Dr. Emma Duerden is an Assistant Professor in the Faculty of Education and a supervisor for graduate students in the School and Applied Child Psychology program. Her research program focuses on the impact of early adversity on cognitive ability in infants and school-aged children with autism spectrum disorder or who are born very preterm. The goal of her research program is to identify risk factors for early adversity as well as factors that promote resilience to early life stress, healthy brain development and academic achievement in children.