Gianna Rea-Sandin, PhD

Dr. Rea-Sandin is an Assistant Professor in the Division of General Pediatrics and Adolescent Health at the University of Minnesota Medical School. She received her PhD in Developmental Psychology from Arizona State University and completed a NIDA-funded T32 postdoctoral fellowship at the University of Minnesota. The overarching goal of her research program is to identify targets to promote healthy development and improve self-regulation, a key determinant of health across the lifespan. Her research examines how genetic, environmental, familial, and cultural factors shape the development of self-regulation and executive functioning, as well as their associations with academic performance, sleep, mental health, and substance use. She is particularly interested in how parenting and family environments contribute to children’s development across generations.