Ann Mastergeorge, PhD

Ann Mastergeorge, PhD, is a Rockwell Endowed Professor in Human Development and Family Sciences in the College of Health and Human Sciences and Associate Vice Provost in Outreach and Engagement. She has expertise in early developmental trajectories and is a developmental scholar who studies health disparities, the impact of poverty on developmental outcomes, and prevention and early intervention strategies and outcomes for young children at developmental risk. She has published numerous papers in substantive areas related to early social communication, environmental and biological impacts on early brain development, school readiness, and the impact of parenting on developmental outcomes for young children.