Psychology Department’s Sara Jaffee Receives Early Scientific Achievement Award
March 2007
Sara Jaffee, an Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychology, has been chosen as the 2007 recipient of the early Scientific Achievement Award. Jaffee uses longitudinal, epidemiological methods to better understand how genes and environments work together to influence children’s physiological and behavioral development. She is particularly interested in the association between extreme adversities, like family violence and children’s disruptive behavior problems.
The award was presented by the Society for Research in Child Development (SRCD). The Society was created to promote multidisciplinary research in the field of human development, to foster the exchange of information among scientists and other professionals of various disciplines, and to encourage applications of research findings.