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Megan R. Gunnar, Regents Professor and chair of the Institute of Child Development, studies the neurobiology of stress and its regulation by relationships from infancy through adolescence. Dr.Gunnar has dedicated nearly 40 years of exceptional instruction and program leadership to graduate education at the University of Minnesota. During her tenure, Gunnar has developed new courses and graduate programs while advising and matriculating over 35 students through the Child Psychology PhD program. She has received life-time achievement awards from the American Psychological Association, the International Society of Psychoneuroendocrinology, and the Society for Child Development. In 2017, Professor Gunnar was elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and the National Academy of Education.