Anne Seery, PhD
Director - VIP Center of Excellence Anne Seery, PhD, is the Director of the VIP Center of Excellence. Dr. Seery has been working with VIP since 2014, where she has been leading expansion and growth, including helping to grow the program from its initial 2 locations while supporting development of program materials, training structure, and implementation processes. She is a developmental psychologist with a goal of ensuring that all children have the resources to thrive and start school ready to learn. She completed her BA in psychology and mathematics from Rutgers University, and her PhD in Psychology/Human Development from Boston University, where her doctoral work focused on investigation of the early progression of autism spectrum disorder, including working to understand early symptoms or biomarkers in infancy before a diagnosis is possible. |
Caitlin Canfield, PhD
VIP Co-Investigator Assistant Professor, Department of Pediatrics, NYU Grossman School of Medicine Caitlin is a developmental psychologist who focuses on how children’s characteristics and environments affect their individual development. She is currently studying the impacts of stress at the family and neighborhood levels on family well-being, parenting, and children’s early development. Caitlin’s long-term goals involve using her research experience to determine how interventions aimed at improving children’s cognitive and emotional well-being can be tailored to meet each child and family’s individual needs. |