Joan Kaufman (psychologist)
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Joan Kaufman | |
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| Born | Joan Robin Kaufman |
| Alma mater | Tufts University Yale University |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Child abuse and neglect |
| Institutions | Yale School of Medicine Johns Hopkins School of Medicine Kennedy Krieger Institute |
| Thesis | Depressive disorders in maltreated children (1990) |
| Doctoral advisor | Albert J. Solnit |
Joan Robin Kaufman is an American child psychologist who researches child abuse and neglect. She is a professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine. She is the director of research at the center for child and family traumatic stress at the Kennedy Krieger Institute. Kaufman worked at the Yale School of Medicine from 1998 to 2015.
