Originally published: . Volume 6, No. 5. Source pages: 11.
Dr. Laura Scaramella has been named as Chair of the psychology department at the University of New Orleans. She will officially take over on May 18.
Dr. Scaramella is a professor of psychology, has served as Graduate Coordinator and leads the Families in Transition Lab, with on-going projects: Bambini Project, Mothers and Preschoolers Study, and the Family Transitions Project. In 2013 Scaramella was selected as Chairperson of a National Institute of Health (NIH) peer review group. She oversees the Psychosocial Development, Risk and Prevention study section of the Center for Scientific Review.
Scaramella's research focuses on social, genetic, and biological mechanisms affecting the parenting quality as well as the emergence of childhood behavior problems. She has also worked closely with Healthy Gulf Coast/Healthy Communities consortia, a group of researchers from across the gulf coast that are examining the impact of DeepWater Horizon Oil Spill on families and communities.
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