Sylia Wilson

Dr. Sylia Wilson is an Associate Professor at the University of Minnesota's Institute of Child Development. She leads the Family Cognitive Affective Neurodevelopment (Fam CAN) Lab, focusing on developmental psychopathology through multimodal methodologies.

• BA in Psychology and English, Macalester College (2002)
• MS and PhD in Clinical Psychology, Northwestern University (2009, 2012)

Her research integrates developmental, clinical, and neuroscience approaches to study psychopathology etiology across lifespan stages. Key areas include:

• Major depression and substance abuse comorbidity
• Neurodevelopmental vulnerability periods
• Genetically informative study designs
• Multimodal neurocognitive assessment
• Preventive intervention strategies

Recent publications examine:

• 2024: Sociodemographic reporting in psychopathology research
• 2023: Substance use hippocampal consequences
• 2022: Cannabis legalization effects on parenting

Scientific recognition includes the prestigious McKnight Land-Grant Professorship. The Fam CAN Lab employs longitudinal twin studies to investigate environmental adversity's neurodevelopmental impacts.