Dr. Bentley-Edwards is co-director for the CTSI Center for Research, Community Engagement, Social Impact, and Trust (CREST). She is an associate professor of medicine and a developmental psychologist who uses a social context lens to understand coping mechanisms and health outcomes. Dr. Bentley-Edwards has developed measures and frameworks to better understand family dynamics, resiliency, and best practices in research. She is also the associate director for the Samuel DuBois Cook Center.