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Overview

Jody M. Ganiban is a researcher primarily affiliated with George Washington University in the United States. Their scholarly contributions span multiple disciplines, with a focus on psychology and medicine, particularly within the clinical psychology and public health fields.

Their research interests concentrate on aspects of child and adolescent development, including psychosocial and emotional growth, early childhood education, and maternal mental health during pregnancy and postpartum. Other significant topics addressed in their work include obesity, physical activity, diet, cognitive abilities and testing, as well as the impact of COVID-19 on mental health and overall birth, development, and health outcomes.

Ganiban has a diverse publication record, with frequent appearances in notable journals and publication venues such as UNC Libraries, JAMA Network Open, Developmental Psychology, Child Development, and Behavior Genetics. These platforms have served as outlets for numerous studies, reflecting the interdisciplinary nature of their research.

Several co-authors have collaborated extensively with Ganiban, highlighting ongoing academic partnerships. These include Leslie D. Leve, Jenae M. Neiderhiser, Margaret R. Karagas, Anne L. Dunlop, and Daniel S. Shaw, each having contributed to multiple papers alongside Ganiban.

Significant recent papers authored by Ganiban include:

  • The Environmental Influences on Child Health Outcomes (ECHO)-Wide Cohort, 2023, American Journal of Epidemiology
  • Associations of Neighborhood Opportunity and Social Vulnerability With Trajectories of Childhood Body Mass Index and Obesity Among US Children, 2022, JAMA Network Open
  • Changes in BMI During the COVID-19 Pandemic, 2022, PEDIATRICS
  • Better sleep, better life? How sleep quality influences children's life satisfaction, 2020, Quality of Life Research
  • Youth Well-being During the COVID-19 Pandemic, 2022, PEDIATRICS

Best Publications

  • Genetic variation in the vasopressin receptor 1a gene (AVPR1A) associates with pair-bonding behavior in humans

    Hasse Walum;Lars Westberg;Susanne Henningsson;Jenae M. Neiderhiser

  • Definitional issues in emotion regulation research.

    Lisa J. Bridges;Susanne A. Denham;Jody M. Ganiban

  • Contributions from the study of high risk populations to understanding the development of emotion regulation

    Dante Cicchetti;Jody Ganiban;Douglas Barnett

  • The Intergenerational Transmission of Anxiety: A Children-of-Twins Study.

    Thalia C. Eley;Tom A. McAdams;Fruhling V. Rijsdijk;Paul Lichtenstein

  • Variation in the Oxytocin Receptor Gene Is Associated with Pair-Bonding and Social Behavior

    Hasse Walum;Paul Lichtenstein;Jenae M. Neiderhiser;David Reiss

  • Atypical attachment in infancy and early childhood among children at developmental risk. V. Maltreatment, negative expressivity, and the development of type D attachments from 12 to 24 months of age

    Douglas Barnett;Jody Ganiban;Dante Cicchetti

  • Heritable and Nonheritable Pathways to Early Callous-Unemotional Behaviors.

    Luke W. Hyde;Rebecca Waller;Christopher J. Trentacosta;Daniel S. Shaw

  • Insecure attachment and personality disorder: a twin study of adults

    Thomas N. Crawford;W. John Livesley;Kerry L. Jang;Phillip R. Shaver

  • Raised by depressed parents: is it an environmental risk?

    Misaki N. Natsuaki;Daniel S. Shaw;Jenae M. Neiderhiser;Jody M. Ganiban

  • Testing different types of genotype-environment correlation: an extended children-of-twins model.

    Jurgita Narusyte;Jenae M. Neiderhiser;Brian M. D'Onofrio;David Reiss

  • The relationship between parental depressive symptoms and offspring psychopathology: evidence from a children-of-twins study and an adoption study.

    Thomas McAdams;Fruhling Rijsdijk;J M Neiderhiser;J Narusyte

  • Diagnosing infantile anorexia: the observation of mother-infant interactions.

    Irene Chatoor;Robert Hirsch;Jody Ganiban;Melody Persinger

  • Maternal Characteristics and Toddler Temperament in Infantile Anorexia

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  • The Early Growth and Development Study: A Prospective Adoption Study From Birth Through Middle Childhood

    Leslie D. Leve;Jenae M. Neiderhiser;Daniel S. Shaw;Jody Ganiban

  • Associations of Neighborhood Opportunity and Social Vulnerability With Trajectories of Childhood Body Mass Index and Obesity Among US Children

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  • Attachment and feeding problems : A reexamination of nonorganic failure to thrive and attachment insecurity

    Irene Chatoor;Jody Ganiban;Virginia Colin;Nancy Plummer

  • Father-adolescent relationships and the role of genotype-environment correlation.

    Jenae Marie Neiderhiser;David Reiss;Paul Lichtenstein;Paul Lichtenstein;Erica L. Spotts

  • Heritable temperament pathways to early callous–unemotional behaviour

    Rebecca Waller;Christopher J. Trentacosta;Daniel S. Shaw;Jenae M. Neiderhiser

  • Understanding child-based effects on parenting: temperament as a moderator of genetic and environmental contributions to parenting.

    Jody M. Ganiban;Jennifer Ulbricht;Kimberly J. Saudino;David Reiss

  • Failure to Thrive and Cognitive Development in Toddlers With Infantile Anorexia

    Irene Chatoor;Jaclyn Surles;Jody Ganiban;Leila Beker

  • Stability and change in temperament during adolescence.

    Jody M. Ganiban;Kimberly J. Saudino;Jennifer Ulbricht;Jenae M. Neiderhiser

  • Food refusal by infants and young children: Diagnosis and treatment

    Irene Chatoor;Irene Chatoor;Jody Ganiban

Frequent Co-Authors

Jenae M. Neiderhiser
Jenae M. Neiderhiser Pennsylvania State University
David Reiss
David Reiss Yale University
Leslie D. Leve
Leslie D. Leve University of Oregon
Daniel S. Shaw
Daniel S. Shaw University of Pittsburgh
Misaki N. Natsuaki
Misaki N. Natsuaki University of California, Riverside
Gordon Thomas Harold
Gordon Thomas Harold University of Cambridge
Thalia C. Eley
Thalia C. Eley King's College London
Fruhling Rijsdijk
Fruhling Rijsdijk King's College London
Nancy L. Pedersen
Nancy L. Pedersen Karolinska Institute
Kimberly J. Saudino
Kimberly J. Saudino Boston University

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