Paige Safyer

Paige Safyer is an assistant professor in the School of Social Work. She received her doctorate in social work and developmental psychology from the University of Michigan. Her research takes a neurodevelopmental, culturally responsive, and trauma-informed approach toward understanding social-emotional development in infancy and early childhood, with the goal of creating interventions that strengthen resiliency among infants, young children, and their families. As a social work practitioner, Dr. Safyer is especially interested in using play based therapies to explore the internal world of the child.