Kathryn Humphreys PhD, EdM

Dr. Kathryn Humphreys is an Associate Professor of Psychology and Human Development at Vanderbilt University. She has a doctoral degree in clinical psychology and expertise in infant and early childhood mental health and developmental neuroscience. Her research program includes both basic and applied work, and she has published more than 170 peer-reviewed articles and book chapters on child development, adversity, and caregiving. Dr. Humphreys has received several awards, including the NSF CAREER Award, the NIMH Biobehavioral Research Awards for Innovative New Scientists (NIMH BRAINS) award, the Janet Taylor Spence Award for Transformative Early Career Contributions from the Association for Psychological Science, and the Boyd McCandless Award from the American Psychological Association.