Dr. Sheehan Fisher is an Associate Professor and perinatal clinical psychologist at Northwestern University. His research career focuses on the effects of perinatal and subsequent parental mental health on infant/child health outcomes, with a specialization in the emerging field of father mental health. He aims to reconceptualize parental mental health research to integrally involve both birthing parents and non-birthing parents to differentiate parents’ impact on a child’s medical and mental health. He has been a leader nationally and internationally in advocating for more inclusion of racial, ethnic, sexual, and gender minorities in perinatal research and clinical practice. Ultimately, Dr. Fisher’s goal is to optimize the health and effectiveness of the parental team to positively influence child health trajectories and help families thrive.
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