July 23, 2026
10 – 11:30am Pacific Time (Seattle) / 1 – 2:30pm Eastern
via Zoom

BARNARD CENTER FREE LECTURE SERIES

In this talk, Dr. Gray will review the state of the science on biobehavioral synchrony between parents and their children, or how parents’ and children’s behavior and physiology coordinate during interaction. The talk will focus on synchrony’s potential for understanding intergenerational transmission of mental health risk, particularly in contexts of early adversity, reviewing research from her lab and other scholars. In addition, she will underscore what we currently do and don’t yet understand about physiological synchrony, highlighting future directions in research as well as clinical implications.

DR. SARAH GRAY, PhD
Dr. Sarah Gray is a licensed clinical psychologist and an Associate Professor of Psychology and Psychiatry at the University of Connecticut. As a clinician, scholar, and teacher, she focuses on the healing power of relationships. Her research examines the developmental consequences of early life adversity, with a specific focus on intergenerational processes. She is an academy of fellows member at Zero to Three, and her work has been funded by the National Institutes of Health, the Brain & Behavior Foundation, and the American Psychoanalytic Association.

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