Professor of Pediatrics, Neurology, and Psychology

Sowell, Elizabeth

Professor of Pediatrics, Neurology, and Psychology

My resaerch focuses on how the human brain develops and how it relates to functioning in the developmental environment. I am the principal invcestigator of the Adolescent Brain Cognitive Development (ABCD) study at CHLA within the department of Pediatrics at the Keck School of Medicine at USC. I am particularly interested in the impact of socioeconomic status and environmental toxins on pre and post-natal brain development.