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Dr. Sarah Gray is an Associate Professor in the Department of Psychological Sciences at the University of Connecticut. She earned her Ph.D. in 2013 from the University of Massachusetts Boston. As a licensed clinical psychologist, Dr. Gray directs the Child and Family Lab, where she investigates developmental psychopathology and early childhood mental health through integrated behavioral, physiological, and narrative methodologies. Her research program centers on intergenerational trauma transmission, parent-child relationships under stress, and preventive interventions for vulnerable families.
Dr. Gray's research examines multilevel pathways of risk and resilience across generations, with emphases on:
- Developmental consequences of early trauma/adversity
- Biological embedding of stress through psychophysiological mechanisms (e.g., respiratory sinus arrhythmia)
- Cultural and contextual influences on family processes
- Adaptation of attachment-based interventions to telehealth formats
Analysis of her recent publications reveals dominant themes in:
- COVID-19's impact on family stress and child behavioral outcomes
- Physiological synchrony in caregiver-child dyads
- Protective effects of emotion-focused parenting practices
- Intergenerational transmission of trauma in marginalized communities
- Telemental health adaptations of evidence-based interventions
The Child and Family Lab employs multimodal assessment strategies to understand how adult caregivers support children's stress regulation. Current work explores neurobiological mechanisms linking maternal early adversity to child outcomes, culturally responsive intervention models, and pandemic-related family adaptation.
