Shayl Griffith

Shayl Griffith’s research interests center on the behavioral and academic functioning of young children, with special interests in early identification and intervention in problems of development, parent-child interactions, child media use and the use of mobile technology to support interventions. Her work has been supported by grants and fellowships from the National Academy of Education (NAEd) / Spencer Foundation and the National Institutes of Health (NIH), and she has authored papers in journals such as Pediatrics, Journal of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology, Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology, and the Journal of Children and Media.

Research Areas

• Child digital media use
• Parent-child interactions
• Early childhood
• Behavioral and academic functioning of young children
• Early intervention/prevention

Education

• PhD Clinical Psychology, University of Massachusetts Amherst, Amherst MA
• MS Clinical Psychology, University of Massachusetts Amherst, Amherst MA
• BA Psychology, Clark University, Worcester MA