Julia S. Feldman, PhD

  • Post-Doctoral Scholar

Dr. Feldman is a Clinical Research Training for Psychologists T32 Postdoctoral Fellow in the Department of Psychiatry at the University of Pittsburgh. She works in the Attention in Babies and Children Lab in the Youth and Family Research Program, directed by Dr. Heather Joseph. Her research focuses on applying principles of developmental psychopathology to assess how contextual factors impact young children’s socioemotional development. She is particularly interested in refining father-derived caregiving constructs during early childhood and assessing their impact on children’s later psychosocial adjustment, especially the development of self-regulation skills, ADHD symptoms, and externalizing behaviors. 

Current Projects

Education & Training

  • University of Michigan, BA, Psychology
  • University of Pittsburgh, PhD, Clinical and Developmental Psychology
  • Predoctoral Internship: Western Psychiatric Hospital, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center