Chicago Baby Project
Infant dysregulation: A risk factor for child psychopathology, NIH/NIMH, K01 MD01484 In the Chicago Baby Project we are examining stress reactivity early in development by measuring neuroendocrine responding and behavioral reactivity from birth to toddlerhood.  Specifically we are interested in the earliest indicators of future risk for psychopathology.
Principle Investigator: Kate Keenan Project Coordinators: Dana Gunthorpe, Desia Grace
Research Staff: Amanda Fike, Maribel Nieves, and Nina Perales
Publications Keenan, K.  (2000). Emotion dysregulation as a risk factor for psychopathology. Clinical Psychology: Science and Practice, 7, 418-434. Keenan, K., Gunthorpe, D. & Young, D. (2002). Patterns of cortisol reactivity in African-American neonates from low-income environments. Developmental Psychobiology, 41, 256-276. Keenan K., Grace, D., & Gunthorpe, D. (2003).  Examining stress reactivity in neonates: Relations between cortisol and behavior.  Child Development, 74, 1930-1942. Keenan, K., Gunthorpe, D. & Grace, D. (in press). Parsing the relations between SES and stress reactivity: Examining individual differences in neonatal stress response. Infant Behavior and Development. Jacob, S., Keenan, K. & Byrne, M. (under review).  Individual differences in and correlates of autonomic nervous system functioning in neonates. Keenan, K., Sheffield, R. & Boeldt, D. (under review). Do prenatal psychological or physical stressors account for suboptimal outcomes in neonates born to adolescent mothers?