Publications

2024

Bick, J., Rutter,T.M., Holland,C.M., Mueller,I., Mahmoodi,V., Gigliotti-Manessis, A., Merrill, L., Camacho,M.C., Inala,S., Ortiz_Jimenez, A., DeMaster,D., Spann,M.N. (2024). Prenatal Risk and Later Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities. In: Valdovinos, M.G. (eds) Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities. Contemporary Clinical Neuroscience. Springer. (139-174)

https://doi.org/10.1017/S0954579423000160

 

Gigliotti-Manessis, A., Rutter,T.M., Cook, K., Merrill, L., Korom, M., Selvanathan,T., ,Camacho,M.C.,Fetal,Infant,and Toddler Neuroimaging Group (FIT’NG) Bick, J. (2024). Prenatal Risk and Later Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities. In: Valdovinos, M.G. (eds) Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities. A Dynamic Systems Approach. Springer. (175-208)

https://doi.org/10.1017/Shttps://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-66932-3_90954579423000160

 

Lipschutz, R., Kulesz, P. A., Elgbeili, G., Biekman, B., Laplante, D. P., Olson, D. M., King,S., Bick, J. (2024). Maternal mental health mediates the effect of prenatal stress on infant temperament: The Harvey Mom Study. Development and Psychopathology, 36(2), 893–907.

https://doi.org/10.1017/S0954579423000160

 

 

Merril, L., Lipschutz,R., Li, X., Shen, S., Ortiz-Jimenez, A., Bick, J. (2024). Age-dependent associations between RSA reactivity, affective and cognitive regulation, and psychopathology risk in young children exposed to varying levels of socioeconomic. Developmental Psychobiology, 66(4), e22487

https://doi.org/10.1002/dev.22487

 

Muñoz, J.S., Giles, M.E., Vaughn, K.A., Wang, Y., Landry, S.H., Bick,J.R., DeMaster, D.M. (2024).Parenting Influences on Frontal Lobe Gray Matter and Preterm Toddlers’ problem- Solving Skills. Children, 11(2), 206

https://doi.org/10.103390/children11020206

 

Cifre, A.B.,Budnick, C.J., Bick, J., McGlinchey, E.L., Ripple, C.H.,Wolfson, A.R., Alfano, C.A., (2024). Sleep Health among Children Adopted from Foster Care: The Moderating Effect of Parent–Child Sleep Interactions. Behavioral Sleep Medicine (1-15)

https://doi.org/10.1080/15402002.2024.2303467

 

2023

Severson, E., Olson, J. K., Hyde, A., Brémault-Phillips, S., Spiers, J., King, S., Bick, J., Lipschutz, R., Verstraeten, B. S. E., & Olson, D. M. (2023). Experiencing trauma during or before pregnancy: Qualitative secondary analysis after two disasters. Maternal and Child Health Journal

https://doi.org/10.1007/s10995-023-03625-4

 

Lipschutz., R., Kulesz, P., Eligebelli, G., Biekman, B., Laplante, D., King, S., Bick, J. (2023) Maternal mental health mediates the effect of prenatal stress on infant temperament: The Harvey Mom Study. Development and Psychopathology, 1-15.

https://doi.org/10.1017/S0954579423000160

2022

Bick, J., Lipschutz, R., Tabachinick, A., Biekman, B., Katz,D., Simons, R., Dozier, M. (2022). Timing of adoption is associated with electrophysiological brain activity and externalizing problems among children adopted internationally . Developmental Psychobiology, 64(4), e22249.

https://doi.org/10.1002/dev.22249

Walker, JH, Venta, A., Bechelli, J., Brewer, TM, Biosvert, D., Bick, J, Lewis, R., Wells, J., Armstrong, T. (2022) . Testing the role of inflammation in the relation of childhood maltreatment and suicidal ideation among young adults. Journal of Psychology,  1-13.

https://doi.org/10.1002/jclp.23347

Atrooz, F., Chen, TA, Biekman, B., Alrousan, G., Bick, J., Salim, S. (2022). Displacement and isolation: insights from a mental stress survey of Syrian refugees in Houston, Texas, USA. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 19(5), 2547.

https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19052547

Cohen, L. S., Rhodes, S. M., Claypoole, L.D., Góez-Mongollón, L., Sosinsky, A. Z., Moustafa,D., Noe,O. B., McElhenry, S.A., Cheng, L. J., Bick, J. R., Freeman, M. P., Nelson, C.A. (2022). Neurobehavioral follow- up of children exposed to selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors in utero. Annals of Clinical Psychiatry: official journal of the American Academy of Clinical Psychiatrists, 34(3), 197-206.   

