Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
1993
Blackburg
VA
Graduate School
Boston University
1994
Boston
MA
Graduate School
PhD, Developmental Psychology
Boston University
1999
Boston
MA
Graduate School
Clinical Psychology
Massachusetts School for Professional Psychology
2007
Newton
MA
Publications
Simulation Training to Increase Holding of Fragile Infants in Cardiac Intensive Care Units. Am J Crit Care. 2024 Sep 01; 33(5):338-346. View Abstract
Sleeping Safe and Sound: A Multidisciplinary Hospital-wide Infant Safe Sleep Quality Improvement Initiative. J Pediatr Health Care. 2024 Jul-Aug; 38(4):604-614. View Abstract
Caring for hearts and minds: a quality improvement approach to individualized developmental care in the cardiac intensive care unit. Front Pediatr. 2024; 12:1384615. View Abstract
Optimising motor development in the hospitalised infant with CHD: factors contributing to early motor challenges and recommendations for assessment and intervention. Cardiol Young. 2023 Oct; 33(10):1800-1812. View Abstract
Inpatient Screening for Early Identification of Developmental Risk in Infants with Congenital Heart Defects. J Pediatr. 2023 12; 263:113687. View Abstract
Impact of Residual Lesion Severity on Neurodevelopmental Outcomes Following Congenital Heart Surgery in Infancy and Childhood. Pediatr Cardiol. 2024 Dec; 45(8):1676-1691. View Abstract
Preterm congenital heart disease and neurodevelopment: the importance of looking beyond the initial hospitalization. J Perinatol. 2023 07; 43(7):958-962. View Abstract
Developmental care pathway for hospitalised infants with CHD: on behalf of the Cardiac Newborn Neuroprotective Network, a Special Interest Group of the Cardiac Neurodevelopmental Outcome Collaborative. Cardiol Young. 2023 Dec; 33(12):2521-2538. View Abstract
Developmental Care for Hospitalized Infants With Complex Congenital Heart Disease: A Science Advisory From the American Heart Association. J Am Heart Assoc. 2023 02 07; 12(3):e028489. View Abstract
Assessment and management of feeding difficulties for infants with complex CHD. Cardiol Young. 2023 Jan; 33(1):1-10. View Abstract
Normalize-Ask-Pause-Connect: A Clinical Approach to Address the Emotional Health of Pediatric Patients with Chronic Conditions and Their Families. J Pediatr. 2023 04; 255:247-252. View Abstract
Partnering With Stakeholders to Inform the Co-Design of a Psychosocial Intervention for Prenatally Diagnosed Congenital Heart Disease. J Patient Exp. 2022; 9:23743735221092488. View Abstract
Developmental Care Practice and Documentation Variability in the Cardiac ICU. Pediatr Crit Care Med. 2022 03 01; 23(3):e180-e185. View Abstract
Neurological features in infants with congenital heart disease. Dev Med Child Neurol. 2022 06; 64(6):762-770. View Abstract
Neurodevelopmental and psychosocial interventions for individuals with CHD: a research agenda and recommendations from the Cardiac Neurodevelopmental Outcome Collaborative. Cardiol Young. 2021 Jun; 31(6):888-899. View Abstract
Disruptions in the development of feeding for infants with congenital heart disease. Cardiol Young. 2021 Apr; 31(4):589-596. View Abstract
Neurodevelopmental evaluation strategies for children with congenital heart disease aged birth through 5 years: recommendations from the cardiac neurodevelopmental outcome collaborative. Cardiol Young. 2020 Nov; 30(11):1609-1622. View Abstract
A Collaborative Learning Assessment of Developmental Care Practices for Infants in the Cardiac Intensive Care Unit. J Pediatr. 2020 05; 220:93-100. View Abstract
Neurodevelopmental assessment of infants with congenital heart disease in the early postoperative period. Congenit Heart Dis. 2019 Mar; 14(2):236-245. View Abstract
Filling a significant gap in the cardiac ICU: implementation of individualised developmental care. Cardiol Young. 2017 Nov; 27(9):1797-1806. View Abstract
Preference for infant-directed speech in preterm infants. Infant Behav Dev. 2014 Nov; 37(4):505-11. View Abstract
School-age effects of the newborn individualized developmental care and assessment program for preterm infants with intrauterine growth restriction: preliminary findings. BMC Pediatr. 2013 Feb 19; 13:25. View Abstract
NIDCAP improves brain function and structure in preterm infants with severe intrauterine growth restriction. J Perinatol. 2012 Oct; 32(10):797-803. View Abstract
School Age Effects of the Newborn Individualized Developmental Care and Assessment Program for Medically Low-Risk Preterm Infants: Preliminary Findings. J Clin Neonatol. 2012; 1(4):184-194. View Abstract
