Through the use of advanced technologies and innovative research designs, our hope is to generate new knowledge capable of informing early childhood mental health practice and to propel translational science beyond ‘bench-to-bedside’ and toward bench-to-backyard. Please see the articles below to learn more about our research and what the science tells us.
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Gaffrey, M.S., Markert, S., & Yu, C. (in press). Social origins of self-regulated attention during infancy and their disruption in autism spectrum disorder: Implications for early intervention. Development and Psychopathology, 1-13. Full Article ->
Key Publications:
Gaffrey MS, Luby JL, Belden AC, Hirshberg JS, Volsch J, Barch DM (2011). Association between depression severity and amygdala reactivity during sad face viewing in depressed preschoolers: an fMRI study. J Affect Disord, 129(1-3), 364-70. Full Article ->
Gaffrey MS, Belden AC, Luby JL (2011). The 2-week duration criterion and severity and course of early childhood depression: implications for nosology. J Affect Disord, 133(3), 537-45. Full Article ->
Gaffrey, M.S., Luby, J.L., Botteron, K., Repovš, G., & Barch, D.M. (2012). Default Mode Network connectivity in children with a history of preschool-depression. J Child Psychol and Psychiatry. Full Article ->
Gaffrey MS, Luby JL, Barch DM (2012). Towards the study of functional brain development in depression: An Interactive Specialization approach. Neurobiol Dis. Full Article ->
Gaffrey MS, Barch DM, Singer J, Shenoy R, Luby JL (2013). Disrupted amygdala reactivity in depressed 4- to 6-year-old children. J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry, 52(7), 737-46. Full Article ->
Gaffrey, M. S., Barch, D. M., Bogdan, R., Farris, K., Petersen, S. E., & Luby, J. L. (2018). Amygdala Reward Reactivity Mediates the Association Between Preschool Stress Response and Depression Severity. Biological Psychiatry, 83(2), 128-136. Full Article ->
Gaffrey, M. S., Tillman, R., Barch, D. M., & Luby, J. L. (2018). Continuity and stability of preschool depression from childhood through adolescence and following the onset of puberty. Comprehensive Psychiatry, 86, 39-46. Full Article ->
Gaffrey, M.S., Markert, S., & Yu, C. (2020). Social origins of self-regulated attention during infancy and their disruption in autism spectrum disorder: Implications for early intervention. Development and Psychopathology Full Article ->
Gaffrey, M.S., Barch, D.M., Luby, J.L., & Petersen, S.E. (2021). Amygdala functional connectivity is associated with emotion regulation and amygdala reactivity in 4-6 year olds. J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry Full Article ->
Gaffrey, M.S. (2021). Shedding light on the early neurobiological roots of infant temperament and risk for anxiety. J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry Full Article ->
Fowler, C.H., Bogdan, R., & Gaffrey, M.S. (2021). Stress-induced cortisol response is associated with right amygdala volume in early childhood. Neurobiology of Stress, 14, 100329, EPUB 28 April Full Article ->
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