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Overview

Nicole Harlaar is affiliated with the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus in the United States. Their research intersects the fields of Medicine and Psychology, with a focus on Clinical Psychology, Safety Research, Obstetrics and Gynecology, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, as well as Pediatrics, Perinatology, and Child Health.

The scientist's work centers on several main topics, including:

  • Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
  • Child Abuse and Trauma
  • Child Welfare and Adoption
  • COVID-19 Impact on Reproduction
  • Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum
  • Global Maternal and Child Health

Nicole Harlaar has published research in notable venues such as Child Psychiatry & Human Development and the American Journal of Health Promotion. Significant recent papers include:

  • "Assessing the Mental Health of Maltreated Youth with Child Welfare Involvement Using Multi-Informant Reports" (2020) in Child Psychiatry & Human Development
  • "The Impact of COVID-19 on Pregnant Women and Children: Recommendations for Health Promotion" (2023) in the American Journal of Health Promotion

The scientist has collaborated frequently with several researchers, including:

  • Bridget A. Makol
  • Andres De Los Reyes
  • Edward F. Garrido
  • Heather N. Taussig
  • Whitney P. Witt

Nicole Harlaar's research contributes to understanding the mental health and developmental challenges faced by vulnerable youth, especially those involved in child welfare systems. Additionally, their recent work addresses the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on pregnant women and children, providing health promotion recommendations tailored to these populations.

The interdisciplinary approach combines clinical psychology with public health perspectives to study maternal mental health during pregnancy and postpartum, along with the broader impacts of global health crises on reproduction and child development.

Best Publications

  • Predicting school achievement from general cognitive ability, self-perceived ability, and intrinsic value.

    Birgit Spinath;Frank M. Spinath;Nicole Harlaar;Robert Plomin

  • The high heritability of educational achievement reflects many genetically influenced traits, not just intelligence.

    Eva Krapohl;Kaili Rimfeld;Nicholas G. Shakeshaft;Maciej Trzaskowski

  • Discrepancies between Sexual Desire and Sexual Activity: Gender Differences and Associations with Relationship Satisfaction

    Pekka Santtila;Ingrid Wager;Katarina Witting;Nicole Harlaar

  • Genetic influences on early word recognition abilities and disabilities: a study of 7-year-old twins

    Nicole Harlaar;Frank M. Spinath;Philip S. Dale;Robert Plomin

  • Does the impact of child sexual abuse differ from maltreated but non-sexually abused children? A prospective examination of the impact of child sexual abuse on internalizing and externalizing behavior problems

    Terri Lewis;Erika McElroy;Nicole Harlaar;Desmond Kimo Runyan

  • Genetic influence on family socioeconomic status and children's intelligence.

    Maciej Trzaskowski;Nicole Harlaar;Rosalind Arden;Eva Krapohl

  • Premature and Delayed Ejaculation: Genetic and Environmental Effects in a Population-Based Sample of Finnish Twins

    Patrick Jern;Pekka Santtila;Katarina Witting;Katarina Alanko

  • Female Sexual Function and Its Associations with Number of Children, Pregnancy, and Relationship Satisfaction

    Katarina Witting;Pekka Santtila;Katarina Alanko;Nicole Harlaar

  • Intimate partner violence victimization and parenting: A systematic review

    Antonia E. Chiesa;Leigh Kallechey;Nicole Harlaar;C. Rashaan Ford

  • Common genetic effects of gender atypical behavior in childhood and sexual orientation in adulthood: a study of Finnish twins.

    Katarina Alanko;Pekka Santtila;Nicole Harlaar;Katarina Witting

  • 'Generalist genes' and mathematics in 7-year-old twins.

    Y Kovas;N Harlaar;S A Petrill;Robert Plomin

  • Overlap and specificity of genetic and environmental influences on mathematics and reading disability in 10-year-old twins.

    Yulia Kovas;Claire M. A. Haworth;Nicole Harlaar;Stephen A. Petrill

  • The correlation between reading and mathematics ability at age twelve has a substantial genetic component

    Oliver S. P. Davis;Oliver S. P. Davis;Gavin Band;Matti Pirinen;Claire M. A. Haworth;Claire M. A. Haworth

  • More Than Just IQ School Achievement Is Predicted by Self-Perceived Abilities—But for Genetic Rather Than Environmental Reasons

    Corina U. Greven;Nicole Harlaar;Nicole Harlaar;Yulia Kovas;Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic

  • Quantitative trait locus association scan of early reading disability and ability using pooled DNA and 100K SNP microarrays in a sample of 5760 children.

    E L Meaburn;N Harlaar;Ian Craig;Leonard Schalkwyk

  • Internet cognitive testing of large samples needed in genetic research.

    Claire M. A. Haworth;Nicole Harlaar;Yulia Kovas;Oliver S. P. Davis

  • A Twin Study of Teacher-Reported Mathematics Performance and Low Performance in 7-Year-Olds.

    Bonamy Oliver;Nicole Harlaar;Marianna E. Hayiou Thomas;Yulia Kovas

  • More than just IQ: A longitudinal examination of self-perceived abilities as predictors of academic performance in a large sample of UK twins.

    Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic;Nicole Harlaar;Corina U. Greven;Robert Plomin

  • Generalist genes and learning disabilities: a multivariate genetic analysis of low performance in reading, mathematics, language and general cognitive ability in a sample of 8000 12‐year‐old twins

    Claire M.A. Haworth;Yulia Kovas;Nicole Harlaar;Marianna E. Hayiou-Thomas

  • From learning to read to reading to learn: substantial and stable genetic influence.

    Nicole Harlaar;Philip S. Dale;Robert Plomin

Frequent Co-Authors

Robert Plomin
Robert Plomin King's College London
Philip S. Dale
Philip S. Dale University of New Mexico
Yulia Kovas
Yulia Kovas Goldsmiths University of London
Stephen A. Petrill
Stephen A. Petrill The Ohio State University
Kent E. Hutchison
Kent E. Hutchison University of Colorado Boulder
Claire M. A. Haworth
Claire M. A. Haworth University of Bristol
Pekka Santtila
Pekka Santtila New York University Shanghai
N. Kenneth Sandnabba
N. Kenneth Sandnabba Åbo Akademi University
Angela D. Bryan
Angela D. Bryan University of Colorado Boulder
Ian W. Craig
Ian W. Craig King's College London

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