Jill Stamm

Jill Stamm, PhD, is cofounder of New Directions Institute for Infant Brain Development and an associate clinical professor at Arizona State University in psychology in education. She is a nationally known presenter on the subject of early brain development and has spoken before thousands of parents, caregivers, teachers, and policymakers. She knows firsthand how resilient a newborn brain is: her first daughter was born almost four months premature and doctors insisted she would never walk or talk. Dr. Stamm dedicated herself to improving her daughter's life, and more than thirty years later her daughter is living proof that nearly every baby's brain has the potential to adapt and flourish given the right attention.