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Sarah Dennis is a Researcher at the University of Notre Dame, affiliated with the Department of Psychology within the College of Arts and Letters. Her work focuses on developmental psychology, particularly the mechanisms of family relationships influencing children’s development in high-risk contexts such as exposure to violence and trauma. She holds a PhD in Developmental Science from Notre Dame and specializes in advanced quantitative methods like Dynamic Structural Equation Modeling and Mixture Modeling.
Her research spans cross-cultural studies, including collaborations in Honduras, Norway, and Turkey, examining family dynamics and protective factors against violence exposure. She also investigates father-child relationships, marital dynamics, and the role of religiosity in youth development. Current projects include work with Dr. Lee Gettler on parental mental well-being in NICU families and multi-generational studies in the Philippines.
Key themes in her publications include parental autonomy support, longitudinal effects of attachment, and intervention evaluations targeting emotional insecurity. Her methodological expertise complements applied research on preventive interventions and family system dynamics.
Collaborations include the Beacon NICU, Norwegian Institute of Public Health, and the Lucy Family Institute for Data Science, reflecting her interdisciplinary approach. She actively contributes to translational research aimed at leveraging family-level protective factors for youth resilience in stressful environments.