DOI: 10.12788/acp.0074

2021

Burgess, A., Hernandez, S. M., Li, X., Bick, J., & Pollonini, L. (2021, April). Correlation between socioeconomic disadvantage in preschool children and brain organization: a functional NIRS connectivity study. In Optics and the Brain (pp. BW4B-5). Optical Society of America.

https://opg.optica.org/view_article.cfm?pdfKey=d1836a4f-e3ae-4522-807c2bda50ec9de5_452253

Li, X., Lipschutz, R., Montero Hernandez, S., Biekman, B., Shen, S., Montgomery, D. A., Perlman S. B., Pollonini, L., & Bick, J. (2021). Links between socioeconomic disadvantage, neural function, and working memory in early childhood. Developmental Psychology, 63(3).   

https://doi.org/10.1002/dev.22181

Venta, A., Bechelli, J., Bick, J., Brewer, T. M., Boisvert, D., Wells, J., Lewis, R. H., Amrstrong, T. (2021) . Inflammatory and environmental contributions to social information processing. Attachment & Human Development, 24(4),461-476.

https://doi.org/10.1080/14616734.2021.1985540

Lipschutz, R., & Bick, J. (2021). Developmental Psychopathology. In A. Venta, C. Sharp, J. M. Fletcher, P. Fonagy (Eds.), Developmental Psychopathology (pp. 18-34). John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

https://doi.org/10.1002/9781118686089.ch2

Child, A. E., Warren, E. A., Grosshans, D. R., Paulino, A. C., Okcu, M. F., Ris, M. D., Mahajan, A., Orobio, J., Cirino, P. T., Minard, C. G., Viana, A. G., Bick, J., Woods, S. P., Chintagumpala, M., Kahalley L. S. (2021) Long-term cognitive and academic outcomes among pediatric brain tumor survivors treated with proton versus photon radiotherapy. Journal of Pediatric Blood & Cancer, 68(9), e29125.

https://doi.org/10.1002/pbc.29125

Burgess, A., Hernandez, S. M., Li, X., Bick, J., & Pollonini, L. (2021) Correlation between socioeconomic disadvantage in preschool children and brain organization: a functional NIRS connectivity study. Biophotonics Congress: Optics in the Life Sciences, OSA Technical Digest (Optical Society of America, 2021), paper BW4B.5.

Venta, A., Bick, J., & Bechelli, J. (2021) COVID-19 threatens maternal mental health and infant development: possible paths from stress and isolation to adverse outcomes and a call for research and practice. Child Psychiatry & Human Development, 52, 200-204.

https://doi.org/10.1007/s10578-021-01140-7

Paquin, V., Bick, J., Lipschutz, R., Elgbeili, G., Laplante, D. P., Biekman, B., Brunet, A., King, S., & Olson, D. (2021) Unespected effects of expressive writing on post-disaster distress in the Hurricane Harvey Study: a randomized control trial in perinatal women. Psychological Medicine, 1-9.

https://doi.org/10.1017/S003329172100074X

Vanwoerden, S., Penner, F., Pearson, C., Bick, J., Yoshida, H., & Sharp, C. (2021) Testing the link between mothers’ general reflective function capacity and adolescent borderline personality features: perceived parenting behaviors as a potential mechanism. Journal of Personality Disorders, 35(B, Suppl.), S56-S73.

https://doi.org/10.1521/pedi_2021_35_505

Fischer, T., Cirino, P. T., DeMaster, D., Alfano, C., Bick, J., Fan, W., & Ewing-Cobbs, L. (2021) Frontostriatal white matter integrity relations with “cool” and “hot” self-regulation after pediatric traumatic brain injury. Journal of Neurotrauma, 38(1) 1-9.

https://doi.org/10.1089/neu.2019.6937

2020

Barbot, Baptiste, et al. “Manifesto for New Directions in Developmental Science.” New Directions for Child and Adolescent Development, vol. 2020, no. 172, July 2020, pp. 135–149.

https://doi.org/10.1002/cad.20359 

Ponguta, Liliana A., et al. “Effects of the Mother-Child Education Program on Parenting Stress and Disciplinary Practices Among Refugee and Other Marginalized Communities in Lebanon: A Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial.” Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, vol. 59, no. 6, 31 Jan. 2020, pp. 727–738.

