Francesca Penner, PhD
Assistant Professor Adjunct in the Child Study CenterDownloadHi-Res Photo
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Francesca is a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the Yale Child Study Center, working under the mentorship of Dr. Helena Rutherford in the Before and After Baby Lab. Francesca received her Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology (Clinical Child Psychology emphasis) from the University of Houston in 2021. Francesca's research focuses on parent mental health, parenting, and the role of parents in children's mental health risk and resilience.
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- Clinical Psychology Internship
- University of Mississippi Medical Center (2021)
- PhD
- University of Houston, Clinical Psychology (2021)
- MEd
- Vanderbilt University, Child Studies (2016)
- BA
- The University of Chicago, English Language & Literature (2009)
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Adverse Childhood Experiences; Child Development; Emotional Regulation; Parent-Child Relations; Parenting; Psychopathology
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Amanda Lowell, PhD
Helena Rutherford, PhD
Linda Mayes, MD
Marc Potenza, PhD, MD
Kathryn M Wall, MS, MA
Suchitra Krishnan-Sarin, PhD
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2024
Maternal Childhood Trauma, Caregiving Behavior, and Child Cognitive Development in the Context of Drug Addiction
Shin J, McMahon T, Penner F, Lowell A. Maternal Childhood Trauma, Caregiving Behavior, and Child Cognitive Development in the Context of Drug Addiction. American Journal Of Orthopsychiatry 2024 PMID: 39446632, DOI: 10.1037/ort0000802.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMaternal childhood traumaExposure to childhood traumaChildren's cognitive developmentChildhood traumaMother-child dyadsCaregiving behaviorAssociated with children's cognitive developmentCognitive developmentContext of drug addictionImpact of childhood traumaMaternal caregiving behaviorSubstance use treatment programsSubstance use disordersQuality of caregivingDrug addictionDyadic interactionsTreatment programsBehavioral systemsIntergenerational riskChild developmentMaternal substanceIntergenerational impactChild ageProtective factorsLack of association27. Investigating Neural Markers of Maternal Psychological Risk
Wall K, Penner F, Dell J, Lowell A, Potenza M, Mayes L, Rutherford H. 27. Investigating Neural Markers of Maternal Psychological Risk. Biological Psychiatry 2024, 95: s109-s110. DOI: 10.1016/j.biopsych.2024.02.262.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchParental Tobacco Smoking and Caregiving in the Perinatal and Early Infancy Periods
Martin R, Sandoval I, Penner F, Mayes L, Potenza M, Krishnan-Sarin S, Rutherford H. Parental Tobacco Smoking and Caregiving in the Perinatal and Early Infancy Periods. Journal Of Child And Family Studies 2024, 33: 2583-2595. DOI: 10.1007/s10826-024-02800-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsParental tobacco smokingTobacco smokePostpartum caregivingRisk of child neglectPostpartum periodImpact of tobacco smokingTobacco-cessation programsIllicit substance useChild neglectTobacco useSmoking tobaccoCaregiversPeriod of child developmentChild developmentSubstance usePostpartumSmokingEarly infancy periodPredominant focusTobaccoReview current literatureFathersPotential impactMothersCurrent literature
2023
Maternal psychological risk and the neural correlates of infant face processing: A latent profile analysis
Wall K, Penner F, Dell J, Lowell A, Potenza M, Mayes L, Rutherford H. Maternal psychological risk and the neural correlates of infant face processing: A latent profile analysis. Developmental Psychobiology 2023, 66: e22445. PMID: 38131237, PMCID: PMC10783861, DOI: 10.1002/dev.22445.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitations
2022
Emotion regulation during pregnancy: A call to action for increased research, screening, and intervention
Penner F, Rutherford HJV. Emotion regulation during pregnancy: a call to action for increased research, screening, and intervention. Arch Womens Ment Health. Published online January 11, 2022.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2021
Observed Maternal Coping Socialization and Child Internalizing Symptoms: The Roles of Maternal Depressive Symptoms and Peer Stress.
Watson KH, Anderson AS, Savin K, Penner F, Williams E, Reising MM, Dunbar JP, Bettis AH, Gruhn M, Compas B. Observed Maternal Coping Socialization and Child Internalizing Symptoms: The Roles of Maternal Depressive Symptoms and Peer Stress. Research On Child And Adolescent Psychopathology 2021 PMID: 33683549, DOI: 10.1007/s10802-021-00796-y.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2020
Change in Youth Mental Health During the COVID-19 Pandemic in a Majority Hispanic/Latinx US Sample
Penner F, Hernandez Ortiz J, Sharp C. Change in Youth Mental Health During the COVID-19 Pandemic in a Majority Hispanic/Latinx US Sample. Journal Of The American Academy Of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry 2020, 60: 513-523. PMID: 33359408, DOI: 10.1016/j.jaac.2020.12.027.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricThe Link Between Adversity and Dating Violence Among Adolescents Hospitalized for Psychiatric Treatment: Parental Emotion Validation as a Candidate Protective Factor
Froidevaux NM, Metcalf S, Pettit C, Penner F, Sharp C, Borelli JL. The Link Between Adversity and Dating Violence Among Adolescents Hospitalized for Psychiatric Treatment: Parental Emotion Validation as a Candidate Protective Factor. Journal Of Interpersonal Violence 2020, 37: np3492-np3527. PMID: 32576062, DOI: 10.1177/0886260520926323.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricMeSH Keywords and ConceptsCommunity‐Based Caregiver and Family Interventions to Support the Mental Health of Orphans and Vulnerable Children: Review and Future Directions
Penner F, Sharp C, Marais L, Shohet C, Givon D, Boivin M. Community‐Based Caregiver and Family Interventions to Support the Mental Health of Orphans and Vulnerable Children: Review and Future Directions. New Directions For Child And Adolescent Development 2020, 2020: 77-105. PMID: 32618434, DOI: 10.1002/cad.20352.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsMeSH Keywords and ConceptsConceptsMental healthFamily interventionsCognitive-behavioral strategiesCaregiver-child relationshipChild mental healthVulnerable childrenCommunity-based caregiversCultural adaptationIntervention scienceQuasi-experimental designIntervention strategiesMajority of interventionsReview of studiesMajority of studiesCommunity participatory methodsFuture directionsInterventionCaregiversChildrenPossible new directionsNew directionsFindingsHealthSaharan AfricaAdaptation
2019
Discrepancies in Mother-Adolescent Reports of Parenting Practices in a Psychiatric Sample: Associations with Age, Psychopathology, and Attachment
Penner F, Vanwoerden S, Borelli JL, Sharp C. Discrepancies in Mother-Adolescent Reports of Parenting Practices in a Psychiatric Sample: Associations with Age, Psychopathology, and Attachment. Research On Child And Adolescent Psychopathology 2019, 48: 343-360. PMID: 31758368, DOI: 10.1007/s10802-019-00589-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricMeSH Keywords and ConceptsConceptsLatent profile analysisParent-adolescent relationship qualityChild Attachment InterviewDomains of parentingMother-adolescent dyadsParent-adolescent reportsSample of adolescentsMeasures of psychopathologyLarge clinical sampleAttachment securityAttachment InterviewInsecure attachmentParenting practicesProfile membershipDiscrepancy profilesRelationship qualityYouth ageClinical samplesPsychiatric samplePsychopathologyDiscrepancy groupAdolescentsAnalytic strategiesPrevious researchParenting