Cindy Liu

Cindy H. Liu, Ph.D. is an Assistant Professor of Pediatrics at Harvard Medical School and the Director of the Developmental Risk and Cultural Resilience Program at Brigham and Women's Hospital.13456 Her research focuses on culture and socio-emotional development, and race and ethnic disparities related to maternal and child mental health.46

Key Facts about Cindy Liu

• Licensed clinical psychologist with expertise in perinatal stress, parent-child relationships, youth mental health, discrimination, and racial socialization5
• Principal investigator of several NIH-funded longitudinal studies examining the experiences of pregnant women, postpartum women, young adults, and Asian American families during the COVID-19 pandemic5
• Recipient of grants from NIH, APA, Sackler Foundation, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, and Harvard Catalyst4
• Serves on the APA Stress and Health Disparities Working Group and the Massachusetts Department of Mental Health Multicultural Advisory Committee4
• Provided expert testimony before the Massachusetts State Legislature on parent mental health46
• Research incorporates data from behavioral, physiological, and population-level surveys46
• Director of the NICU Parent Mental Health Program at Brigham and Women's Hospital5

Dr. Liu's research aims to identify risks and reduce disparities in mental health, particularly in vulnerable and underrepresented populations.15 Her work has been featured in media outlets like the New York Times, USA Today, and NPR.2