Karen Moran Finello received her PhD in Developmental Psychology from the University of Southern California in 1984. She is Associate Professor of Clinical Pediatrics at the University of Southern California Keck School of Medicine, and is also Project Director of the Corazon de La Familia Infant-Child Intervention Program at the USC-University Affiliated Program at Childrens Hospital, Los Angeles. She has lectured, presented, and written extensively in the field of infant and child mental health, including journal articles and book chapters.