Nim Tottenham

Environmental Adversity, Neurodevelopment, and Mental Health – Invited Speaker Event
Please join us on Wednesday, September 1, at 1 pm for the Second Invited Speaker event hosted by EANMH. Dr. Nim Tottenham, a Professor of Psychology at Columbia University and Director of the Developmental Affective Neuroscience Laboratory, will give a seminar entitled: “Emotion Regulation Neurodevelopment and the Role of Parents”.

Zoom Link

Meeting ID: 875 0697 4151

Passcode: 048418

Nim Tottenham, PhD is a Professor of Psychology at Columbia University and Director of the Developmental Affective Neuroscience Laboratory. Her research examines brain development underlying emotional behavior in humans. In particular, her laboratory investigates the interplay between caregiving and brain development. Her research has highlighted fundamental changes in brain circuitry across development and the powerful role that early experiences, such as caregiving and stress, have on the construction of these circuits. She has authored over 100 journal articles and book chapters. She is a frequent lecturer both nationally and internationally on human brain and emotional development. She is a Fellow of the Association for Psychological Science and of the Society for Experimental Psychologists, and her scientific contributions have been recognized by the National Institute of Mental Health Biobehavioral Research Awards for Innovative New Scientists (BRAINS) Award, the American Psychological Association’s Distinguished Scientific Award for Early Career Contribution to Psychology, most recently by the National Academy of Sciences Troland Research Award.