Kaylin Hill
Psychology
Assistant Professor; Director, Psychophysiology of Affect across the Lifespan (PAL) Lab
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Clinical psychology
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Developmental psychopathology
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Psychophysiology
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Mental health, focus on depression
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Mood and emotion
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Caregiver-child relationships
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Times of India
Researchers watched parents interact with their 3-year-olds, then followed the children for 15 years; those who experienced more warmth and encouragement showed stronger reward responses later
October 16, 2026
The research was led by Kaylin Hill, a psychologist at the University of Notre Dame, and her team.
Futurity
Positive parenting teaches kids how to experience joy
October 14, 2026
University of Notre Dame psychologist Kaylin Hill has devoted the past 15 years of her career to better understanding emotions and depression—and how to break the cycle of intergenerational mental health issues. Hill, an assistant professor in Notre Dame’s psychology department, has found that parents’ child-rearing methods during the preschool years coincide with how that child experiences joy and satisfaction across adolescence—a period during which the risk for mental health issues is at its highest.
Science Magazine
Positive Parenting Shapes the Adolescent Brain’s Response to Joy, 15-Year Study Finds
October 09, 2026
The research was led by Kaylin Hill, an assistant professor in Notre Dame’s Department of Psychology and a clinical psychologist who directs the university’s Psychophysiology of Affect across the Lifespan, or PAL, Lab.
WVPE
Healthcare Headlines: Ultrasounds Can Impact Later Parenting
Audio
August 14, 2025
Notre Dame assistant professor Kaylin Hill discusses her published study suggesting that words used to describe a baby during an ultrasound can have an impact on later parenting.
Inside Indiana Business
Notre Dame shares new study on ultrasounds (begins at 1:50)
Video
August 11, 2025
The prenatal ultrasound is a major milestone for parents during pregnancy, and a study done by a University of Notre Dame psychologist shows words used during that ultrasound correlate the baby's behavior two years later.
News Medical
Ultrasound descriptions may shape how parents view their unborn children
July 24, 2025
"The ultrasound experience is such a salient, emotional part of the pregnancy overall, legitimizing the pregnancy itself and creating an opportunity for brand-new memories with the baby," said Kaylin Hill, assistant professor in Notre Dame's Department of Psychology and lead author of the study published in Communications Psychology, a Nature journal.