Human Development and Family Studies

Postal address
United States

David Almeida
- Human Development and Family Studies - Professor
Person: Academic
19902026
Jennifer Barton
- Human Development and Family Studies - Assistant Research Professor
- Child Health Research Center
Person: Academic
20152025
Timothy Raymond Brick, PhD
- Human Development and Family Studies - Associate Professor
- Institute for Computational and Data Sciences (ICDS)
- Social Science Research Institute (SSRI)
Person: Academic
20072026
Sy-Miin Chow
- Human Development and Family Studies - Professor
- Social Science Research Institute (SSRI)
Person: Academic
20032025
Hobart H. Cleveland, III
- Human Development and Family Studies - Professor
- Social Science Research Institute (SSRI)
Person: Academic
19962025
Christian Connell
- Human Development and Family Studies - Professor
- Child Maltreatment Solutions Network - Associate Director
Person: Academic
19972026
Daniel Max Crowley
Person: Academic
20112026
Gregory M. Fosco
- Human Development and Family Studies - Karl R. Fink and Diane Wendle Fink Early Career Professor and Professor
Person: Academic
20042026
Steffany Jane Fredman
- Human Development and Family Studies - Associate Professor, Karl R. and Diane Wendle Fink Early Career Professor for the Study of Families
- Edna Bennett Pierce Prevention Research Center (PRC)
Person: Academic
19982026
Katelyn Marie Guastaferro
- Human Development and Family Studies - Assistant Research Professor
- Child Maltreatment Solutions Network
Person: Academic
20122026

250774 Citations
214 h-index
3793 Article
192 Review article
156 Chapter
56 Comment/debate
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Affective Responsivity and Cardiovascular Stress Reactivity in Depression
Darling, A. M., Dominguez, C. M., Mogle, J., Fadel, P. J., Saunders, E. F. H., Almeida, D. M. & Greaney, J. L., Feb 2026, In: Hypertension. 83, 2
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A pilot feasibility randomized clinical trial of a culturally adapted accelerated group treatment for posttraumatic stress, insomnia, and nightmares in firefighters.
McLean, C. P., Janke, S., Pruiksma, K. E., Taylor, D. J., Sloan, D. M., Dietch, J. R., Fredman, S. J., Sutherland, C., Hollerbach, B., Thompson, S. M., Tse, D., Nagy, S., Malek, N. & Haddock, C. K., 2026, (Accepted/In press) In: Psychological Trauma: Theory, Research, Practice, and Policy.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Open Access
Associations Between Infant Nighttime Distress and Coparenting Across the First Year: The Role of Socioeconomic Risk
Kim, C. Y. & Teti, D. M., Feb 2026, In: Social Development. 35, 1, e70039.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Associations between pain reactivity to worse sleep and health outcomes
Mu, C. X., Small, B. J., McCrae, C. S., Peterson, L. J., Andel, R., Stone, K. L. & Lee, S., Jan 1 2026, In: Journals of Gerontology - Series B Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences. 81, 1, gbaf210.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Open Access
Co-Developed Community-Based Health Interventions with Children Under 18 and Families Experiencing Homelessness in High-Income Countries: A Systematic Review
Rosenthal, D. M., Kubik, J., Loureiro, S., Guastaferro, K. & Goodman, M., Feb 2026, In: Healthcare (Switzerland). 14, 4, 492.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review

Open Access
Co-developing SHELTER (Safe, Healthy Environments and Local Transformation for Equity and Resilience) with families with lived experience of homelessness in the New York City shelter system: A community needs assessment and data collection protocol
Rosenthal, D. M., Guastaferro, K., Kubik, J. & Goodman, M., Jan 2026, In: PloS one. 21, 1 January, e0341718.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Open Access
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Coupling of within-person changes in sleep quality and subjective cognition in community-dwelling adults
Diaz, J. A., Lee, S., Martire, L. M. & Sliwinski, M. J., 2026, (Accepted/In press) In: Aging and Mental Health.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Open Access
Daily associations between stress occurrence and memory lapses across middle and late adulthood: The potential stress-buffering role of positive affect
Saruhanlioglu, Z. N., Brehmer, Y., Pekaar, K. A., Kooij, D., Mogle, J., Almeida, D. & Klaiber, P., Mar 1 2026, In: Psychology and aging. 41, 2, p. 176-188 13 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Open Access
Dynamic Fit Index Cutoffs for Time Series Network Models
Liu, S., Crawford, C. M., Fisher, Z. F. & Gates, K. M., 2026, In: Multivariate Behavioral Research. 61, 1, p. 94-115 22 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Open Access
Epigenetic aging mediates the association between life course socioeconomic status and decrements in kidney function across a decade
Surachman, A., Harhay, M. N., DiMaria-Ghalili, R. A., Zannas, A. S., Almeida, D. M. & Coe, C. L., Feb 2026, In: GeroScience. 48, 1, p. 1241-1257 17 p.
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16 Active
106 Finished

