Dr. Alexandrea Craft

Assistant Professor

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Biography

Alexandrea L. Craft is an Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Human Behavior (Research) and Pediatrics (Research) at the Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University. She earned her PhD in Clinical Psychology from the University of Massachusetts Amherst and completed a clinical psychology internship at Children’s Hospital Philadelphia. Dr. Craft pursued a postdoctoral research fellowship at the Brown Center for Children and Families, focusing on child mental health. Her research investigates early adversity experienced by mothers and fathers during the prenatal period and its transmission to infants through parental behaviors and physiological stress responses. She is the Principal Investigator for the NIH Director's Early Independence Award (DP5) grant, which studies the work-family transitions of parents with medically compromised infants in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU). Dr. Craft is actively involved in providing evidence-based psychological treatment for young children and families at the Brown Center for Children and Families. Her clinical expertise spans perinatal mental health and neuropsychological assessments for developmental delays, including Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), among children aged zero to five.

Research Interests

Experience

Assistant Professor (Research)

2024-01-01 — Present

Brown University • Providence, RI, USA

Conduct research and provide instruction at the university.

Research Scientist

2024-01-01 — Present

Women and Infants Hospital • Providence, RI, USA

Engage in research focused on child mental health.

Clinical Psychologist

2024-01-01 — Present

Brown Center for Children and Families • Providence, RI, USA

Provide psychological treatment for young children and families.

Awards

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NIH Director's Early Independence Award

2024-01-01

Requirements for Brown University

Doctorate Program
Requirements
GRE General
TOEFL
Total
Required:90
IELTS
Overall
Required:7
Prerequisites
Undergraduate degree in Economics or related field
Application Checklist
  • Personal Statement
  • Transcripts
  • 3 Letters of Recommendation
  • GRE Scores
  • TOEFL/IELTS Scores (if applicable)
Specialization Notes

Department: Department of Economics