Dr. Beth E. Molnar is a social/psychiatric epidemiologist and Professor at Northeastern University where she directs the Population Health PhD program. She holds degrees from the Harvard School of Public Health (Sc.D., S.M.) and UCLA (B.S.). Her research studies focus on effects of violent, traumatic experiences (e.g. child maltreatment, sexual violence, community violence, vicarious trauma), child abuse prevention, and early childhood mental health interventions with vulnerable families.