Luke Hyde
Luke W. Hyde, PhD, is a Professor in the University of Michigan’s Psychology Department in the Clinical Science and Developmental Psychology Areas. He is a developmental psychologist, neuroscientist, and licensed clinical psychologist. He studies how nature and nurture influence child development. He is the founding director of the Michigan Neurogenetic and Developmental Psychopathology (MiND) laboratory.
His research aims to better understand the development of risk and resilience in children and families, particularly the development of child psychopathology and problem behaviors (e.g., aggression, violence, rule breaking). Much of this research focuses on families facing adversity or living in poverty with a goal to understand how children succeed or struggle in the face of adversity.
Specific areas of research include:
– How experience shapes brain development
– How antisocial behavior and callous-unemotional traits develop from the preschool period into adolescence and early adulthood
– The role parenting and neighborhoods play in child and family development
– Understanding how nature and nurture interact over time to influence development
– The neural correlates of psychopathology, antisocial behavior, and psychopathy
– Resilience in the face of adversity
Dr. Hyde graduated Cum Laude with a BA from Williams College and a PhD in clinical and developmental psychology from the University of Pittsburgh. He is the former Chair of Clinical Psychology at the University of Michigan. He has been the Chair of grant review panels at the National Institute of Health and consulted with multiple agencies across the world, including the National Academies of Science and National Institute of Mental Health. His research has been supported by a variety of sources including the National Institute of Mental Health, the Eunice Kennedy Shrive National Institute of Child and Human Development, and the National Science Foundation. His research has been featured in the popular press (e.g., Los Angeles Times, National Geographic, Parents Magazine, Psychology Today) and published in over 170 peer reviewed articles in leading academic journals including the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, JAMA Pediatrics, and Nature Neuroscience, as well as recognize with awards from leading professional societies (e.g., the Janet Taylor Spence Award for Transformative Early Career Contributions by the Association for Psychological Science, and the Distinguished Scientific Award for Early Career Contributions to Psychology by the American Psychological Association).
