Carla Smith Stover

Carla Smith Stover is a Harris Professor in the Child Study Center and Professor in the Department of Psychology at Yale University School of Medicine. Her work focuses on the impact of violence and trauma on child development, particularly in families affected by intimate partner violence (IPV) and substance misuse. She developed the Fathers for Change intervention to address co-occurring IPV and substance abuse, supported by grants from NIDA and NICHD. Her research emphasizes culturally grounded interventions and telehealth delivery models.

Education: PhD from California School of Professional Psychology (2002), Postdoctoral training at UCSF and Yale Child Study Center. She holds leadership roles in the Yale Early Stress and Adversity Consortium and the National Child Traumatic Stress Network.

Research Interests:

• IPV and parenting practices
• Telehealth efficacy for family violence interventions
• Early life adversity and long-term outcomes
• Health equity in trauma care

Awards: Recognized with the Outstanding Faculty Research Achievement Award (2016) and multiple NIDA grants. Her work has informed policy through collaborations with Connecticut Department of Children and Families.

Labs/Teams: Leads the Fathers for Change lab and collaborates with跨学科 teams on projects like the Steps to Safety intervention in the UK. Active in translational research bridging clinical practice and public health policy.