Sheri A. Berenbaum

Sheri A. Berenbaum is a Professor in both Psychology and the Department of Pediatrics at Pennsylvania State University, where she also serves as Assistant Director of the Social Science Research Institute (SSRI). Her research lies at the intersection of psychology, endocrinology, and gender studies, focusing on prenatal androgen exposure and its effects on cognitive and behavioral development.

• Recent work explores neurodevelopmental impacts of pubertal suppression in transgender youth and family environmental influences on pubertal timing.
• Recipient of the 2017 Human Health and the Environment Seed Grant.

Her publications span developmental psychology, behavioral endocrinology, and gender development, with a particular emphasis on congenital adrenal hyperplasia as a model for understanding hormone-behavior relationships. Current research integrates hormonal, genetic, and socialization factors to explain developmental trajectories.