Associate Professor Behavioral and Brain Sciences Program Health Psychology, Developmental Psychology Dr. Ehrlich will not be accepting applications for a graduate student for Fall 2025. Health and Development Lab Education Education: Postdoc, Northwestern University (2012 - 2015) Ph.D., University of Maryland, College Park (2012) M.S., University of Maryland, College Park (2008) B.A., Washington & Lee University (2006) Research Research Interests: My research focuses on how children's social experiences shape their mental and physical health across the lifespan. My colleagues and I utilize a variety of research methods to evaluate social and emotional functioning, including structured behavioral observations, clinical interviews, self-reports, and performance-based tasks. In addition, we incorporate a number of health assessments, including clinical health measures and indices of cellular function. Selected Publications Selected Publications: Ehrlich, K. B., Lyle, S. M., Corallo, K. L., Brisson, J. B., Wiggins, E. R., Yu, T., Chen, E., Miller, G. E., & Brody, G. H. (2024). Socioeconomic disadvantage and high-effort coping in childhood: Evidence of skin-deep resilience. Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 35, 358-364. Ehrlich, K. B., Celia-Sanchez, M., Yu, T., Heard-Garris, N., Chen, E., Miller, G. E., & Brody, G. H. (2024). Exposure to parental depression in adolescence and proinflammatory phenotypes 20 years later. Brain, Behavior, and Immunity, 117, 196-203. Ehrlich, K. B., Miller, G. E., Rogosch, F. A., & Cicchetti, D. (2021). Maltreatment exposure across childhood and low-grade inflammation: Considerations of cumulative exposure, timing, and sex differences. Developmental Psychobiology, 63, 529-537. Ehrlich, K. B. (2020). How does the social world shape health across the lifespan? Insights and new directions. American Psychologist, 75, 1231-1241. Other Information Other Affiliations: Center for Family Research Health and Development Lab
