Kathryn Lemery-Chalfant
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PO Box 871104 Arizona State University Tempe, AZ 85287-1104
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Mail code: 1104Campus: Tempe
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Kathryn Lemery-Chalfant is a professor of psychology and heads the Child Emotion Center-Arizona Twin Project in the Department of Psychology at Arizona State University. Her research focuses on risk and resilience processes that impact children’s mental and physical health. She uses genetically-informative study designs, such as twin studies and studies that include genotyping combined with family-based prevention programs. Professor Lemery-Chalfant joined the faculty at ASU in 2001.
- Ph.D. Psychology, University of Wisconsin-Madison 1999
- M.S. Psychology, University of Wisconsin-Madison 1996
- B.A. Psychology, Robert D. Clark Honor College, University of Oregon 1994
- Longitudinal methods, including growth modeling, latent transition analysis, dynamic structural equation modeling, survival analysis, machine learning
- Temperament and emotion--including coding facial, bodily, and vocal expressions of affect
- Gene-environment interaction and correlation--including direction of effect between parent and child emotion and behavior
- Psychosocial moderation of genetic risk
- Specificity of genetic and family risk for mental and physical health
- Arizona Twin Project
- Wisconsin Twin Project
- Early Steps Multisite Study
- Project Alliance 1
- Las Madres Nuevas
- AS-U-Live Project
- See CV for publications
3/10/2022-2/28/2027 MPI’s Kathryn Lemery-Chalfant & Mary Davis, NICHD, “Genetic and environmental origins of the development of pain in children,” 2R01 HD086085, $3,534,642 total costs.
12/1/2020-11/30/2025 MPI’s Kathryn Lemery-Chalfant and Leah Doane, NICHD 2R01 HD079520-06, “Social and genetic contributions to children’s sleep, health and functioning.” $4,181,123 total costs.
4/15/2022-2/28/2026 MPI’s Kathryn Lemery-Chalfant & Jenn-Yun Tein, NIDA, “Parent-Child Interaction Dynamics Mediate Genetic and Prevention Effects on the Development of Adolescent Substance Use Disorders.” R01 DA053740, $2,130,704 total costs. Percent recognition: 40%.
1/1/2023-11/30/2027 MPIs Erika Westling, Kathryn Lemery-Chalfant, Jazmin Brown-Iannuzzi, & Daniel Shaw, NIMH, “Preventing adult mental health problems from early childhood in the contexts of genetic susceptibility, poverty, racism, and the COVID-19 pandemic.” R01 MH131670, $3,801,453 total costs.
12/1/2023-11/30/2028 Co-Investigator, NIAAA, “Gene-environment interplay and alcohol use among racially-ethnically diverse youth,” (PI Jinni Su). R01 AA031281. Total costs $1,840,158.
7/1/2023-6/30/2026 MPIs Candace Lewis and Kathryn Lemery-Chalfant, IMHR, “Isolating environmentally induced DNA methylation patterns associated with psychopathology in adolescent twins.” $125,000 total costs.
7/1/2021-6/30/2023 Co-Investigator, NIDA, “Research training in drug abuse prevention: Closing the research-practice gap,” (PI Gonzales and Berkel). 2T32 DA039772-06, $2,294,493 total costs.
6/1/2021-5/31/2023 Sponsor, NIH F31 HD103374-01A1, “Novel measures of culture and relation to self-regulation,” (PI Gianna Rea-Sandin). $107,904 total costs.
Courses
2023 Fall
Course Number | Course Title |
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BIO 492 | Honors Directed Study |
BIO 493 | Honors Thesis |
PSY 492 | Honors Directed Study |
PSY 792 | Research |
BIO 495 | Undergraduate Research |
PSY 599 | Thesis |
PSY 542 | Social Development |
NEU 492 | Honors Directed Study |
NEU 493 | Honors Thesis |
PSY 399 | Supervised Research |
2023 Summer
Course Number | Course Title |
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PSY 599 | Thesis |
PSY 599 | Thesis |
PSY 592 | Research |
PSY 792 | Research |
2023 Spring
Course Number | Course Title |
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PSY 599 | Thesis |
BIO 492 | Honors Directed Study |
PSY 501 | Supervised Teaching |
BIO 495 | Undergraduate Research |
PSY 592 | Research |
2022 Fall
Course Number | Course Title |
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BIO 493 | Honors Thesis |
BIO 495 | Undergraduate Research |
PSY 592 | Research |
PSY 599 | Thesis |
2022 Spring
Course Number | Course Title |
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BIO 492 | Honors Directed Study |
PSY 792 | Research |
PSY 799 | Dissertation |
BIO 495 | Undergraduate Research |
PSY 592 | Research |
2021 Fall
Course Number | Course Title |
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BIO 493 | Honors Thesis |
PSY 792 | Research |
PSY 799 | Dissertation |
BIO 495 | Undergraduate Research |
PSY 592 | Research |
PSY 542 | Social Development |
2021 Summer
Course Number | Course Title |
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PSY 799 | Dissertation |
2021 Spring
Course Number | Course Title |
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BIO 492 | Honors Directed Study |
PSY 792 | Research |
PSY 799 | Dissertation |
PSY 501 | Supervised Teaching |
BIO 495 | Undergraduate Research |
2020 Fall
Course Number | Course Title |
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BIO 493 | Honors Thesis |
PSY 792 | Research |
PSY 799 | Dissertation |
BIO 495 | Undergraduate Research |
PSY 591 | Seminar |
PSY 599 | Thesis |
2020 Summer
Course Number | Course Title |
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PSY 799 | Dissertation |
2020 Spring
Course Number | Course Title |
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PSY 599 | Thesis |
BIO 492 | Honors Directed Study |
PSY 792 | Research |
PSY 799 | Dissertation |
BIO 495 | Undergraduate Research |
PSY 592 | Research |
2019 Fall
Course Number | Course Title |
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BIO 493 | Honors Thesis |
PSY 792 | Research |
BIO 495 | Undergraduate Research |
PSY 592 | Research |
PSY 542 | Social Development |
2019 Summer
Course Number | Course Title |
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PSY 792 | Research |
2019 Spring
Course Number | Course Title |
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BIO 495 | Undergraduate Research |
2018 Fall
Course Number | Course Title |
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BIO 493 | Honors Thesis |
BIO 495 | Undergraduate Research |
Select presentations:
- 2021 Invited Speaker, “Implementation of Biological and Context Screening in Diverse Settings and Populations.” Society for Prevention Research.
- 2020 Keynote Speaker, “Early Prevention: Breaking the Link Between Genetic Risk and Developmental Psychopathology.” New Frontiers in Biomedical Research, Louisiana Tech University.
- 2018 Keynote Speaker, “Developmental science through a Genetically-Informed Lens,” Developmental Methodology Conference, Whitefish, MT
- 2018 Invited colloquium, “Genetic Influences on Socio-Cultural Sensitivity: Moderation of Effects of the Family Check-Up Intervention on Symptoms of Child Psychopathology,” Indiana University, IN
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- Professor of Psychology, Arizona State University, 2015-present
- Associate Professor of Psychology, Arizona State University, 2008-2015
- Assistant Professor of Psychology, Arizona State UniversiAssistant Scientist, Waisman Center on Mental Retardation and Human Development, University of Wisconsin—Madison, 2000-2008
- Assistant Scientist, Waisman Center on Mental Retardation and Human Development, University of Wisconsin—Madison, 2000-2001
- Associate Research Specialist, Department of Psychology, University of Wisconsin—Madison, 1992-1994
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