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Overview

Karen E. Waldie is affiliated with the University of Auckland in New Zealand. Their research spans multiple intersecting domains, focusing primarily on Medicine, Psychology, and Social Sciences. The subfields of study include Cognitive Neuroscience, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Clinical Psychology, Education, and Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health.

The scientist's main topics of research work cover areas related to child and adolescent development, maternal mental health, early childhood education, and development. Specific topics include:

  • Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
  • Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum
  • Early Childhood Education and Development
  • Birth, Development, and Health
  • Infant Development and Preterm Care
  • Reading and Literacy Development
  • Language Development and Disorders

Karen E. Waldie has contributed to academic literature with papers published in various journals. Selected recent publications include:

  • "Preschool screen media exposure, executive functions and symptoms of inattention/hyperactivity," 2021, Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology
  • "Growing Up in New Zealand: A longitudinal study of New Zealand children and their families. Report 1: Before we are born," 2024, OPAL (Open@LaTrobe) (La Trobe University)
  • "The Predictors of Screen Time at Two Years in a Large Nationally Diverse Cohort," 2021, Journal of Child and Family Studies
  • "Age at first exposure to antibiotics and neurodevelopmental outcomes in childhood," 2023, Psychopharmacology
  • "Prevalence of antidepressant use and unmedicated depression in pregnant New Zealand women," 2021, Australian & New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Karen E. Waldie are:

  • Susan Morton
  • Elizabeth R. Peterson
  • Caroline Walker
  • Lisa Underwood
  • Denise Neumann

The key publication venues for their work include:

  • Journal of Affective Disorders
  • Child Psychiatry & Human Development
  • Journal of the Royal Society of New Zealand
  • Development and Psychopathology
  • Proceedings on CD-ROM - International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine. Scientific Meeting and Exhibition/Proceedings of the International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine, Scientific Meeting and Exhibition

Best Publications

  • Short Sleep Duration in Middle Childhood: Risk Factors and Consequences

    Gillian M. Nixon;John M. D. Thompson;Dug Yeo Han;David M. Becroft

  • A review of longitudinal studies on antenatal and postnatal depression

    Lisa Underwood;Karen Waldie;Stephanie D’Souza;Elizabeth R Peterson

  • Cohort Profile: Growing Up in New Zealand

    Susan M B Morton;Polly E Atatoa Carr;Cameron C Grant;Elizabeth M Robinson

  • Associations between acetaminophen use during pregnancy and ADHD symptoms measured at ages 7 and 11 years.

    John M. D. Thompson;Karen E. Waldie;Clare R. Wall;Rinky Murphy

  • Dyscalculia and dyslexia in adults: Cognitive bases of comorbidity

    Anna J. Wilson;Anna J. Wilson;Stuart G. Andrewes;Helena Struthers;Victoria M. Rowe

  • Antibiotics in the first year of life and subsequent neurocognitive outcomes

    Rebecca F. Slykerman;John Thompson;Karen E. Waldie;Rinki Murphy

  • Risk factors for obesity in 7-year-old European children: the Auckland Birthweight Collaborative Study

    Nikki J Blair;John M D Thompson;Peter N Black;David M O Becroft

  • An ERP investigation of the Stroop task: the role of the cingulate in attentional allocation and conflict resolution.

    Gjurgjica Badzakova-Trajkov;Kylie J. Barnett;Karen E. Waldie;Ian J. Kirk

  • Migraine and cognitive function: a life-course study.

    Karen E. Waldie;Markus Hausmann;Barry J. Milne;Richie Poulton

  • Determinants of early- vs late-onset dental fear in a longitudinal-epidemiological study.

    Richie Poulton;Karen E Waldie;W.Murray Thomson;David Locker

  • The Relationship Between Learning Disabilities and Persisting Delinquency

    Karen Waldie;Otfried Spreen

  • Physical and psychological correlates of primary headache in young adulthood: a 26 year longitudinal study.

    K E Waldie;R Poulton

  • Developmental changes in line bisection: a result of callosal maturation?

    Markus Hausmann;Karen E. Waldie;Michael C. Corballis

  • Age‐related improvements in auditory temporal resolution in reading‐impaired children

    Michael J. Hautus;Gregory J. Setchell;Karen E. Waldie;Ian J. Kirk

  • The Effect of Callosotomy on Novel Versus Familiar Bimanual Actions: A Neural Dissociation Between Controlled and Automatic Processes?

    Elizabeth A. Franz;Karen E. Waldie;Melissa J. Smith

  • High-intensity training enhances executive function in children in a randomized, placebo-controlled trial.

    David Moreau;Ian J Kirk;Karen E Waldie

  • Childhood Headache, Stress in Adolescence, and Primary Headache in Young Adulthood: A Longitudinal Cohort Study

    Karen E. Waldie

  • A Longitudinal Study of Pre-pregnancy and Pregnancy Risk Factors Associated with Antenatal and Postnatal Symptoms of Depression: Evidence from Growing Up in New Zealand.

    Lisa Underwood;Karen E Waldie;Stephanie D'Souza;Elizabeth R Peterson

  • Growing Up in New Zealand: A longitudinal study of New Zealand children and their families. Report 1: Before we are born.

    Susan Morton;Polly Atatoa-Carr;D Bandara;Cameron Grant

  • Depression symptoms during pregnancy: Evidence from Growing Up in New Zealand

    Karen E. Waldie;Elizabeth R. Peterson;Stephanie D'Souza;Lisa Underwood

  • Falling asleep: the determinants of sleep latency

    Gillian M Nixon;John M D Thompson;Dug Yeo Han;David Mo Becroft

  • The brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) val66met polymorphism differentially affects performance on subscales of the Wechsler Memory Scale - Third Edition (WMS-III).

    Yvette N. Lamb;Christopher S. Thompson;Nicole S. McKay;Karen E. Waldie

Frequent Co-Authors

Elaine Reese
Elaine Reese University of Otago
Markus Hausmann
Markus Hausmann Durham University
Jeff P. Hamm
Jeff P. Hamm University of Auckland
Edmund J.S. Sonuga-Barke
Edmund J.S. Sonuga-Barke King's College London
Michael C. Corballis
Michael C. Corballis University of Auckland
Jan L. Wallander
Jan L. Wallander University of California, Merced
Michelle G. Craske
Michelle G. Craske University of California, Los Angeles
Ross G. Menzies
Ross G. Menzies University of Technology Sydney
Susan Schenk
Susan Schenk Victoria University of Wellington
Elizabeth A. Franz
Elizabeth A. Franz University of Otago

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