Andrea Hussong, PhD
I am a Developmental Scientist and a licensed Clinical
Psychologist dedicated to promoting health and well-being in children, youth,
and families. I grew up in a small town in Indiana and am proud to be among the
growing ranks of first-generation college graduates. After obtaining my
BA in psychology at Indiana University, I travelled to the desert where I
completed my doctorate in clinical psychology under Dr. Laurie Chassin at
Arizona State University and then onto Los Angeles to intern in community
mental health at Pacific Clinics. I came to North Carolina in 1996 as a postdoctoral
fellow in the Carolina Consortium on Human Development before joining the
faculty in the Department of Psychology in 1997. Over the past twenty years, I
have mentored many undergraduates, graduate students, postdoctoral trainees,
and junior faculty. My research has long focused on developmental pathways to
substance use and disorder, particularly for children of drug-involved parents.
Through this work, I have collaborated with quantitative methodologists to
apply innovative methods for longitudinal data analysis and integrative data
analysis. Most recently, my research has expanded to focus on positive youth
development and processes that may promote resilience, most specifically the
development of gratitude in children. My work currently focuses on applying
findings from developmental science to the creation of programs that support
families in raising grateful children and in coping with the challenges of
parental drug addiction. (For publications, you can find me on Research Gate, PubMed Central, or ORCID).