- Tryptophan and brain disorders
- Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
- Treatment of Major Depression
- Stress Responses and Cortisol
- Child Welfare and Adoption
- Family and Disability Support Research
- Child Abuse and Trauma
- Parental Involvement in Education
- Early Childhood Education and Development
- Child Therapy and Development
- Survey Methodology and Nonresponse
- Attachment and Relationship Dynamics
- Birth, Development, and Health
- Diet and metabolism studies
- Genetics, Aging, and Longevity in Model Organisms
- Vitamin D Research Studies
- Health Policy Implementation Science
- Data Quality and Management
- Privacy, Security, and Data Protection
- Anesthesia and Neurotoxicity Research
- Ethics in Clinical Research
- Privacy-Preserving Technologies in Data
- Telomeres, Telomerase, and Senescence
- Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum
Northwestern University
2019-2024
University of California, San Francisco
2017-2020
San Francisco State University
2017
Abstract Background Major depressive disorder (MDD) is associated with increased allostatic load (AL; a measure of physiological costs repeated/chronic stress-responding) and metabolic dysregulation (MetD; health precursor to many medical illnesses). Though AL MetD are poor somatic outcomes, little known regarding their relationship antidepressant-treatment outcomes. Methods We determined pre-treatment in 67 healthy controls 34 unmedicated, medically MDD subjects. Following this, subjects...
Abstract Objective To evaluate whether social support mediates the relationships between parent temperament and distress tolerance (DT) in mothers fathers. Background Distress is central to many of factors identified as high‐risk for parents perpetrating child maltreatment. create effective parenting programs aimed at reducing maltreatment, it essential understand risk protective associated with parental DT. Additionally, examining these both fathers important determining mechanisms function...
Abstract Background Studies testing the relationship between cortisol levels, depression, and antidepressant treatment response have yielded divergent results suggesting possibility of moderators a effect. Several studies indicate that age may moderate psychopathology. In patients with Major Depressive Disorder (MDD), we studied interactive effects on predicting diagnostic status, improvement in mood memory function treatment, brain to negative emotional stimuli. Methods 66 unmedicated MDD...