Faculty Profile
Tess Lefmann
Social Work
Associate Professor of Social Work
Longstreet
University, MS 38677
(662) 915-7336
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
University Standing Committee |