Featured Publications
Mothering from the Inside Out: Addressing the Intersection of Addiction, Adversity, and Attachment with Evidence-Based Parenting Intervention
Lowell AF, Peacock-Chambers E, Zayde A, DeCoste CL, McMahon TJ, Suchman NE. Mothering from the Inside Out: Addressing the Intersection of Addiction, Adversity, and Attachment with Evidence-Based Parenting Intervention. Current Addiction Reports 2021, 8: 605-615. PMID: 34306964, PMCID: PMC8280593, DOI: 10.1007/s40429-021-00389-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchEvidence-based parenting interventionsEmotional needsChildren's emotional needsCommunity-based cliniciansParenting interventionsSubstance use disordersNeurobiological differencesAdversityChronic stressorsUse disordersRecent FindingsEvidenceFuture researchAddictionLack of attentionMother's historyReal-world settingInterventionInside OutAttachmentMothersNeurobiologyStressorsRecent trialsClinical trialsParents
2022
The effects of prenatal stress on neural responses to infant cries in expectant mothers and fathers
Peoples SG, Lowell AF, Bunderson M, Bartz C, Yip SW, Rutherford HJV. The effects of prenatal stress on neural responses to infant cries in expectant mothers and fathers. Developmental Psychobiology 2022, 64: e22280. PMID: 35603419, DOI: 10.1002/dev.22280.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInfant cryingAttentional processingNeural processingInfant cuesNeural responsesGreater LPP responsesMore attentional resourcesEvent-related potentialsLPP responsesAttentional resourcesAttentional processesPrenatal stress exposurePsychological changesNeural markersDistress levelsPerceptual responsesParental sex differencesStress exposurePrenatal stressSex differencesEarly riskCuesParentsCaregivingProcessing