{"id":1846,"date":"2024-10-11T12:30:52","date_gmt":"2024-10-11T16:30:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.psych.rochester.edu\/MHFC\/?page_id=1846"},"modified":"2025-02-10T15:24:12","modified_gmt":"2025-02-10T20:24:12","slug":"elizabeth-d-handley-ph-d","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.psych.rochester.edu\/MHFC\/about-us\/faculty-and-staff\/elizabeth-d-handley-ph-d\/","title":{"rendered":"Liz Handley, PhD"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"HeadshotLiz Handley, PhD<\/strong>
\nDirector of Research
\nAssociate Professor of Psychology and Psychiatry
\nelizabeth_handley@urmc.rochester.edu<\/a>
\n(585) 275-2991<\/p>\n

Research Interests<\/h2>\n

The overarching goal of Dr. Handley\u2019s research is to advance understanding of the impact of family adversity on development for individuals and families. Her research aims to identify the outcomes, mechanisms, and moderators associated with exposure to family adversity, such as child maltreatment, parent psychopathology, across the life course and across generations. She is especially interested in the biological embedding of stress and understanding why individuals exposed to childhood adversity may experience both mental and physical health challenges throughout development.<\/p>\n

Dr. Handley\u2019s research is grounded in the developmental psychopathology framework, utilizes prospective longitudinal designs with adversity-exposed samples, and emphasizes multiple levels of analysis. Additionally, she has an interest in longitudinal data analysis and advanced quantitative methods. Current projects seek to address the following questions:<\/p>\n