Featured Publications
Substance use and mothers’ neural responses to infant cues
Lowell AF, Maupin AN, Landi N, Potenza MN, Mayes LC, Rutherford HJV. Substance use and mothers’ neural responses to infant cues. Infant Mental Health Journal 2020, 41: 264-277. PMID: 32057121, PMCID: PMC7160016, DOI: 10.1002/imhj.21835.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEvent-related potentialsInfant cuesInfant facesNeural responsesSubstance useMaternal neural responseMothers' neural responsesSpecific ERP componentsMother-child attachmentParent-infant relationshipSense of rewardSubstance-using mothersAttentional allocationNeutral facesFacial affectERP componentsMothers' responsivenessInfant vocalizationsMaternal substance useNeural circuitryInfant cryingCuesInitial processingFaceProcessingParental substance use and home visiting programs: Implementation considerations for relationship‐based treatment
Lowell A, Suchman N, Byatt N, Feinberg E, Friedmann P, Peacock‐Chambers E. Parental substance use and home visiting programs: Implementation considerations for relationship‐based treatment. Infant Mental Health Journal 2023, 44: 166-183. PMID: 36859776, PMCID: PMC10050092, DOI: 10.1002/imhj.22041.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSubstance use disordersMaternal substance use disordersRelationship-based treatmentHome Visiting ProgramUse disordersParental substance useVisiting ProgramSubstance useLogistical barriersSUD experienceYoung childrenQualitative content analysisImplementation barriersEmotional barriersFocus groupsTraining home visitors in mentalization‐based practice: A qualitative case study of clinical supervision in mothering from the inside out
Peacock‐Chambers E, Clark M, Moran M, Lowell A, Zayde A. Training home visitors in mentalization‐based practice: A qualitative case study of clinical supervision in mothering from the inside out. Infant Mental Health Journal 2023, 44: 184-199. PMID: 36807353, PMCID: PMC10084677, DOI: 10.1002/imhj.22039.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAttachment-based interventionsClinical trainingParent-child outcomesCommunity-based counselorsEvidence-based interventionsChild attachmentMental statesTraining componentSubstance useClinical supervisionHome visitorsQualitative case studyTrainingCommunity settingsCounselorsHigh-quality trainingInterventionInside OutQualitative methodsSupervised caseFurther researchMain themesCore componentResearchDepression
2022
Current Substance Use and Maternal Neural Responses to Infant Faces and Cries
Wall K, Dell J, Lowell A, Potenza M, Mayes L, Rutherford H. Current Substance Use and Maternal Neural Responses to Infant Faces and Cries. International Journal Of Mental Health And Addiction 2022, 22: 1629-1644. DOI: 10.1007/s11469-022-00947-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchInfant cuesCurrent substance useInfant facesSubstance useNeural responsesMaternal neural responseUnknown infant facesSubstance use effectsN170 responseChild developmentMaternal substance useSubstance use assessmentCuesLong delayContinuous measureElectroencephalographyCentral findingPrior workFaceSalienceHigh levelsCaregivingStimuliUse assessmentFamiliarityReflective functioning in mothers with addictions: Differential relationships involving family history of mental illness and substance use
Lowell A, Yatziv T, Peacock-Chambers E, Zayde A, DeCoste C, Suchman N, McMahon T. Reflective functioning in mothers with addictions: Differential relationships involving family history of mental illness and substance use. Frontiers In Psychology 2022, 13: 911069. PMID: 36312152, PMCID: PMC9614557, DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2022.911069.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMaternal mental illnessMaternal substance useFamily historyParental mental illnessMental illnessSubstance useOutpatient substance use treatmentPaternal mental illnessSubstance use treatmentIllnessReflective functioningUse treatmentMothersMother's capacityAddictionEarly experienceTraumaParent Development InterviewParental reflective functioningExposureUnivariate ANOVA
2018
Assessment and Treatment of Prenatally Exposed Infants and Children
Lowell A, Mayes L. Assessment and Treatment of Prenatally Exposed Infants and Children. 2018, 131-144. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-94998-7_13.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPrenatal substance exposureSubstance exposureParental substance usePsychosocial stressorsSubstance useLow birth weightChronic psychosocial stressSubstance-exposed infantsLow socioeconomic statusUtero exposureBirth weightPrenatal exposureNeurobehavioral effectsNeurological effectsPsychosocial stressInfantsSocioeconomic statusRelated factorsHarmful agentsExposureTreatmentChildrenFamily lifePrematurityPatients