Evaluating Care Integration between Pediatric Primary Care Providers and WIC Nutritionists for Early Obesity Prevention among WIC Mothers and Children
Moore, A. (PI)
National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities
9/19/25 → 6/30/27
Project: Research project
THE NIH PRECISION BRAIN HEALTH NETWORK: Open and Inclusive Measurement of Neuropsychological Change for AD/ADRD Primary Prevention Trials
Sliwinski, M. J. (PI), Han, D. D. (CoPI), Germine, L. (CoPI) & Chow, S.-M. (CoPI)
National Institute on Aging
8/1/25 → 7/31/26
Project: Research project
Fostering Engaged Team-Based Learning in Asynchronous Online and Hybrid Learning Environments
Chow, S.-M. (PI) & Pxk919@psuedu, P. K. D. (CoPI)
National Science Foundation
10/15/24 → 9/30/26
Project: Research project
Use of a GLP-1 Agonist to Treat Opioid Use Disorder in Rats and Man
Grigson-Kennedy, P. (PI), Nyland, J. (CoPI), Bunce, S. (CoPI) & Brick, T. R. (CoPI)
NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON DRUG ABUSE
5/1/24 → 4/30/27
Project: Research project
ADMINISTRATIVE CORE: Penn State University's Translational Center for Child Maltreatment Studies (TCCMS)
Noll, J. G. (PI)
Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development
4/1/23 → 5/31/26
Project: Research project
DISSEMINATION AND OUTREACH CORE: Penn State University's Translational Center for Child Maltreatment Studies (TCCMS)
Connell, C. (PI)
Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development
4/1/23 → 5/31/26
Project: Research project
Sleep, Pain, Active Social Life, and Inflammation (SPAI)
Lee, S. (PI) & Lee, S. S. (CoPI)
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
2/20/23 → 1/31/27
Project: Research project
Randomized Controlled Trial of Intensive Multicouple Therapy for PTSD Versus Relationship Education in Military Couples
Fredman, S. J. (PI)
U.S. Army
9/1/22 → …
Project: Research project
Randomized Controlled Trial of Intensive Multicouple Therapy for PTSD Versus Relationship Education in Military Couples
Fredman, S. J. (PI)
Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs
1/1/21 → …
Project: Research project
Optimization of behavioral and biobehavioral interventions: Building investigator capacity nationwide
Collins, L. L. M. (PI), Guastaferro, K. K. (CoPI) & Collins, L. M. (CoPI)
NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON DRUG ABUSE
6/1/20 → 5/31/26
Project: Research project

Outstanding Collaborative Research Team
Bascom, R. (Recipient), Branstetter, S. A. (Recipient), Elias, R. (Recipient), Foulds, J. (Recipient), Goel, R. (Recipient), Hameed, A. (Recipient), Hillemeier, M. M. (Recipient), Kern, T. (Recipient), McHale, S. M. (Recipient), Li, R. (Recipient), Liao, J. (Recipient), Muscat, J. (Recipient), Richie, J. (Recipient), Saunders, E. F. H. (Recipient) & Zhu, J. (Recipient), 2018
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David Almeida

Jennifer Barton

Timothy Raymond Brick, PhD

Sy-Miin Chow

Hobart H. Cleveland, III

Christian Connell

Daniel Max Crowley

Gregory M. Fosco

Steffany Jane Fredman

Katelyn Marie Guastaferro

Affective Responsivity and Cardiovascular Stress Reactivity in Depression

A pilot feasibility randomized clinical trial of a culturally adapted accelerated group treatment for posttraumatic stress, insomnia, and nightmares in firefighters.

Associations Between Infant Nighttime Distress and Coparenting Across the First Year: The Role of Socioeconomic Risk

Associations between pain reactivity to worse sleep and health outcomes

Co-Developed Community-Based Health Interventions with Children Under 18 and Families Experiencing Homelessness in High-Income Countries: A Systematic Review

Co-developing SHELTER (Safe, Healthy Environments and Local Transformation for Equity and Resilience) with families with lived experience of homelessness in the New York City shelter system: A community needs assessment and data collection protocol

Coupling of within-person changes in sleep quality and subjective cognition in community-dwelling adults

Daily associations between stress occurrence and memory lapses across middle and late adulthood: The potential stress-buffering role of positive affect

Dynamic Fit Index Cutoffs for Time Series Network Models

Epigenetic aging mediates the association between life course socioeconomic status and decrements in kidney function across a decade

Evaluating Care Integration between Pediatric Primary Care Providers and WIC Nutritionists for Early Obesity Prevention among WIC Mothers and Children

THE NIH PRECISION BRAIN HEALTH NETWORK: Open and Inclusive Measurement of Neuropsychological Change for AD/ADRD Primary Prevention Trials

Fostering Engaged Team-Based Learning in Asynchronous Online and Hybrid Learning Environments

Use of a GLP-1 Agonist to Treat Opioid Use Disorder in Rats and Man

ADMINISTRATIVE CORE: Penn State University's Translational Center for Child Maltreatment Studies (TCCMS)

DISSEMINATION AND OUTREACH CORE: Penn State University's Translational Center for Child Maltreatment Studies (TCCMS)

Sleep, Pain, Active Social Life, and Inflammation (SPAI)

Randomized Controlled Trial of Intensive Multicouple Therapy for PTSD Versus Relationship Education in Military Couples

Randomized Controlled Trial of Intensive Multicouple Therapy for PTSD Versus Relationship Education in Military Couples

Optimization of behavioral and biobehavioral interventions: Building investigator capacity nationwide

Outstanding Collaborative Research Team

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