Angela J. Narayan

Angela Narayan, PhD, LP, is an Associate Professor in the Clinical Child Psychology PhD Program in the Department of Psychology at the University of Denver (DU). She is also an Adjunct Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychiatry at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF). She received her PhD in Clinical Child Psychology from the Institute of Child Development at the University of Minnesota and completed a predoctoral internship and post-doctoral fellowship in the Department of Psychiatry and Child Trauma Research Program at UCSF. Dr. Narayan directs a program of research that examines how childhood adversity and positive childhood experiences have enduring effects on development across adolescence, adulthood and parenthood. She is particularly interested in understanding intergenerational pathways of adversity, psychopathology, and resilience in populations with diverse backgrounds. She has authored or co-authored more than 80 peer-reviewed papers and book chapters. She is on the editorial board of three peer-reviewed journals, Development and Psychopathology, Child Abuse & Neglect, and Adversity and Resilience Science. Dr. Narayan also serves as an expert witness for cases involving youth and adult violence and victimization.