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Emily Dunning
Emily Dunning
Graduate student
Summary Statement

Emily’s research focuses on physiological and psychological outcomes following child maltreatment and mechanisms in the intergenerational continuity of child maltreatment, with a focus on leveraging findings to develop and enhance prevention and treatment programs.

Department
  • Graduate Student
Education
  • 2022-Present, Penn State University
  • 2015-2019, University of Oregon, Bachelor of Arts in Psychology
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Professional Experience

Department roles:

  • 2023-2024 Steering Committee Social Co-Chair
Publications
  • Boparai, S., Dunning, E. D., Keim, M., Galtieri, L. R., King, K., Friedman, D., Compas, B., Breiger, D., Lengua, L. J., Fainsilber Katz, L. (In press). Caregiver emotion regulation predicts psychopathology trajectories during pediatric cancer treatment. Journal of Family Psychology.
  • Shenk, C. E., Olson, A. E., Dunning, E. D., Shores, K. A., Ram, N., Felt, J. F., Chimed-Ochir, U., & Fisher, Z. F. (In press). Addressing contamination bias in child maltreatment research: Innovative methods for enhancing causal estimates.