Porto, Juliana A., Bick, Johanna, et al. “The Influence of Maternal Anxiety and Depression Symptoms on FNIRS Brain Responses to Emotional Faces in 5- and 7-Month-Old Infants.” Infant Behavior and Development, vol. 59, 16 Apr. 2020, p. 101447., doi:10.1016/j.infbeh.2020.101447.

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.infbeh.2020.101447

Hein, Sascha, et al. “Maternal Perceptions of Father Involvement among Refugee and Disadvantaged Families in Beirut, Lebanon.” Plos One, vol. 15, no. 3, 2020, doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0229670.

https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0229670

Bick, Johanna, and Rebecca Lipschutz. “THE NEUROBIOLOGICAL EMBEDDING OF EARLY SOCIAL DEPRIVATION IN CHILDREN EXPOSED TO INSTITUTIONAL REARING.” The Routledge Handbook of Adoption, by Gretchen Miller Wrobel et al., Ashgate, 2020, pp. Part IV: Outcomes-Ch. 26. 

Ponguta, L., Ghassan, I., Aoudeh, L., Maalouf, C., Hein, S., Zonderman, A., Katsovich, L., Khoshnoo, K., Bick, J., Awar, A. Nourallah, S., Householder S. Moore, C., Salah, R., Britto, P., & Leckman, J.(in press). Effects of the Mother-Child Education Program on Parenting Stress and Disciplinary Practices Among Refugee and Other Marginalized Communities in Lebanon: A Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial. Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry.

2019

Bick, J., Lipschutz, R., Lind, T., Zajac, L., and Dozier, M. (2019). Associations between early home environment and trajectories of disruptive behavior among preschoolers reared in CPS-referred families. Developmental Child Welfare.

Kosten, TA., Bick, J. (2019) Introduction to the special issue on translational evidence of behavioral and biological consequences of early life experience. International Journal of Developmental Neuroscience. 78.

Bick, J., Palmwood, E.N., Zajac, L., Simons, R., & Dozier, M. (2019). Early Parenting Intervention and Adverse Family Environments Affect Neural Function in Middle Childhood. Biological Psychiatry, 85, 326-335.

http://DOI: 10.1016/j.biopsych.2018.09.020.

Glasper, E., Rilling, J., Bick, J., & Kenkel, W. (2019). More than just mothers. The neurobiological and neuroendocrine underpinnings of allomaternal caregiving. Frontiers in Neuroscience.

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.yfrne.2019.02.005

DeMaster, D., Bick, J., Johnson, U., Montroy, J.J., Landry, S., & Duncan, A.F. (2019). Nurturing the Preterm Infant Brain: Leveraging Neuroplasticity to Improve Neurobehavioral Outcomes. Pediatric Research. 85, 166-175. 

DOI: 10.1038/s41390-018-0203-9.

2018

Warren, E., Child, A., Cirino,P., Grosshans, D., Mahajan, A., Paulino, A., Chintagumpala, M., Okcu,F., Ris, D. M., Minard, C., Viana, A., Bick, J., Woods, S., Orobio,J., Xue, J., Kahalley, L.(2018) . QOL-42. Better social, cognitive, and academic outcomes among pediatric brain tumor survivors treated with proton versus photon radiation therapy. Neuro-Oncology. 20(2)

https://doi.org/10.1093/neuonc/noy059.624

Bick, J., Fox, N.A., Zeanah, C.H., & Nelson, C.A., (2018). Memory and Executive Functioning in 12‐Year‐Old Children With a History of Institutional Rearing. Child Development.

https://doi.org/10.1111/cdev.12952

Lipschutz, R., Bick, J., Nguyen, V., Lee, M., Grigorenko, E., Bucala, R., Mayes, L., Crowley, M. (2018). Macrophage migration inhibitory factor (MIF) gene is associated with adolescents’ cortisol reactivity and anxiety. Psychoneuroendocrinology.

