Samantha L. Wilson, PhD 

Titles
Investigator, Children's Research Institute; assistant professor, Pediatrics, Medical College of Wisconsin.

Division
Pediatrics, Child Development

Research interests
Language/learning disabilities, behavioral health, community health/prevention, neuropsychiatric.

Study interests
Post-institutionalization, adoption, attachment, child development.

Education
Master of science, St. Louis University, 2003; doctorate, St. Louis University, 2006; clinical internship, Tulane Health Sciences Center, New Orleans, 2005; and University of South Florida, Tampa, 2006; postgraduate training, Bradley/Hasbro Children's Research Center, Providence, R.I., 2008.

Licensure

• Wisconsin license.
• Rhode Island license.

Honors
Nebraska Psychological Society, Award of significant Achievement, 2001; Fleur De Lis Foundation Scholarship, 2002; Martha Green Dimond Scholarship, Alpha Sigma Alpha Sorority, 2004; Division 52, American Psychological Association, Award of Merit for Student International Research, 2004; Torch Bearer for the XXVIII Olympic games (St. Louis, Mo.); St. Louis University Allan G. Barclay Department Award for excellence in course work, clinical work and research, 2005.

Representative publications

• Wilson SL. Attachment Disorders: Review and Current Status. Journal of Psychology. 2001; 135 (1):37-51.
• Wilson SL. Post-institutionalization: The Effects of Early Deprivation on Physical, Cognitive, and Social Development of Romanian Adoptees. Child and Adolescent Social Work. 2003; 20; 473-483.
• Wilson SL. A Review of Adoption research: Exploring Individual Differences in Adjustment. Children and Youth Services Review. 2004; 26; 687-696.
• Wilson SL. Guatemalan Perceptions of Adoption. International Social Work. 2005; 48; 742-752.
• Wilson SL, Weaver TL, Cradock MM, Kuebli JE. A Preliminary Study of the Cognitive and Motor Skills Acquisition of Young International Adoptees. Children and Youth Services Review. 2008; 30; 585-596.
• Wilson SL. Attending to Relationships: Attachment Formation within Families of Internationally Adopted Children.  Topics in Language Disorders. 2009; 39, 18-31.

Contact
Children's Hospital of Wisconsin
Child Development Center
PO Box 1997, MS 744
Milwaukee, WI  53201
Phone: (262) 432-6600
Fax: (262) 432-6604