Linhao Zhang, Ph.D.

I am a postdoc researcher working with Dr. Autumn Kujawa and Dr. Kathryn Humphreys at Vanderbilt University. 

I earned my Ph.D. in Human Development and Family Science from the University of Georgia, where I was mentored by Dr. Assaf Oshri and Dr. Charles Geier at the Georgia Center for Developmental Science. 

My research focuses on studying how child adversity influences youth development and psychopathology and how psychophysiological and neurological mechanisms impact these associations. 

I am particularly interested in how sleep can impact the parent-child relationship and risk and resilience behaviors.