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Andrea L. Roberts

Andrea L. Roberts

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Social Sciences and Humanities

D-Index
55
Citations
12898
World Ranking
2014
National Ranking
968

Overview

Andrea L. Roberts is affiliated with Harvard University in the United States. Their research spans the fields of Medicine and Psychology, with a substantial focus on Clinical Psychology, Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health, Epidemiology, General Health Professions, and Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health.

Their scholarly work includes studies on several interconnected topics such as Migration, Health and Trauma; Child Abuse and Trauma; Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Research; Traumatic Brain Injury Research; Birth, Development, and Health; COVID-19 and Mental Health; and the Long-Term Effects of COVID-19.

Andrea L. Roberts has published in multiple academic venues, frequently contributing to:

  • JAMA Network Open
  • Psychological Medicine
  • Psychoneuroendocrinology
  • Translational Psychiatry
  • Arthritis Care & Research

Their notable recent papers include:

  • "Associations of Depression, Anxiety, Worry, Perceived Stress, and Loneliness Prior to Infection With Risk of Post-COVID-19 Conditions," 2022, JAMA Psychiatry
  • "Adherence to Healthy Lifestyle Prior to Infection and Risk of Post-COVID-19 Condition," 2023, JAMA Internal Medicine
  • "Genomic influences on self-reported childhood maltreatment," 2020, Translational Psychiatry
  • "Association of Posttraumatic Stress and Depressive Symptoms With Mortality in Women," 2020, JAMA Network Open
  • "Depression and Subsequent Risk for Incident Rheumatoid Arthritis Among Women," 2020, Arthritis Care & Research

Collaborative work is a significant component of their research output, with frequent co-authors including Karestan C. Koenen, Laura D. Kubzansky, Lori B. Chibnik, Marc G. Weisskopf, and Andrew Ratanatharathorn.

Best Publications

  • Race/ethnic differences in exposure to traumatic events, development of post-traumatic stress disorder, and treatment-seeking for post-traumatic stress disorder in the United States.

    Andrea L. Roberts;Stephen E. Gilman;Joshua Breslau;Naomi Breslau

  • Childhood IQ and Adult Mental Disorders: A Test of the Cognitive Reserve Hypothesis

    Karestan C. Koenen;Terrie E. Moffitt;Andrea L. Roberts;Laurie T. Martin

  • International meta-analysis of PTSD genome-wide association studies identifies sex- and ancestry-specific genetic risk loci

    Caroline M. Nievergelt;Caroline M. Nievergelt;Adam X. Maihofer;Adam X. Maihofer;Torsten Klengel;Torsten Klengel;Elizabeth G. Atkinson;Elizabeth G. Atkinson

  • Pervasive trauma exposure among US sexual orientation minority adults and risk of posttraumatic stress disorder.

    Andrea L. Roberts;S. Bryn Austin;Heather L. Corliss;Ashley K. Vandermorris

  • Associations of Depression, Anxiety, Worry, Perceived Stress, and Loneliness Prior to Infection With Risk of Post–COVID-19 Conditions

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  • Largest GWAS of PTSD (N=20 070) yields genetic overlap with schizophrenia and sex differences in heritability

    L. E. Duncan;A. Ratanatharathorn;A. E. Aiello;L. M. Almli

  • Autism Spectrum Disorder and Particulate Matter Air Pollution before, during, and after Pregnancy: A Nested Case–Control Analysis within the Nurses’ Health Study II Cohort

    Raanan Raz;Andrea L. Roberts;Kristen Lyall;Jaime E. Hart

  • Childhood Gender Nonconformity: A Risk Indicator for Childhood Abuse and Posttraumatic Stress in Youth

    Andrea L. Roberts;Margaret Rosario;Heather L. Corliss;Heather L. Corliss;Karestan C. Koenen

  • Perinatal air pollutant exposures and autism spectrum disorder in the children of Nurses' Health Study II participants.

