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Faculty Profile

Tess Lefmann

Social Work
Associate Professor of Social Work
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Longstreet
University, MS 38677
(662) 915-7336
tlefmann@olemiss.edu
Joined UM: August 20, 2015

Areas of Expertise

  • EPIGENETICS
  • INFANT BRAIN DEVELOPMENT
  • NEUROSCIENCE
  • PRENATAL STRESS
  • SOCIAL WORK

Brief Bio

Tess Lefmann is an Assistant professor of Social Work. Dr. Lefmann received her PhD from the University of Tennessee Knoxville in 2014; a MSSW from the University of Tennessee in 2010; and a BA in Psychology from Duquesne University in 2006. Dr. Lefmann's areas of research include the physiology of stress during pregnancy, infant brain development, and epigenetics.

Degrees

PhD
Social Work
University of Tennessee-Knoxville (2014)

Committee Memberships

Sensitivity and Respect
University Standing Committee