
• Ph.D., The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 2013.

Self-regulation, multisystemic neurophysiological function, environmental influences on development, and educational interventions. My research examines the effects of the environment, and particularly poverty and parenting, on voluntary forms of self-regulation (e.g., executive functions) and the involuntary activity of neurophysiological systems that support self-regulatory abilities. This research is directly relevant to my applied work, which examines the efficacy of educational interventions for children in poverty. The common thread running through both these lines of work is the need to understand how poverty impacts child development, and how programs that expand educational opportunities for children can mitigate those effects.

• Child Psychology (PSY 217)
• Applied Child Development (PSY 327)