    Andrea L. Roberts;Kristen Lyall;Jaime E. Hart;Francine Laden

  • Childhood gender nonconformity, bullying victimization, and depressive symptoms across adolescence and early adulthood: an 11-year longitudinal study

    Andrea L. Roberts;Margaret Rosario;Natalie Slopen;Jerel P. Calzo;Jerel P. Calzo

  • Trauma Exposure and Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Symptoms Predict Onset of Cardiovascular Events in Women

    Jennifer A. Sumner;Laura D. Kubzansky;Mitchell S.V. Elkind;Andrea L. Roberts

  • Adulthood stressors, history of childhood adversity, and risk of perpetration of intimate partner violence.

    Andrea L. Roberts;Katie A. McLaughlin;Kerith J. Conron;Kerith J. Conron;Karestan C. Koenen

  • Witness of intimate partner violence in childhood and perpetration of intimate partner violence in adulthood.

    Andrea L. Roberts;Stephen E. Gilman;Garrett Fitzmaurice;Michele R. Decker

  • Effects of Neighborhood Resources on Aggressive and Delinquent Behaviors Among Urban Youths

    Beth E. Molnar;Magdalena Cerda;Andrea L. Roberts;Stephen L. Buka

  • Posttraumatic stress disorder and incidence of type 2 diabetes mellitus in a sample of women: a 22-year longitudinal study.

    Andrea L. Roberts;Jessica C. Agnew-Blais;Donna Spiegelman;Laura D. Kubzansky

  • Elevated risk of posttraumatic stress in sexual minority youths: mediation by childhood abuse and gender nonconformity.

    Andrea L. Roberts;Margaret Rosario;Heather L. Corliss;Karestan C. Koenen

  • The Weight of Traumatic Stress: A Prospective Study of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Symptoms and Weight Status in Women

    Laura D. Kubzansky;Paula Bordelois;Hee Jin Jun;Hee Jin Jun;Andrea L. Roberts

  • Association of Maternal Exposure to Childhood Abuse With Elevated Risk for Autism in Offspring

    Andrea L. Roberts;Kristen Lyall;Janet W. Rich-Edwards;Alberto Ascherio

  • Physical Activity Disparities in Heterosexual and Sexual Minority Youth Ages 12-22 Years Old: Roles of Childhood Gender Nonconformity and Athletic Self-Esteem

    Jerel P. Calzo;Jerel P. Calzo;Andrea L. Roberts;Heather L. Corliss;Emily A. Blood;Emily A. Blood

  • Air Pollution and Autism Spectrum Disorders: Causal or Confounded?

    Marc G. Weisskopf;Marianthi-Anna Kioumourtzoglou;Andrea L. Roberts

  • Sexual Violence Victimization History and Sexual Risk Indicators in a Community-Based Urban Cohort of “Mostly Heterosexual” and Heterosexual Young Women

    S. Bryn Austin;Andrea L. Roberts;Heather L. Corliss;Beth E. Molnar

  • Childhood IQ and Adult Mental Disorders

    Karestan C. Koenen;Terrie E. Moffitt;Andrea L. Roberts;Laurie T. Martin

Frequent Co-Authors

Karestan C. Koenen
Karestan C. Koenen Harvard University
S. Bryn Austin
S. Bryn Austin Harvard University
Laura D. Kubzansky
Laura D. Kubzansky Harvard University
Heather L. Corliss
Heather L. Corliss San Diego State University
Kerry J. Ressler
Kerry J. Ressler Harvard University
Joel Gelernter
Joel Gelernter Yale University
Stephan Ripke
Stephan Ripke Massachusetts General Hospital
Janet W. Rich-Edwards
Janet W. Rich-Edwards Harvard University
Rachel Yehuda
Rachel Yehuda United States Department of Veterans Affairs
M. Maria Glymour
M. Maria Glymour Boston University

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