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Overview

Gale A. Richardson is affiliated with the University of Pittsburgh in the United States and specializes in the field of Medicine, with a notable focus on subfields including Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health, Pharmacology, General Health Professions, Obstetrics and Gynecology, and Rheumatology.

The primary research topics covered by their work include:

  • Prenatal Substance Exposure Effects
  • Cannabis and Cannabinoid Research
  • Birth, Development, and Health
  • Homelessness and Social Issues
  • Folate and B Vitamins Research
  • Reproductive Health and Technologies
  • Bipolar Disorder and Treatment

Frequent publication venues for Gale A. Richardson encompass a range of journals, highlighting a multi-disciplinary approach across clinical and behavioral sciences. These venues include:

  • Neurotoxicology and Teratology
  • Addictive Behaviors
  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • Drug and Alcohol Dependence
  • Pharmacology Biochemistry and Behavior

Richardson has collaborated extensively with several researchers, including:

  • Natacha M. De Genna
  • Nancy L. Day
  • Lidush Goldschmidt
  • Heather Carmichael Olson
  • Claire D. Coles

Recent published papers demonstrate a focus on prenatal exposure and its effects on development and behavioral outcomes. Examples of these works include:

  • "Effects of prenatal alcohol exposure on cognitive and behavioral development: Findings from a hierarchical meta-analysis of data from six prospective longitudinal U.S. cohorts," 2021, Alcoholism Clinical and Experimental Research
  • "Long-term effects of prenatal cannabis exposure: Pathways to adolescent and adult outcomes," 2022, Pharmacology Biochemistry and Behavior
  • "A longitudinal study of the impact of marijuana on adult memory function: Prenatal, adolescent, and young adult exposures," 2021, Neurotoxicology and Teratology
  • "Prenatal exposure to tobacco and cannabis, early cannabis initiation, and daily dual use of combustible cigarettes and cannabis during young adulthood," 2021, Addictive Behaviors
  • "Life-course impact of child maltreatment on midlife health-related quality of life in women: longitudinal mediation analysis for potential pathways," 2020, Annals of Epidemiology

Best Publications

  • Effects of prenatal marijuana exposure on child behavior problems at age 10

    Lidush Goldschmidt;Nancy L. Day;Gale A. Richardson

  • Prenatal Substance Exposure: Effects on Attention and Impulsivity of 6-Year-Olds

    S. L. Leech;G. A. Richardson;L. Goldschmidt;Nancy L. Day

  • A systematic review of the effects of postnatal maternal anxiety on children

    Cristie Glasheen;Gale A. Richardson;Anthony Fabio

  • Prenatal alcohol and marijuana exposure: Effects on neuropsychological outcomes at 10 years

    Gale A Richardson;Christopher Ryan;Jennifer Willford;Nancy L Day

  • Effect of prenatal marijuana exposure on the cognitive development of offspring at age three

    N.L. Day;G.A. Richardson;L. Goldschmidt;N. Robles

  • Prenatal marijuana and alcohol exposure and academic achievement at age 10

    Lidush Goldschmidt;Gale A Richardson;Marie D Cornelius;Nancy L Day

  • Prenatal Exposure to Alcohol: Effect on Infant Growth and Morphologic Characteristics

    Nancy L. Day;Dorcie Jasperse;Gale Richardson;Nadine Robles

  • The effects of prenatal alcohol and marijuana exposure: disturbances in neonatal sleep cycling and arousal.

    Mark S Scher;Gale A Richardson;Patricia A Coble;Nancy L Day

  • Prenatal cocaine exposure: effects on the development of school-age children.

    Gale A. Richardson;Mary L. Conroy;Nancy L. Day

  • Verbal and visuospatial learning and memory function in children with moderate prenatal alcohol exposure.

    Jennifer A. Willford;Gale A. Richardson;Sharon L. Leech;Nancy L. Day

  • Prenatal Alcohol Exposure and Academic Achievement at Age Six: A Nonlinear Fit

    Lidush Goldschmidt;Gale A. Richardson;David S. Stoffer;Diklah Geva;Diklah Geva

  • Prenatal marijuana exposure and intelligence test performance at age 6.

    Lidush Goldschmidt;Gale A. Richardson;Jennifer Willford;Nancy L. Day

  • Prenatal marijuana exposure: effect on child depressive symptoms at ten years of age.

    Kimberly A. Gray;Nancy L. Day;Sharon Leech;Gale A. Richardson

  • Prenatal alcohol exposure predicts continued deficits in offspring size at 14 years of age.

    N. L. Day;S. L. Leech;G. A. Richardson;M. D. Cornelius

  • The epidemiology of alcohol, marijuana, and cocaine use among women of childbearing age and pregnant women

    Nancy L. Day;Carrie M. Cottreau;Gale A. Richardson

  • Beliefs and attitudes regarding prenatal marijuana use: Perspectives of pregnant women who report use

    Judy C. Chang;Jill A. Tarr;Cynthia L. Holland;Natacha M. De Genna

  • Prenatal marijuana use and neonatal outcome.

    Nancy Day;Usha Sambamoorthi;Paul Taylor;Gale Richardson

  • Alcohol, Marijuana, and Tobacco: Effects of Prenatal Exposure on Offspring Growth and Morphology at Age Six

    Nancy L. Day;Gale A. Richardson;Diklah Geva;Nadine Robles

  • Effects of prenatal tobacco exposure on preschoolers' behavior.

    Nancy L. Day;Gale A. Richardson;Lidush Goldschmidt;Marie D. Cornelius

  • Maternal and neonatal effects of moderate cocaine use during pregnancy.

    Gale A. Richardson;Nancy L. Day

  • The effects of prenatal tobacco and marijuana use on offspring growth from birth through 3 years of age.

    N. Day;M. Cornelius;L. Goldschmidt;G. Richardson

Frequent Co-Authors

Jack R. Cornelius
Jack R. Cornelius University of Pittsburgh
Eleanor Feingold
Eleanor Feingold University of Pittsburgh
Lynn T. Singer
Lynn T. Singer Case Western Reserve University
Jill M. Cyranowski
Jill M. Cyranowski University of Pittsburgh
Boris Birmaher
Boris Birmaher University of Pittsburgh
Holly A. Swartz
Holly A. Swartz University of Pittsburgh
Ronald E. Dahl
Ronald E. Dahl University of California, Berkeley
John E. Donovan
John E. Donovan University of Colorado Boulder

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