Dr. Kaufman received her Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology from the University of Utah in 2018, specializing in the department's Clinical Child and Family Track. She completed her clinical internship and post-doctoral training years at Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic of the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center. Dr. Kaufman is an assistant professor in the Department of Psychiatry at the University of Utah and adjunct faculty in the department of psychology at the University of Utah and the University of Western Ontario.  

Dr. Kaufman's research focuses on identifying and treating factors that contribute to self-inflicted injury (SII), borderline personality disorder (BPD), and suicide. She uses the developmental psychopathology framework to conceptualize and study these problems among youth and their families. Dr. Kaufman incorporates biological, self- and informant-report, behavioral, and ecological momentary assessment methods into her research designs.