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Maggie Zhang

PhD in Developmental Psychology Student

Email: mz1491@nyu.edu

Program: PhD in Developmental Psychology

Year entered Program: 2024

Research Interests: caregiver-child interactions, bio-behavioral synchrony, home environment, self-regulation

Principal Advisor(s): Dr. Natalie Brito

Research Description/Bio: Maggie Zhang received her Bachelor of Science in Applied Psychology from New York University in May 2020. Broadly, she is interested in how environmental factors, such as stress, impacts caregiver-infant interactions and infant development. She is excited to pursue her doctoral degree under the mentorship of Dr. Natalie Brito! She is particularly interested in further investigating how variations in the home environment and culture may impact how caregiver-infant relationships are developed and strengthened.

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