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Valerie Simon is a full professor and Clinical Area Chair in the Department of Psychology at Wayne State University, with a joint appointment at the Merrill Palmer Skillman Institute for Child & Family Development. She specializes in developmental psychopathology, interpersonal violence exposure, and adolescent romantic/sexual development.
- Postdoctoral Training: Brown University School of Medicine (T32 Grant)
- Clinical Internship: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
- Ph.D.: University of Denver (Clinical & Developmental Psychology)
- M.A.: American University (General Psychology)
- B.A.: Loyola University (Music Therapy)
Her research examines how interpersonal violence exposure undermines adolescent psychosocial development through multi-method approaches including virtual reality, questionnaires, and physiological measures. She also investigates the interplay between romantic/sexual development and risk factors like revictimization.
Selected trends from her publications include:
- Longitudinal impacts of childhood sexual abuse on adolescent adjustment
- Attentional bias in trauma survivors
- Role of social norms in early romantic/sexual experiences
- Intergenerational trauma and postpartum mental health
Honors include grants from the Tiny Blue Dot Foundation, NIH, and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan Foundation.