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.psyneuen.2018.05.033

2017

Bick, J., Fox, N.A., Zeanah, C.H., & Nelson, C.A. (2017). Early deprivation, atypical brain development, and internalizing symptoms in late childhood. Neuroscience.

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neuroscience.2015.09.026

Bick, J., Fox, N.A., Zeanah, C.H., Fox, N.A., Nelson, C.A. (2017). Effects of early institutionalization on emotion processing in 12-year-youth. Development and Psychopathology.

http://DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/S0954579417001377

Luyster, R., Bick, J., Westerlund, A., & Nelson, C.A. (2017). Testing the effects of expression, intensity, and age on emotional face processing in ASD. Neuropsychologia.

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neuropsychologia.2017.06.023

Bick, J., & Nelson, C.A. (2017). Early experience and brain development. WIREs Developmental Biology.

https://doi.org/10.1002/wcs.1387

2016

Bick, J., & Nelson, C.A. (2016). Early adverse experiences and the developing brain. Neuropsychopharmacology, doi: 10.1038/npp.2015.252.

https://www.nature.com/articles/npp2015252

Grigorenko, E., Bick, J., Campbell, D., Lewine, G., Abrams, J., Nguyen, V., & Chang, J. (2016). The trilogy of G X E: Genes, environment and their interactions: Conceptualization, Operationalization, and Application. In D. Cicchetti (Ed). Developmental Psychopathology, 3rd Edition. Wiley Press.

https://books.google.com/books?hl=en&lr=&id=7NA9CgAAQBAJ&oi=fnd&pg=PA287&dq=info:YStkQVtcdE8J:scholar.google.com&ots=Ro3ei7o6cq&sig=hYxN-xqcN3qa3pdU6CRMRmL0h8k#v=onepage&q&f=false

Barbot, B., Bick, J., Bentley, M.J, Balestracci, K., Woolston, J., Adnopoz, J., Grigorenko, E. (2016). Changes in mental health outcomes with the Intensive In-Home Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Service: A multi-informant, latent consensus approach. International Journal of Methods in Psychiatric Research. doi: 10.1002/mpr.1477.

https://doi.org/10.1002/mpr.1477

2015

Bick, J. & Nelson, C.A. (2015). Early Adversity: What does the latest brain research tell us? Early Childhood Matters, 124, 10-13.

Bick, J., Zhu, T., Stamoulis, C., Fox, N.A., Zeanah, C.H., & Nelson, C.A. (2015). Effect of early institutionalization and foster care on long-term white matter development: a randomized clinical trial. JAMA Pediatrics, 169, 211-219.

https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamapediatrics/fullarticle/2091622

Bick, J., Nguyen, V., Leng, L., Piecychna, M., Crowley, M., Bucala, R., Mayes, L., & Grigorenko, E. (2015). Preliminary associations between childhood neglect, MIF, and cortisol: Potential pathways to long-term disease risk. Developmental Psychobiology, 57, 131-139.

https://doi.org/10.1002/dev.21265

Bernard, K., Dozier, M., Bick, J., & Gordon, M.K. (2014). Intervening to enhance cortisol regulation among children at risk for neglect: Results of a randomized clinical trial. Development and Psychopathology, 27, 829-841.

http://DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/S095457941400073X

2014

Bick, J., Zajac, K., Ralston, M.E., & Smith, D. (2014). Convergence and divergence in reports of maternal support following childhood sexual abuse: Prevalence and associations with youth psychosocial adjustment. Child Abuse and Neglect, 38, 479-487.  

