Sarah A. O. Gray

Principal Investigator

Psychological Sciences

Dr. Sarah Gray is a licensed clinical psychologist and an Associate Professor in the Department of Psychology at University of Connecticut with a joint appointment in the Department of Psychiatry at UConn Health. She earned her B.A. in History from Yale University and completed a post-baccalaureate fellowship in early childhood development and education at the Yale Child Study Center. After teaching for several years, she earned her Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology from the University of Massachusetts Boston. She completed her internship and post-doctoral training in the Early Childhood program at the Yale Child Study Center and was an Associate Professor in the Department of Psychology at Tulane University, where she also held a joint appointment in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences.

Dr. Gray’s research examines the developmental consequences of early life adversity, with a specific focus on intergenerational processes. She takes a multilevel approach, integrating narrative, behavioral, and physiological measurement to understand how risk and resilience is transmitted across generations through behavioral and biological pathways, situated in relational and broader social contexts. Ultimately, she seeks to inform prevention and intervention programs that support caregivers to support young children. Her work has been funded by the National Institutes of Health (NICHD & NIMH), the Brain & Behavior Foundation, and the American Psychoanalytic Association.