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Katie A. McLaughlin

Katie A. McLaughlin

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Best Female Scientists
2025

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Best Female Scientists

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121
Citations
58874
World Ranking
527
National Ranking
312

Psychology

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126
Citations
68019
World Ranking
199
National Ranking
124

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  • 2025 - Research.com Best Female Scientists Award

Overview

Katie A. McLaughlin is affiliated with the University of Oregon in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on psychology with a substantial body of work in clinical psychology, cognitive neuroscience, and related subfields.

The main fields of study for Katie A. McLaughlin include:

  • Psychology

Their subfields of study cover:

  • Clinical Psychology
  • Cognitive Neuroscience
  • Experimental and Cognitive Psychology
  • Education
  • Behavioral Neuroscience

McLaughlin has contributed extensively to a variety of main research topics such as:

  • Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
  • Child Abuse and Trauma
  • Early Childhood Education and Development
  • Stress Responses and Cortisol
  • Functional Brain Connectivity Studies
  • Mental Health Research Topics
  • Resilience and Mental Health

Some recent notable publications include:

  • "Mental health and clinical psychological science in the time of COVID-19: Challenges, opportunities, and a call to action," 2020, American Psychologist
  • "Mechanisms linking childhood trauma exposure and psychopathology: a transdiagnostic model of risk and resilience," 2020, BMC Medicine
  • "Biological aging in childhood and adolescence following experiences of threat and deprivation: A systematic review and meta-analysis," 2020, Psychological Bulletin
  • "The Value of Dimensional Models of Early Experience: Thinking Clearly About Concepts and Categories," 2021, Perspectives on Psychological Science
  • "Socioeconomic status and child psychopathology in the United States: A meta-analysis of population-based studies," 2020, Clinical Psychology Review

Frequent co-authors in McLaughlin's research include:

  • Margaret A. Sheridan
  • David G. Weissman
  • Maya L. Rosen
  • Matthew Peverill
  • Kelly Sambrook

The venues where Katie A. McLaughlin most commonly publishes their work are:

  • UNC Libraries
  • Biological Psychiatry
  • Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience
  • Development and Psychopathology
  • Developmental Science

In addition to articles, McLaughlin has authored books published by:

  • Transportation Research Board eBooks, with titles including "Realistic Timing Estimates for Automated Vehicle Implementation" (2023) and "Evaluation and Synthesis of Connected Vehicle Communication Technologies" (2021)
  • National Academies Press eBooks, with "Gaps and Emerging Technologies in the Application of Solid-State Roadway Lighting" (2024)

Best Publications

  • Childhood adversities and adult psychopathology in the WHO World Mental Health Surveys

    Ronald C. Kessler;Katie A. McLaughlin;Jennifer Greif Green;Michael J. Gruber

  • Childhood Adversities and Adult Psychiatric Disorders in the National Comorbidity Survey Replication I: Associations With First Onset of DSM-IV Disorders

    Jennifer Greif Green;Katie A. McLaughlin;Patricia A. Berglund;Michael J. Gruber

  • Prevalence, Correlates, and Treatment of Lifetime Suicidal Behavior Among Adolescents: Results From the National Comorbidity Survey Replication Adolescent Supplement

    Matthew K. Nock;Jennifer Greif Green;Irving Hwang;Katie A. McLaughlin

  • The epidemiology of traumatic event exposure worldwide: results from the World Mental Health Survey Consortium.

    C. Benjet;E. Bromet;E. G. Karam;R. C. Kessler

  • Prevalence, Persistence, and Sociodemographic Correlates of DSM-IV Disorders in the National Comorbidity Survey Replication Adolescent Supplement

    Ronald C. Kessler;Shelli Avenevoli;E. Jane Costello;Katholiki Georgiades

  • Posttraumatic stress disorder in the World Mental Health Surveys.

