#  Sarah Lynch 

College Fellow in Psychology

 

 

 



   ![IMAGE: Portrait of Dr. Sarah Lynch](/sites/g/files/omnuum9601/files/styles/hwp_4_5__320x400/public/2025-07/5bd1bb56-8912-432a-a440-39d1a5a3a830.png?itok=ZRxwnBdb) 

 



 

 email <slynch@fas.harvard.edu> 

 



 

Sarah is a College Fellow with Prof. Leah Somerville and received a PhD in Psychology from Boston University.

Sarah's research explores the relationship between early social experiences and social decision-making, affiliative preferences, and behavioral outcomes, with a focus on externalizing and aggressive behavior problems. Sarah also examines how social interactions shape stress regulation, social competence, and the development of disruptive behaviors.



 

 

 





 

 

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