S. Alexandra Burt
SSC Diamond Distinguished Professor
Psychology Bldg, 107A
Biography
Dr. Burt has several research interests. The first focuses on understanding the etiology of aggressive and rule-breaking behaviors across the lifespan. Her particular focus is on the role of environmental influences (e.g., neighborhood danger/deprivation, environmental toxicants), both as main effects and also as moderators of genetic influences (e.g., how these environments may turn genes “on and off”). She is equally interested in those youth who demonstrate resilience – or adaptive outcome
Read moreEducation
PhD, Clinical Psychology/Behavioral Genetics, University of Minnesota, 2004
MA, Clinical Psychology/Behavioral Genetics, University of Minnesota, 2001
BS, Psychology & History, Emory University, 1996