Gunnar elected president of the International Society for Developmental Psychobiology

Megan Gunnar, Ph.D.

Megan Gunnar, PhD, Regents Professor, Distinguished McKnight University Professor, and director of the Institute of Child Development (ICD), was recently elected president of the International Society for Developmental Psychobiology (ISDP).

Founded in 1968, ISDP is a non-profit organization that encourages research on behavior development, paying special attention to the effects of biological factors. Gunnar assumed her role as president following the ISDP 2018 meeting in San Diego.

“As president, I will increase our current efforts to promote integration of animal and human studies. I will also continue the society’s strong support for induction of young students, postdocs, and junior faculty into the society to insure its long-term health,” Gunnar said.