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Ashley Groh is a Professor in the Department of Psychology at the University of Missouri, directing the Family and Child Development Lab. Her research investigates neurobiological mechanisms of intergenerational transmission of parent-child attachment and lifelong socioemotional development impacts through a biopsychosocial lens.
Dr. Groh's work centers on three interconnected domains: (1) intergenerational transmission of attachment relationships, (2) developmental significance of early caregiving experiences, and (3) construction of attachment representations across the lifespan. She employs multi-method approaches including physiological measurements (EEG, heart rate, electrodermal activity), observational assessments, and meta-analytic/longitudinal designs to explore how social, emotional, and biological processes interact in development.
Analysis of her recent publications reveals strong emphasis on neural correlates of maternal responsiveness, racial disparities in maternal brain research, and longitudinal validity of attachment assessments. Her work increasingly integrates biological measures with traditional attachment paradigms while addressing diversity in family contexts, particularly through NIH and NSF-funded projects examining neural adaptation to motherhood across racial groups.
Dr. Groh actively mentors graduate students including M. M. Patrick, N. Xu, S. Borowski, and K. Jin, with current research supported by significant NSF and NIH grants focused on psychological risk factors in motherhood and cross-cultural mother-child outcomes. Her lab collaborates extensively on large-scale projects addressing methodological gaps in maternal neuroscience research.
The Family and Child Development Lab (251 McReynolds Hall) operates as an interdisciplinary hub for attachment research, utilizing advanced physiological monitoring and meta-analytic techniques to investigate how early attachment experiences shape neural development and socioemotional functioning across the lifespan.
