A5089248727- Autism Spectrum Disorder Research
- Genetics and Neurodevelopmental Disorders
- Infant Development and Preterm Care
- Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum
- Family and Disability Support Research
- Cognitive Abilities and Testing
- Birth, Development, and Health
- Pregnancy and preeclampsia studies
- Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
- Gestational Diabetes Research and Management
- Adolescent and Pediatric Healthcare
- Child Development and Digital Technology
- Stress Responses and Cortisol
- Health, Environment, Cognitive Aging
- Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
- Children's Physical and Motor Development
- Effects and risks of endocrine disrupting chemicals
- Down syndrome and intellectual disability research
- Early Childhood Education and Development
- Sex and Gender in Healthcare
- Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet
- Cancer Risks and Factors
- Assistive Technology in Communication and Mobility
- Child Nutrition and Feeding Issues
- Air Quality and Health Impacts
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
2021-2025
Florida State University
2023
RTI International
2016-2020
Wadsworth Center
2019
Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development
2015
National Institutes of Health
2015
Johns Hopkins University
2015
Children with higher levels of executive function (EF) skills consistently demonstrate academic achievement. Despite the consistency these associations, fundamental questions remain about whether efforts to improve an individual child's EF result in corresponding improvements his or her performance. In absence experimental evidence, developmentalists have used repeated measures designs test nature, magnitude, and direction associations between contrast previous studies, this study described...
Abstract The use of live video consultations in genetics has been shown to improve patient access with high satisfaction; however, little is known about the current landscape clinical telehealth models field (i.e., telegenetics). This survey aimed address that gap across seven states and District Columbia. Among 51 self‐defined telegenetics programs responding an online survey, 32 currently utilized videoconferencing as at least one their technologies were “video‐capable”). Analysis this...
Teenage drivers diagnosed with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) are at significant risk for negative driving outcomes related to morbidity and mortality. However, there few viable psychosocial treatments teens ADHD none focus on the key functional area of driving. The Supporting Effective Entry Roadway (STEER) program was evaluated in a clinical trial investigate whether it improved family functioning as proximal outcome behavior distal outcome.
Efforts to increase moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA) in school-age children are associated with improved health, cognitive, and academic outcomes. However, questions remain about whether similar benefits observed early childhood. We hypothesized that motor competence, not MVPA, would be related cognitive skill development For this study, 283 were recruited from 13 community-based preschools (55% female; M = 4.2 years old, SD .6; 41% non-Hispanic White, 37% Black; 10% Hispanic,...
Abstract Background Little is known about how individuals with fragile X syndrome (FXS) and their families use technology in daily life what skills FXS can perform when using mobile technologies. Methods Using a mixed‐methods design, including an online survey of parents ( n = 198) assessment 6), we examined the experiences abilities for engaging technology. Results Parents reported that often used lives, variations based on age child, sex, autism status, depression, overall ability....
Objective Maternal prepregnancy obesity is associated with several poor infant health outcomes; however, studies that investigated motor development have been inconsistent. Thus, maternal weight status and infants' gross were examined. Methods Participants consisted of 4,901 mother–infant pairs from the Upstate KIDS study, a longitudinal cohort in New York. Mothers indicated dates when infants achieved each six milestones 4, 8, 12, 18, 24 months old. Failure time modeling under Weibull...
Racism is an insidious problem with far-reaching effects on the lives of Black, Indigenous, and People Color (BIPOC). The pervasive negative impact racism mental health well documented. However, less known about potential downstream impacts maternal experiences offspring neurodevelopment. This study sought to examine evidence for a biological pathway intergenerational transmission racism-related trauma. examined self-reported resting state functional connectivity (rsFC) in n = 25 neonates...
Abstract Background Anxiety is considered a ‘frequent’ feature in the clinical criteria for Angelman syndrome; however, nature and severity of anxiety symptoms have not been well characterised this population. behaviours, especially response to separation from preferred caregiver, described clinically but yet explored empirically. Method This study used combination standardised clinician‐derived survey items assess frequency, behaviours associated with distress 100 individuals syndrome....
Abnormal sensory processing is one of the core characteristics fragile X phenotype. Studies young children with syndrome (FXS) and FMR1 premutation have shown challenges as early infancy into childhood. This study sought to examine differences in difficulties an compared FXS typically developing children. We conducted online survey 176 parents affected (FXS or premutation). Most respondents were mothers who are Caucasian (86%), a 4-year college graduate degree (68%), married (92%). Children...
Aim We examined whether children of mothers with a medical condition diagnosed before or during pregnancy took longer to achieve gross motor milestones up age 24 months. Method obtained information on conditions using self‐reports, birth certificates, and hospital records in 4909 participating Upstate KIDS , population‐based cohort. Mothers reported their children's milestone achievement at 4, 8, 12, 18, months age. Results After adjustment for covariates (including pre‐pregnancy body mass...
• Combined chemical and social stress exposure assessments are needed. The postpartum period is an often overlooked window of susceptibility. Chemical was different across races amongst participants. Clustering identified co-exposure to certain groups stress. Further investigation needed understand sources differential exposure. Multiple external stressors known have adverse impacts on health development. Certain more vulnerable and/or likely be exposed environmental, psychological,...
Women with an FMR1 premutation may be at increased genetic risk for stress vulnerability. This vulnerability, when combined stressful parenting that can result from raising children fragile X syndrome (FXS), in negative physical and emotional outcomes. Mindfulness acceptance have been found to protective factors parents of similar behavioral challenges, but these traits not previously explored among mothers a child FXS. study the associations disability severity maternal stress, anxiety,...