Darby Saxbe
- Associate Professor of Psychology
- USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences
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Expertise Summary
Expert on the transition to parenthood, the neurobiology of parenting, stress and coping within families, fathers, and the division of household labor
Expertise
- How transition to parenthood affects couples
- Mental and physical health during pregnancy and the postpartum period (for both mothers and fathers)
- The parenting brain and biology
- Stress, health, and close relationships, particularly within the family
- The division of housework within couples
- How stress gets under the skin and how stress hormones (like cortisol) link up within close relationships
- The effects of early adversity on child health and development
- Family leave and other family-focused policies, and their impact on public health
- Coronavirus/COVID-19 stress and families
Additional Information
- Principal Investigator, NeuroEndocrinology of Social Ties lab