The Biological Embedding of Early Life Experiences Shaping Health and Development: The Role of Epigenetics
This event is In Person.
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM
Dr. Meingold Chan
Assistant Professor
Department of Human Development and Family Science, Purdue University
Meingold Chan is currently an Assistant Professor in Human Development and Family Science at Purdue University. She completed her postdoctoral fellowship at the University of British Columbia, funded by the Canadian Institutes of Health Research Postdoctoral Fellowship. She earned her PhD in Human Development and Family Science from The Ohio State University and an MPhil in Social and Developmental Psychology from the University of Cambridge.
Adopting a biopsychosocial and multicultural perspective, her research program investigates the influence of familial and sociocultural contexts on children's socioemotional development, as well as the biological embedding of these contexts, as reflected in epigenetics, and their impact on long-term health. Specifically, she examines the associations between family environment, early life stress, and child outcomes, including socioemotional adjustment and epigenetics, across diverse contexts. Her work also addresses measurement and methodological challenges in psychological, cross-cultural, and biosocial research.
Speaker will present in person in Rammelkamp R219.