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Maholmes, Valerie
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| | Phone: | 301-496-1514 |
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| | E-mail: | maholmev@mail.nih.gov |
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6100 Executive Blvd Room 4B05A, MSC 7510
Bethesda Md 20892-7510
For FedEx use:
Rockville Md 20852 |
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| | Organization: | Child Development & Behavior (CDB) Branch |
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Child Maltreatment and Violence
Minority Population Research
Social and Affective Development
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Biosketch:
Valerie Maholmes, Ph.D., C.A.S., directs the research program in Social and Affective Development/Child Maltreatment and Violence in the Child Development and Behavior Branch at NICHD. Prior to her position at NICHD, Dr. Maholmes was a fellow with the Society for Research in Child Development and the American Association for the Advancement of Sciences. Dr. Maholmes holds a Ph.D. in Educational Psychology from Howard University and a sixth-year degree with advanced study in School Psychology, with a concentration in neuropsychological and psychosocial assessments from Fairfield University, Her research and clinical work has focused on the psychosocial, cultural and environmental factors that influence the children's learning and development, particularly low-income minority children. She held a faculty position at the Yale University Child Study Center, where she served in numerous capacities, including the director of research and policy for the School Development Program and the Irving B. Harris Assistant Professor of Child Psychiatry¿an endowed professorial chair for social policy. Dr. Maholmes served two terms as a member of the New Haven Board of Education, where she was Vice president/secretary and chair of the curriculum committee. She also served a term as the president of the Board of Directors for the Arnold Gesell Institute of Human Development.
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