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Deanna Barch, PhD
Deanna Barch studies how early adversity (e.g., poverty, stress, and disparities in access to health care) shape early brain development and subsequent risk for mental health challenges.
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Maternal Prenatal Social Disadvantage and Neonatal Functional Connectivity: Associations With Psychopathology Symptoms at Age 12 Months
Herzberg MP, Nielsen AN, Brady R, Kaplan S, Alexopoulos D, Meyer D, Arora J, Miller JP, Smyser TA, Barch DM, Rogers CE, Warner BB, Smyser CD , Luby JL. (2024) Developmental Psychology
Basic Environmental Supports for Positive Brain and Cognitive Development in the First Year of Life
Luby JL, Herzberg MP, Hoyniak C, Tillman R, Lean RE, Brady R, Triplett R, Alexopoulos D, Loseille D, Smyser T, Rogers CE, Warner B, Smyser CD, Barch DM. (2024) JAMA Pediatrics
Threat experiences moderate the link between hippocampus volume and depression symptoms prospectively in adolescence
Herzberg MP, DeJoseph ML, Luby J, Barch DM. (2024) Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience, 66, art. no. 101359, .
Prenatal substance exposure and child health: Understanding the role of environmental factors, genetics, and brain development
Gu Z, Barch DM , Luo Q. (2024) PNAS Nexus, 3 (1), art. no. pgae003