    K. C. Koenen;A. Ratanatharathorn;L. Ng;K. A. McLaughlin

  • Childhood adversity and neural development: deprivation and threat as distinct dimensions of early experience

    Katie A. McLaughlin;Margaret A. Sheridan;Hilary K. Lambert

  • The Impact of Institutional Discrimination on Psychiatric Disorders in Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual Populations: A Prospective Study

    Mark L. Hatzenbuehler;Katie A. McLaughlin;Katherine M. Keyes;Deborah S. Hasin

  • Childhood Adversities and First Onset of Psychiatric Disorders in a National Sample of US Adolescents

    Katie A. McLaughlin;Jennifer Greif Green;Michael J. Gruber;Nancy A. Sampson

  • Mental Health of Transgender Children Who Are Supported in Their Identities.

    Kristina R. Olson;Lily Durwood;Madeleine DeMeules;Katie A. McLaughlin

  • Childhood adversities and adult psychopathology in the World Health Organization World Mental Health Surveys

    K.C. Kessler;K.A. McLaughlin;J. Greif-Green;M.J. Gruber

  • Rumination as a transdiagnostic factor in depression and anxiety

    Katie A. McLaughlin;Susan Nolen-Hoeksema

  • Emotion dysregulation and adolescent psychopathology: a prospective study.

    Katie A. McLaughlin;Mark L. Hatzenbuehler;Douglas S. Mennin;Susan Nolen-Hoeksema

  • Trauma exposure and posttraumatic stress disorder in a national sample of adolescents

    Katie A. McLaughlin;Karestan C. Koenen;Eric D. Hill;Maria Petukhova

  • Childhood adversity, adult stressful life events, and risk of past-year psychiatric disorder: a test of the stress sensitization hypothesis in a population-based sample of adults

    Katie A. McLaughlin;Kerith J. Conron;Karestan C. Koenen;Stephen E. Gilman

  • Rumination as a mechanism linking stressful life events to symptoms of depression and anxiety: Longitudinal evidence in early adolescents and adults

    Louisa C. Michl;Katie A. McLaughlin;Kathrine Shepherd;Susan Nolen-Hoeksema

  • Beyond Cumulative Risk: A Dimensional Approach to Childhood Adversity

    Katie A. McLaughlin;Margaret A. Sheridan

  • Childhood Adversity and Neural Development: A Systematic Review

    Katie A McLaughlin;David Weissman;Debbie Bitrán

  • Childhood adversities and adult psychopathology in the National Comorbidity Survey Replication (NCS-R) II: Associations with persistence of DSM-IV disorders

    Katie A. McLaughlin;Jennifer Greif Green;Michael J. Gruber;Nancy A. Sampson

  • Mental health and clinical psychological science in the time of COVID-19: Challenges, opportunities, and a call to action.

    June Gruber;Mitchell J. Prinstein;Lee Anna Clark;Jonathan Rottenberg

  • Development of Lifetime Comorbidity in the World Health Organization World Mental Health Surveys

    Ronald C. Kessler;Johan Ormel;Maria Petukhova;Katie A. McLaughlin

  • The effects of worry and rumination on affect states and cognitive activity.

    Katie A. McLaughlin;Thomas D. Borkovec;Nicholas J. Sibrava

  • TheImpactofInstitutionalDiscriminationonPsychiatric DisordersinLesbian,Gay,andBisexualPopulations: AProspectiveStudy

    Mark L. Hatzenbuehler;Katie A. McLaughlin;Katherine M. Keyes;Deborah S. Hasin

Frequent Co-Authors

Margaret A. Sheridan
Margaret A. Sheridan University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Karestan C. Koenen
Karestan C. Koenen Harvard University
Charles A. Nelson
Charles A. Nelson Boston Children's Hospital
Jennifer Greif Green
Jennifer Greif Green Boston University
Kerry J. Ressler
Kerry J. Ressler Harvard University
Charles H. Zeanah
Charles H. Zeanah Tulane University
Nathan A. Fox
Nathan A. Fox University of Maryland, College Park
Rajendra A. Morey
Rajendra A. Morey Duke University
Erin C. Dunn
Erin C. Dunn Harvard University
Andrew N. Meltzoff
Andrew N. Meltzoff University of Washington

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