Sarah A. O. Gray, Ph.D., is an Associate Professor in the Department of Psychology at Tulane University with a joint appointment in Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences. She earned her doctorate from the University of Massachusetts Boston (2013) and completed postdoctoral training at the Yale Child Study Center. Her research examines developmental consequences of early life adversity through multilevel methodologies integrating narrative, behavioral, and physiological measures. Dr. Gray's work focuses on intergenerational transmission of risk and resilience through biological and behavioral pathways within relational and social contexts. Her primary research interests include early-emerging psychopathology, family processes, trauma, and sex differences in development. Her publications investigate physiological synchrony in parent-child dyads, intergenerational stress transmission, sex differences in trauma responses, and attachment-based interventions. This work consistently employs multimodal assessment strategies to understand developmental pathways. Dr. Gray directs the Tulane Child and Family Lab and has received funding from NIH, Brain & Behavior Foundation, and American Psychoanalytic Association. She is a ZERO TO THREE Leaders for the 21st Century Fellow and recipient of SRCD's Early Career Research Contributions Award.
