Dr. Nicole E. Lorenzo is the director of the PATHS Lab and an Assistant Professor at American University. She received a PhD in Clinical Science in Child and Adolescent Psychology from Florida International University and completed postdoctoral training at the University of Maryland. Dr. Lorenzo is a licensed clinical psychologist.
As a developmental psychopathologist, Dr. Lorenzo’s research focuses on the transactional processes involved in parent-child interactions, examining how these processes develop and the impact of factors like temperament and parent mental health. This developmental work inform her intervention work which seeks to understand how we can refine and individualize treatment targets to develop early intervention programs that are accessible and scalable for families and providers, particularly those from underserved and underrepresented backgrounds. Of utmost importance, Dr. Lorenzo’s program of work is carried out using a health equity lens, by focusing on and including participants from racial and ethnic minority backgrounds.
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