Nicole Bush, PhD

Nicole Bush, PhD, is the Lisa and John Pritzker Distinguished Professor of Developmental and Behavioral Health at UCSF, jointly appointed in the departments of Psychiatry and Pediatrics, and the Division Chief of the Division of Developmental Medicine. Dr. Bush is a licensed clinical psychologist with postdoctoral training in biology, pediatrics, and epidemiology. She is an international leader with research expertise in the social determinants of child and family health and wellbeing, including Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs), trauma, caregiving, individual and neighborhood-level socioeconomic disadvantage, and race-related disparities in environmental exposures. Dr. Bush leads or co-leads a broad range of epidemiological longitudinal cohort studies and clinical intervention trials focused on determining the etiology and biological mechanisms for social and chemical environment effects on maternal and pediatric mental and physical health, with a strong focus on the perinatal and early childhood periods.