Sue Carter

Dr. Sue Carter is a professor of psychiatry at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill and research professor of psychology at Northeastern University in Boston. Prior, to that she held professorships at the University of Illinois and the University of Maryland. Dr. Carter is also a biologist, known for her research on the neuroendocrinology of social bonding and the development of prairie vole as a model for discovering the behavioral and physiological actions of peptide hormones. Her current research focuses on the developmental consequences of oxytocin and the protective role of oxytocin in the regulation of reactivity to stressful experiences.