Nim Tottenham

About the author:

My research examines brain development underlying emotional behavior in humans. In particular, our laboratory investigates the interplay between caregiving and brain development.

What I want to achieve:

I aim to contribute to our knowledge of socio-emotional development in the hopes that this science continues our focus on the important role that early social experiences play in development.

My previous positions:

• Child Mind Institute’s Scientific Research Council (SRC) Member (2017-present).
• Dana Alliance for Brain Initiatives (DABI) Member (2017-present).
• Associate Editor, American Journal of Psychiatry (2020-present).
• Program Co-Chair, Society for Research in Child Development (2017-2023).

Awards & accomplishments:

• Developmental Science Early Career Researcher Prize (2010).
• NIMH “BRAINS” Award Recipient (2011).
• “CEHD 23” Rising Alumni Award, College of Education & Human Development, University of Minnesota (2013).
• Distinguished Teaching Award – UCLA Psychology (2013).
• American Psychological Association (APA) Distinguished Scientific Award for Early Career Contribution to Psychology (2015).
• Irene Jakob Memorial Lecture Award, University of Pittsburgh (2017).
• Fellow of the Association for Psychological Science (2018).
• National Academy of Sciences, Troland Award (2020).
• Fellow of the Society of Experimental Psychologists (2020).