Leadership

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. Her lab’s research focuses on the neurodevelopmental mechanisms that link early adversity and trauma 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, Dr. Gee is a co-principal investigator at the Yale site of the Adolescent Brain Cognitive Development (ABCD) Study. She serves as Neurobiology Chair of the Yale Consortium on Stress, Trauma, Adversity, and Resilience (CSTAR) and serves on the Executive Board of the Society for Research in Psychopathology. Her work has received broad recognition, including the American Psychological Association’s Early Career Award for Outstanding Contributions to Children, Youth, and Families. Dr. Gee earned her bachelor’s degree from Dartmouth and Ph.D. in clinical psychology from UCLA and completed a postdoctoral fellowship in developmental psychobiology at Weill Cornell Medical College.