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Appointments and affiliations
I am an Associate Professor at the Department of Psychology of the University of Zurich (UZH, Switzerland), where I conduct research at the intersection of developmental, clinical, and health psychology. I am also associated with the «Jacobs Center for Productive Youth Development», «The International Max Planck Research School on the Life Course» (LIFE), and the «z-Proso International Research Network».
I am also affiliated with the «Center for Developmental Epidemiology» at Duke University Medical Center, USA, and hold an adjunct appointment in Psychology and Neuroscience at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (UNC-CH).
Curriculum vitae
I received my education at Friedrich-Schiller-Universität, Jena (Germany), Université Paul Valéry, Montpellier (France), and The Pennsylvania State University, State College (USA). Upon receiving my PhD at Penn State, I was a «National Institute of Child Health and Human Development» (NICHD) post-doctoral fellow at the «Carolina Consortium on Human Development» at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and Center for Developmental Epidemiology, Duke University Medical Center.
From 2008 to 2011, I was Assistant Professor of Psychology at UNC-Greensboro, working at the intersection of Developmental and Clinical Psychology. From 2012 to 2016, I was Assistant Professor of Psychology and Neuroscience in the UNC-Chapel Hill Developmental Psychology program.
Research focus
- Intersection of mental and physical health in the early life course
- Development of depression and anxiety from childhood to young adulthood
- Integrating models of psychosocial (e.g., family dysfunction) and biological risk (e.g., inflammation)
- Sex differences in development
Publications
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Publications
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Self-regulation as a predictor of patterns of change in externalizing behaviors from infancy to adolescence. Development and Psychopathology, 30(02):497-510.
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Predicting Persistent, Limited, and Delayed Problematic Cannabis Use in Early Adulthood: Findings From a Longitudinal Study. Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 56(11):966-974.e4.
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Vagal Regulation of Cardiac Function in Early Childhood and Cardiovascular Risk in Adolescence. Psychosomatic Medicine, 79(6):614-621.
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Cannabis Use and Disorder From Childhood to Adulthood in a Longitudinal Community Sample With American Indians. Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 56(2):124-132.e2.
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Childhood temperament predictors of adolescent physical activity. BMC Public Health, 17(1):8.
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The Association Between Relational Aggression and Perceived Popularity in Early Adolescence: A Test of Competing Hypotheses. Journal of Early Adolescence, 37(8):1078-1092.
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Developmental timing of suicide attempts and cardiovascular risk during young adulthood. Health Psychology, 35(10):1135-1143.
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Sex Differences in Associations Between Subjective Social Status and C-Reactive Protein in Young Adults. Psychosomatic Medicine, 78(5):542-51.
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Mothers' and fathers' reports of their supportive responses to their children's negative emotions over time. Parenting, Science and Practice, 16(1):56-62.