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Lisa Gatzke-Kopp is a Professor at the College of Health and Human Development, Penn State University, specializing in Human Development and Family Studies. Her research explores neurobiological mechanisms underlying child behavior, decision-making, and emotional regulation, with a focus on environmental influences and prevention programming.
- Education: Ph.D. in Clinical Neuroscience (2003), University of Southern California
Her work integrates psychophysiological measures (ECG, EEG, ERP, fMRI) with genetic and environmental analyses to understand developmental pathways. Key projects include the Family Life Project (NIH-funded) and studies on socioemotional development in children with externalizing behaviors (Pennsylvania Department of Health-funded).
Recent publications highlight her contributions to neurodevelopmental impacts of environmental toxins (lead, tobacco smoke), reward processing in psychopathology, and methodological advancements in EEG/ERP research. She emphasizes diversity in participant recruitment and served as Guest Editor for a Psychophysiology special issue on representation.
Her lab employs innovative approaches like mobile research units to assess physiological markers in underrepresented populations, addressing disparities in developmental science generalizability.
