Kathryn Lemery-Chalfant
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Phone: 480-727-6459
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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
2025 Spring
Course Number | Course Title |
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BIO 492 | Honors Directed Study |
PSY 792 | Research |
PSY 799 | Dissertation |
BIO 495 | Undergraduate Research |
2024 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 |
PSY 799 | Dissertation |
PSY 499 | Individualized Instruction |
BIO 495 | Undergraduate Research |
PSY 399 | Supervised Research |
NEU 492 | Honors Directed Study |
NEU 493 | Honors Thesis |
2024 Summer
Course Number | Course Title |
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PSY 792 | Research |
2024 Spring
Course Number | Course Title |
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PSY 599 | Thesis |
BIO 492 | Honors Directed Study |
PSY 792 | Research |
BIO 495 | Undergraduate Research |
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 |
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
Consulting Editor, American Psychologist
Consulting Editor, Developmental Psychology
American Psychological Association (APA)
Association for Psychological Science (APS)
Society for Research in Child Development (SRCD)
Behavior Genetics Association (BGA)
Current Graduate Students:
1. Janna Pickett
2. Savannah Ostner
3. Alexys Murillo
4. Eva Bartsch
5. Tiffany Tran
Current Post Doc: Cheuk "Bosco" Cheng
Current Honors Student Mentor: Alyssa Le
Current Mentor for Faculty: Joanna Kim & Thao Ha
See CV for previous trainees
- 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
2024--NIH Health, Behavior, and Context Study Section for Grant Review
2024--University Tenure & Promotion Committee
2024--Elected, PAC Department Executive Committee
2024--Elected, Psych4All Excellence, Access, & Inclusion Committee
2024--Chair of faculty health leader search committee; tenure review committee