Bio

Natalie Hiromi Brito, Ph.D., is currently an Assistant Professor in the Department of Applied Psychology at NYU. Dr. Brito earned her Doctoral degree in Psychology with a concentration in Human Development and Public Policy from Georgetown University in 2013. Prior to joining the NYU faculty, Dr. Brito spent two years as a Robert Wood Johnson Health and Society Scholar and two years as a postdoctoral research fellow within the Division of Developmental Neuroscience at Columbia University Medical Center. As a developmental psychologist, Dr. Brito’s focus is on understanding how early social and cultural contexts shape the trajectory of neurocognitive development. Specifically, her research examines links between the early home environment and the development of memory, language, and socioemotional skills during the first three years of life. Currently, she is investigating the independent and interacting effects of socioeconomic status and multilingualism on the developing brain for children across a wide range of economic and multicultural backgrounds.