Dr Dylan Gee

Dylan Gee is Professor of Psychology, Psychiatry, and in the Child Study Center at Yale University, where she directs the Clinical Affective Neuroscience and Development Laboratory. Dr. Gee received her bachelor’s degree in psychological and brain sciences from Dartmouth College and her Ph.D. in clinical psychology from the University of California Los Angeles, with her predoctoral clinical internship and postdoctoral fellowship in developmental psychobiology at Weill Cornell Medical College. Her lab’s research focuses on the neurodevelopmental mechanisms that link early experiences (e.g., stress, trauma, caregiving) with risk for mental health disorders in childhood and adolescence, with a translational focus to inform interventions and policy related to youth well-being. In addition to her lab’s research, Dr. Gee is a co-principal investigator at the Yale site of the Adolescent Brain Cognitive Development (ABCD) Study. Her work has received broad recognition, including the Janet Taylor Spence Award for Transformative Early Career Contributions from the Association of Psychological Science and the American Psychological Association’s Early Career Award for Outstanding Contributions to Children, Youth, and Families.