Megan R. Gunnar

Megan R. Gunnar is a Regents Professor and Distinguished McKnight University Professor of Child Development at the Institute of Child Development, University of Minnesota. She serves as Director of the Institute of Child Development and Associate Director of the Center for Neurobehavioral Development, while leading a National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) center on Early Experience, Stress, and Neurobehavioral Development spanning seven universities.

Research Interests

• Stress physiology regulation in infants and young children
• Impact of child care quality on stress hormone levels
• Effects of early deprivation/neglect on brain and behavioral development
• Developmental psychoneuroendocrinology
• Policy translation for early childhood interventions

Scientific Awards

• G. Stanley Hall Award for Distinguished Contributions to Developmental Psychology (APA)
• Distinguished Contribution to Research on Child Development (Society for Child Development)

Grants & Leadership

• NIMH Center Grant (Principal Investigator)
• National Scientific Council on the Developing Child (Member)
• Canadian Institute for Advanced Research (CIFAR) program member