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Overview

Lorah D. Dorn is affiliated with Pennsylvania State University in the United States. Their research spans multiple interconnected fields within psychology and social sciences, focusing on clinical psychology, gender studies, behavioral neuroscience, sociology, political science, and general health professions.

Their primary research topics include child and adolescent psychosocial and emotional development, sexual assault and victimization studies, stress responses and cortisol, workplace violence and bullying, neuroendocrine regulation and behavior, hypothalamic control of reproductive hormones, and health policy implementation science.

Notable recent publications by Lorah D. Dorn include:

  • The Sexual Assault Forensic Examination Telehealth (SAFE-T) Center: A Comprehensive, Nurse-led Telehealth Model to Address Disparities in Sexual Assault Care, 2020, The Journal of Rural Health
  • Family environmental antecedents of pubertal timing in girls and boys: A review and open questions, 2022, Hormones and Behavior
  • Toddler dysregulated fear predicts continued risk for social anxiety symptoms in early adolescence, 2020, Development and Psychopathology
  • The Implementation of the Sexual Assault Forensic Examination Telehealth Center: A Program Evaluation, 2021, Journal of Forensic Nursing
  • Pubertal Timing and Adolescent Alcohol Use: The Mediating Role of Parental and Peer Influences, 2021, Child Development

Lorah D. Dorn has frequently published in venues such as Psychoneuroendocrinology and Journal of Clinical and Translational Science, each with three publications. Other venues include The Journal of Rural Health, Hormones and Behavior, and Development and Psychopathology.

The scientist collaborates regularly with several coauthors, including Sheridan Miyamoto, Elizabeth Thiede, Daniel F. Perkins, Cynthia Bittner, and Dennis P. Scanlon, demonstrating ongoing research partnerships across multiple projects.

Best Publications

  • Hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis dysregulation in sexually abused girls.

    M. D. De Bellis;George P. Chrousos;L. D. Dorn;L. Burke

  • Defining the Boundaries of Early Adolescence: A User's Guide to Assessing Pubertal Status and Pubertal Timing in Research With Adolescents

    Lorah D. Dorn;Ronald E. Dahl;Hermi Rojahn Woodward;Frank Biro

  • Puberty and Its Measurement: A Decade in Review

    Lorah D. Dorn;Frank M. Biro

  • Clinical Presentation and Course of Depression in Youth: Does Onset in Childhood Differ From Onset in Adolescence?

    Boris Birmaher;Douglas E. Williamson;Ronald E. Dahl;David A. Axelson

  • The Longitudinal Course of Psychopathology in Cushing’s Syndrome after Correction of Hypercortisolism

    Lorah D. Dorn;Ellen S. Burgess;Theodore C. Friedman;Billinda Dubbert

  • Psychological comorbidity and stress reactivity in children and adolescents with recurrent abdominal pain and anxiety disorders.

    Lorah D. Dorn;John C. Campo;Sathja Thato;Ronald E. Dahl

  • Salivary cortisol reflects serum cortisol : analysis of circadian profiles

    Lorah D Dorn;Joseph F Lucke;Tammy L Loucks;Sarah L Berga

  • Depression, Cortisol Reactivity, and Obesity in Childhood and Adolescence

    Samantha Dockray;Elizabeth J. Susman;Lorah D. Dorn

  • Menstrual symptoms in adolescent girls: association with smoking, depressive symptoms, and anxiety.

    Lorah D. Dorn;Lorah D. Dorn;Sonya Negriff;Bin Huang;Bin Huang;Stephanie Pabst

  • Morningness/eveningness, morning-to-afternoon cortisol ratio, and antisocial behavior problems during puberty.

    Elizabeth J. Susman;Samantha Dockray;Virginia L. Schiefelbein;Suellen Herwehe

  • Negative affect and hormone levels in young adolescents: Concurrent and predictive perspectives.

    Elizabeth J. Susman;Lorah D. Dorn;George P. Chrousos

  • Diurnal and seasonal cortisol, testosterone, and DHEA rhythms in boys and girls during puberty.

    Robert L. Matchock;Lorah D. Dorn;Elizabeth J. Susman

  • Understanding Puberty and Its Measurement: Ideas for Research in a New Generation

    Jane Mendle;Adriene M. Beltz;Rona Carter;Lorah D. Dorn

  • Participation in biomedical research: The consent process as viewed by children, adolescents, young adults, and physicians

    Elizabeth J. Susman;Lorah D. Dorn;John C. Fletcher

  • Perceptions of puberty: Adolescent, parent, and health care personnel.

    Lorah D. Dorn;Elizabeth J. Susman;Editha D. Nottelmann;Gale Inoff-Germain

  • Psychopathology in patients with endogenous Cushing's syndrome: ‘atypical’ or melancholic features

    L D Dorn;E S Burgess;B Dubbert;S E Simpson

  • The relation of relative hormonal levels and physical development and social-emotional behavior in young adolescents

    Elizabeth J. Susman;E. D. Nottelmann;G. E. Inoff-Germain;L. D. Dorn

  • Community vs. Clinic-Based Modular Treatment of Children with Early-Onset ODD or CD: A Clinical Trial with 3-Year Follow-Up

    David J. Kolko;Lorah D. Dorn;Oscar G. Bukstein;Dustin Pardini

  • Cortisol Reactivity, Distress Behavior, and Behavioral and Psychological Problems in Young Adolescents: A Longitudinal Perspective

    Elizabeth J. Susman;Lorah D. Dorn;Gale Inoff-Germain;Edith D. Nottelmann

  • Pubertal timing and adolescent adjustment and behavior: conclusions vary by rater.

    Lorah D. Dorn;Elizabeth J. Susman;Angelo Ponirakis

  • Hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis dysregulation in sexually abused girls

    Michael D. de Bellis;Michael D. de Bellis;Michael D. de Bellis;George P. Chrousos;George P. Chrousos;George P. Chrousos;Lorah D. Dorn;Lillian Burke;Lillian Burke;Lillian Burke

Frequent Co-Authors

Elizabeth J. Susman
Elizabeth J. Susman Pennsylvania State University
Ronald E. Dahl
Ronald E. Dahl University of California, Berkeley
Boris Birmaher
Boris Birmaher University of Pittsburgh
David J. Kolko
David J. Kolko University of Pittsburgh
Penelope K. Trickett
Penelope K. Trickett University of Southern California
Jennie G. Noll
Jennie G. Noll Pennsylvania State University
Michael D. De Bellis
Michael D. De Bellis Duke University
Frank W. Putnam
Frank W. Putnam University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Robert T. Ammerman
Robert T. Ammerman Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
Anne C. Petersen
Anne C. Petersen University of Michigan–Ann Arbor

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