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We are a developmental behavioral neuroscience lab that studies how exposure to adversity compromises behavioral and brain function throughout the lifespan. We are particularly interested in maternal adversity exposure because the postpartum period is a time of increased risk for affective dysregulation in women and because postpartum adversity is known to disrupt maternal behavior and have adverse consequences for offspring development. We also study early development because it constitutes a sensitive period for early life programming, which means that adversity experienced during this time is likely to have a long-lasting impact on neurobehavioral function.