Danielle Dick
Behavioral & Emotional Health
2 classes completed · Rating 5 / 5
Biography
Danielle Dick, Ph.D. is the distinguished Commonwealth Professor of Psychology and Human and Molecular Genetics at Virginia Commonwealth University, where she directs a research institute on behavioral and emotional health. She is an internationally recognized and award-winning expert on genetic and environmental influences on human behavior. She has led and contributed to more than 20 grants from the National Institutes of Health, with grant funding totaling >30 million dollars. She has >350 peer-reviewed publications in the areas of child development, addiction, mental health, genetics, and human behavior, and won numerous national and international awards for her work. She has been named as one of the most highly cited researchers in the world across all fields of science. She is passionate about bringing research to parents in ways that are engaging and accessible. Her first book "The Child Code: Understanding your child's unique nature for happier, more effective parenting" was published in September 2021 by Penguin Random House. She is also a mom to a 14 year old son and 5 year old stepdaughter.
Education
Ph.D. in Psychology, 2001 Postdoctoral Fellowship in Medical & Molecular Genetics, 2003 Director, Institute for Research on Behavioral and Emotional Health 20+ years as a leading researcher in child behavior, genetics, and neuroscience
Classes by Danielle Dick
- How Understanding Your Childs Genes Can Change the Way You Parent · On-Demand Class · Parenting