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chiabu.2013.11.010

2013

Szyf, M., & Bick, J. (2013). DNA Methylation: A Mechanism for Embedding Early Life Experiences in the Genome. Child Development, 84, 49-57.

https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-8624.2012.01793.x

Bick, J., Dozier, M., Bernard, K., Grasso, D., & Simons, R. (2013). Foster Mother-Infant Bonding: Associations Between Foster Mothers’ Oxytocin Production, Electrophysiological Brain Activity, Feelings of Commitment, and Caregiving Quality. Child Development, 84, 826-840.

https://doi.org/10.1111/cdev.12008

Bick, J., & Dozier, M. (2013). The Effectiveness of an Attachment-Based Intervention in Increasing Foster Mothers’ Sensitivity toward Foster Infants. Journal of Infant Mental Health, 34, 95-103.

https://doi.org/10.1002/imhj.21373

Campbell, D., Bick., J., Yrigollen, C., Lee, M., Chang, J., & Grigorenko, E. (2013). Schooling and variation in the COMT gene: the devil is in the details. Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 54, 1056-1065.

https://doi.org/10.1111/jcpp.12120

Bick, J., Bernard, K., & Dozier, M. (2013). In N. E. Suchman, M. Pajulo, & L. C. Mayes (Eds.), Attachment-based intervention for substance using mothers of infants. Parenting and substance addiction: Developmental approaches to intervention. New York: Oxford.

2012

Bick, J., & Dozier, M. (2012). Convergence between attachment classifications and natural reunion behavior among children and parents in a child-care setting. Attachment and Human Development, 14, 1-10.

https://doi.org/10.1080/14616734.2012.636645

Bernard, K., Dozier, M., Bick, J., Lewis, E., Lindhiem, O., & Carlson, E. (2012). Enhancing attachment organization among maltreated children: Results of a randomized clinical trial. Child Development, 83, 623-636.

https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-8624.2011.01712.x

Bick, J., Dozier, M., & Moore, S. (2012). Predictors of treatment use among foster mothers in an attachment-based intervention program. Attachment and Human Development, 14, 439-452.

https://doi.org/10.1080/14616734.2012.706391

Bick, J., Naumova, O., Hunter, S., Barbot, B., Lee, M., Luthar., S., Raefski., A., & Grigorenko, E. (2012). Childhood Adversity and DNA Methylation of Genes involved in the HPA axis and Immune System: Whole Genome and Candidate Gene Associations. Development and Psychopathology, 24, 1417-1425.

http://DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/S0954579412000806

2011

Dozier, M., Bick, J., & Bernard, K. (2011). Intervening with Foster Parents to Enhance Biobehavioral Outcomes Among Infants and Toddlers. Zero to Three Journal, 31, 17-22.

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3517191/

Dozier, M., Bick, J., & Bernard, K. (2011). Attachment-based treatment for young, vulnerable children. In J. Osofsky (Ed.), Clinical work with traumatized children. New York: Guilford.

https://books.google.com/books?hl=en&lr=&id=W5iTcmv8GH8C&oi=fnd&pg=PA75&dq=info:GlFdVKU9FKoJ:scholar.google.com&ots=IE7239ccP5&sig=vDB3Ei2gHeWC9LAqmNnyrS1h7Fc#v=onepage&q&f=false

2010

Bick, J., & Dozier M. (2010). Mothers’ oxytocin production following close physical interactions with biological and non-biological Children. Developmental Psychobiology, 52, 100-107.

https://doi.org/10.1002/dev.20411

2009 and earlier

Bick, J., Dozier, M. (2009). A review of ” Promoting positive parenting: An attachment-based intervention”. Adoption Quarterly. 12(1). 53-54

https://doi.org/10.1080/10926750902791573

Dozier, M., Lindhiem, O., Lewis, E., Bick, J., Bernard, K., & Peloso, M. (2009). Effects of a foster parent training program on young children’s attachment behaviors: Preliminary evidence from a randomized clinical trial. Child and Adolescent Social Work Journal, 26, 321-332

https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007/s10560-009-0165-1.pdf?pdf=button

Bick, J., & Dozier, M. (2008). The role of parent state of mind in an intervention for foster parents. In H. Steele and M. Steele (Eds.), The Adult Attachment Interview in clinical context. New York: Guilford.

Dozier, M., & Bick, J. (2007). Changing caregivers: Coping with early adversity. Psychiatric Annals, 37, 411-415.

https://doi.org/10.3928/00485713-20070601-01