Is the Newborn Individualized Developmental Care and Assessment Program (NIDCAP) effective for preterm infants with intrauterine growth restriction? J Perinatol. 2011 Feb; 31(2):130-6. View Abstract
Effects of the Newborn Individualized Developmental Care and Assessment Program (NIDCAP) at age 8 years: preliminary data. Clin Pediatr (Phila). 2010 Mar; 49(3):258-70. View Abstract
Individualized developmental care improves the lives of infants born preterm. Acta Paediatr. 2008 Sep; 97(9):1173-5. View Abstract
Toddlers' use of cues in a search task. Infant and Child Development. Infant and Child Development. 2008; 10(1002):online publication. View Abstract
Individualized Developmental Care Improves the Lives of Infants Born Preterm. Acta Pediatrica. In Press, 2008. 2008; 97(9). View Abstract
Newborn Individualized Developmental Care and Assessment Program (NIDCAP): Changing the Future for Infants and Families in Intensive and Special Care Nurseries. Early Childhood Services. 2008; 2(1):1-19. View Abstract
Die Pflege des Neugeborenen: Die frühe Gehirnentwicklung und die Bedeutung von frühen Erfahrungen. Brisch HvKH, Hellbrügge T, eds. Der Säugling - Bindung, Neurobiologie und Gene. 2008; 44-87. View Abstract
Screening of Newborn and Maternal Wellbeing. Haith M, Benson J, eds. Encyclopedia of Infant and Early Childhood Development, Three Volume Set, 1-3. 2008; 67-76. View Abstract
Approaches to neurodevelopmental assessment in congenital diaphragmatic hernia survivors. J Pediatr Surg. 2007 Jun; 42(6):1052-6; discussion 1056. View Abstract
Newborn Individualized Developmental Care and Assessment Program (NIDCAP): changing the future for infants and their families in intensive and special care nurseries. Italian Journal of Pediatrics. 2007; 33:79-91. View Abstract
Neurobehavioral development of the preterm infant. Martin R, Fanaroff A, Walsh M, editors. Fanaroff and Martin's Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine: Diseases of the Fetus and Infant. 2005; 2. View Abstract
The Assessment of Preterm Infants' Behavior (APIB): furthering the understanding and measurement of neurodevelopmental competence in preterm and full-term infants. Ment Retard Dev Disabil Res Rev. 2005; 11(1):94-102. View Abstract
Neurobehavioral development of the preterm infant. Fanaroff Fanaroff and Martin's Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine: Diseases of the Fetus and Infant. 2005; 1051-1068. View Abstract
The Assessment of Preterm Infants’ Behavior (APIB): Furthering the Understanding and Measurement of Neurodevelopmental Competence in Preterm and Fullterm Infants. Mental Retardation & Dev Disabilities Research Rev. 2005; 11(1):94-102. View Abstract
Early experience alters brain function and structure. Pediatrics. 2004 Apr; 113(4):846-57. View Abstract
A three-center, randomized, controlled trial of individualized developmental care for very low birth weight preterm infants: medical, neurodevelopmental, parenting, and caregiving effects. J Dev Behav Pediatr. 2003 Dec; 24(6):399-408. View Abstract
Effectiveness of individualized developmental care for preterm infants: Neurobehavioral and neurostructural evidence. 2003. View Abstract
Two-year-olds' search strategies and visual tracking in a hidden displacement task. Dev Psychol. 2002 Jul; 38(4):581-90. View Abstract
DTI study of the premature infant brain shows that change in diffusion properties of white matter may precede myelintation. 2002. View Abstract
Prolonged T2* values in newborn vs adult brain: implications for fMRI studies of newborns. 2002. View Abstract
Children’s searching for unseen events at 2 and 3 years. Dev Psychol. 2002; 38(4):581-90. View Abstract
Comprehension of the referential intent of looking and pointing between 12 and 15 months. J Cog Dev. 2002; 3(4):445-64. View Abstract
Contingency learning and retention in preterm infants. 2002. View Abstract
Postpartum maternal mood and infant temperament in Barbados. Journal of Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics. 2002. View Abstract
Gaze following at 12 and 14 months: Do the eyes matter?. British J Psychol. 2002; 20(2):225-40. View Abstract
Contingency learning and retention in preterm infants. 2002. View Abstract
Motherese: Implications for its importance to preterm infants. 2002. View Abstract
Children’s searching for unseen events. 2001. View Abstract
Maternal depressive symptoms affect infant cognitive development in Barbados. J Child Psychol Psychiatry. 2000 Sep; 41(6):747-57. View Abstract
Infant understanding of the referential nature of looking. J Cog Dev. 2000; 1(4):359-77. View Abstract
Understanding the referential nature of looking at 14 and 18 months. 1999. View Abstract