Caregiving Gets Under the Skin: Attachment, Trauma, and Intervention in Pediatric Epigenetics

Sarah Merrill, PhD • Assistant Professor • Dept. of Psychology • Univ. of Massachusetts, Lowell

The research Sarah Merrill, PhD, has conducted is broadly focused on the biological embedding of early social environments and experiences through epigenetic mechanisms – specifically, DNA methylation. Her work is guided by biopsychosocial perspective and interdisciplinary approaches to contribute to our foundational understanding of how social experiences may affect our biology and health in the short- and long-term, as well as how psychosocial interventions may enhance or mitigate these biological associations.

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Sponsored by the UCSF Center for Health and Community