Amy Byrd, PhD, Honored as Association for Psychological Science Rising Star
Congratulations to Amy Byrd, PhD, who was recently named an Association for Psychological Science (APS) Rising Star!
The APS Rising Star designation is presented to outstanding APS members in the earliest stages of their research careers after completing doctoral training.
Dr. Byrd’s research is focused on the neurobiological processes underlying the development and persistence of reactive aggression in adolescents, who have a particularly vulnerable developmental window characterized by changes in neural circuitry associated with threat and reinforcement processing. Dr. Byrd currently leads a K01 career development award from National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) to investigate the neural mechanisms of reactive aggression in adolescence in regard to threat and reinforcement conditioning. In addition, Dr. Byrd receives funding from the American Psychology Foundation to study the impact of maternal emotion regulation on the trajectories of aggression via child emotion regulation. Dr. Byrd also serves as co-investigator on an NIMH R01, based at the University of Oregon, examining preschooler emotion regulation in the context of maternal borderline personality disorder.
“Dr. Byrd’s research has advanced our understanding of the development and persistence of emotion and behavior dysregulation among youth, and, perhaps more importantly, how we might alter these trajectories among those most at risk,” said Stephanie Stepp, PhD (Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Psychology). “Her intellect, diligence, and tenacity for collaborative leadership distinguishes her. Dr. Byrd is an exemplar of a true clinical scientist and is undoubtedly a rising star!”
“It’s an honor to be named an APS Rising Star alongside such amazing scholars, and I’m so grateful for the many, many incredible people who have supported and mentored me along the way,” said Dr. Byrd.
Congratulations to Dr. Byrd!