Amanda Lowell, PhD

• Angela Maupin
• Helena Rutherford
• Linda Mayes
• Marc Potenza
• Nicole Landi
• Thomas McMahon

Child Guidance; Psychology, Child; Community Mental Health Services; Parent-Child Relations; Psychology, Clinical; Psychotherapy; Parenting; Substance-Related Disorders; Psychology, Developmental; Trauma and Stressor Related Disorders

Maternal & Child Health; Mental Health; Stigma and Discrimination; Substance Use, Addiction; Health Systems Reform

• Adult attachment is related to maternal neural response to infant cues: an ERP study.Lowell AF, Dell J, Potenza MN, Strathearn L, Mayes LC, Rutherford HJV. Adult attachment is related to maternal neural response to infant cues: an ERP study. Attachment & Human Development 2021, 1-18. PMID: 33522435, DOI: 10.1080/14616734.2021.1880057.
• 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.
• Supporting Parents in RecoverySubstance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. Supporting Parents in Recovery. SAMHSA Issue Brief: Bringing Recovery Supports to Scale, Technical Assistance Center Strategy (BRSS TACS)
• Assessment and treatment of prenatally exposed infants and childrenLowell, A. & Mayes, L. (2019). Assessment and treatment of prenatally exposed infants and children. In A. Hauptman & J. Salpekar (Eds.), Pediatric neuropsychiatry: A clinical casebook. New York, NY: Springer.
• Cognitive-behavioral treatment of PTSD in a young boy and his mother following the experience of chronic domestic violenceLowell, A., & Renk, K. (2018). Cognitive-behavioral treatment of PTSD in a young boy and his mother following the experience of chronic domestic violence. Clinical Case Studies, 17(3), 166-187. doi: https://doi.org/10.1177/1534650118771220
• Parental substance abuseBoris, N. W., Renk, K., Lowell, A., & Kolomeyer, E. (2018). Parental substance abuse. In C. Zeanah (Ed.), Handbook of infant mental health (Fourth edition). New York, NY: Guilford Press.
• Predictors of child maltreatment potential in a national sample of mothers of young childrenLowell, A., & Renk, K. (2017). Predictors of child maltreatment potential in a national sample of mothers of young children. Journal of Aggression, Maltreatment & Trauma, 26(4), 335-353. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/10926771.2017.1299825
• Mothers' adverse childhood experiences and negative parenting behaviorsKolomeyer, E., Renk, K., Cunningham, A., Lowell, A., & Khan, M. (2016). Mothers' adverse childhood experiences and negative parenting behaviors. Zero to Three, 37(1), 4-12.
• The state of evidence-based parenting interventions for parents who are substance-involved.Renk K, Boris NW, Kolomeyer E, Lowell A, Puff J, Cunningham A, Khan M, McSwiggan M. The state of evidence-based parenting interventions for parents who are substance-involved. Pediatric Research 2016, 79: 177-83. PMID: 26484624, DOI: 10.1038/pr.2015.201.
• The role of attachment in the relationship between child maltreatment and later emotional and behavioral functioning.Lowell A, Renk K, Adgate AH. The role of attachment in the relationship between child maltreatment and later emotional and behavioral functioning. Child Abuse & Neglect 2014, 38: 1436-49. PMID: 24631414, DOI: 10.1016/j.chiabu.2014.02.006.
• Bipolar disorder in children.Renk K, White R, Lauer BA, McSwiggan M, Puff J, Lowell A. Bipolar disorder in children. Psychiatry Journal 2014, 2014: 928685. PMID: 24800202, PMCID: PMC3994906, DOI: 10.1155/2014/928685.
• Are schools failing our children?Renk, K., Lauer, B., McSwiggan, M., Puff, J., Weaver, R., Middleton, M., White, R., & Lowell, A. (2012). Are schools failing our children? In M. Haines & A. Pearce (Eds.), Child and school psychology. Hauppage, NY: Nova Science Publishers, Inc.
• 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, 1-11. PMID: 34306964, PMCID: PMC8280593, DOI: 10.1007/s40429-021-00389-1.