She earned her B.A. in Psychology from the University of Coloardo at Boulder and her Ph.D. in Developmental Psychology with a minor in Quantitative Psychology from the University of Notre Dame. Dr. Nuttall's research focuses on understanding how children and families cope with stress in the family system. She studies family relationships and child development in a variety of stress contexts, with a particular emphasis on identifying adaptive processes and resilience. She conducts process-oriented basic research with the goal of informing preventive interventions aimed at supporting positive outcomes for children, siblings, and parents.