Principal Investigators

Deborah Jacobvitz

Hello, my name is Deborah Jacobvitz. I am a child psychologist and my work focuses on parenting and ways to promote optimal social and emotional development in young children.  I am interested in developing interventions to helping families and children in need of support.  

Elizabeth Widen 

Hello! My name is Elizabeth Widen; I am a nutritional epidemiologist and a Principal Investigator of the MAGIC study. My work focuses on the role of nutrition during pregnancy and how it relates to short- and long-term maternal and child health.

Ladia Hernandez

Hello! My name is Ladia Hernandez. I am a Registered Dietitian and Nutritional Epidemiologist. I have over two decades of experience in field research in nutritional epidemiology and dietary intervention studies.

Nancy Hazen

Hello, I’m Nancy Hazen.  I am a child psychologist who has studied how couples become parents and work together as coparents.  I am interested in how family interactions and coparenting relate to young children’s social and emotional development.