Nathan Fox

Nathan Fox is a Distinguished University Professor in the Department of Human Development and Quantitative Methodology at the University of Maryland, holding a Ph.D. from Harvard University with active research in developmental science.

Education:

• Ph.D., Harvard University

Research Interests: Dr. Fox's work centers on infant and child temperament, emotion regulation development, human developmental neuroscience, social cognition development, and infant social cognition. His supervision extends to infant cognitive/social development, developmental psychopathology, and neuroscience applications in human development.

Recent Research Trends: His 2020 publications demonstrate interdisciplinary convergence across developmental psychology, neuroscience, and social psychology, examining social anxiety emergence in behaviorally inhibited children, long-term psychiatric outcomes from early deprivation, and neural response patterns to racial diversity in infants. These studies highlight methodological diversity including longitudinal trials and neuroimaging approaches.

Advising and Labs: Dr. Fox supervises graduate students in developmental psychology specializations and directs the Child Development Lab at the University of Maryland, focusing on experimental and longitudinal investigations of early development.