Keira B. Leneman

ORCID: 0000-0002-9718-3100
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  • Stress Responses and Cortisol
  • Birth, Development, and Health
  • Racial and Ethnic Identity Research
  • Infant Development and Preterm Care
  • Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
  • Migration, Health and Trauma
  • Anesthesia and Neurotoxicity Research
  • COVID-19 and Mental Health
  • Neuroendocrine regulation and behavior
  • Youth Development and Social Support
  • Early Childhood Education and Development
  • Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum
  • Heart Rate Variability and Autonomic Control

Twin Cities Orthopedics
2023

University of Minnesota
2018-2023

Northwestern University
2023

Family socialization into the centuries-old culture of Whiteness-involving colorblindness, passivity, and fragility-perpetrates perpetuates U.S. racism, reflecting an insidious Whiteness pandemic. As a poignant case study, this mixed methods study examined among White mothers (N = 392, M 37.99 years, SD 4.34) in Minneapolis, Minnesota month following May 2020 police killing unarmed Black resident, George Floyd. Using Helms' (1984, 2017) racial identity development theory (WRID), content...

10.1037/amp0000874 article EN other-oa American Psychologist 2021-08-20

Current and early life stress (ELS) are associated with diurnal cortisol patterns, which themselves mental physical health. The pubertal recalibration hypothesis suggests that the social environment can impact dysregulated patterns for previously ELS-exposed youth as they transition through puberty. This study examined longitudinal change in awakening response (CAR) slope (DS) across puberty a function of ELS infancy, current stress, support (N = 290, 7-17 years). CAR DS were thrice annually...

10.1002/dev.22146 article EN publisher-specific-oa Developmental Psychobiology 2021-05-30

The present study investigated factors associated with parent awareness and socialization surrounding COVID-19-related racial disparities among White parents of children ages 1.5–8 living in Canada the United States ( N = 423, 88% mothers). Participants responded to an online survey about parenting during pandemic between mid late-April 2020. reported on their level as well how often they discussed these children. Although 52% some awareness, only 34% any amount discussion child it....

10.1177/0192513x221079328 article EN Journal of Family Issues 2022-03-27

There has been an increasing interest in using cardiac indicators of self-regulation developmental science. Many researchers are interested unobtrusive mobile devises that able to collect reliable data outside the laboratory setting. Although numerous new ambulatory devices have become available over last decade, testing these on children comparison industry gold-standard is rarely conducted. The current study evaluated reliability one systems, BodyGuard2 (FirstBeat), relative...

10.31219/osf.io/v3h8p preprint EN 2020-08-13
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