Alexandra Ursache, PhD

I am a developmental psychologist with expertise in multi-level influences on child health and development. My work aims to advance health equity and school success by understanding and supporting the development of skills and health behaviors that promote learning and healthy development for children, with a focus on self-regulation in early childhood. Moreover, my research examines the ways in which neighborhood contexts support and impede these pathways to healthy development. 

I hold a BASc in cognitive science from McGill University, an EdM in mind, brain and education from the Harvard Graduate School of Education, and a PhD in developmental psychology from NYU. I completed a postdoctoral fellowship in the Neuro-Epidemiology Training Program at Columbia University. My research has been published in numerous journals including Child Development, Developmental Psychology, and Childhood Obesity.