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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2013 - Fellow of the American Psychological Association (APA)

Overview

Rina D. Eiden is affiliated with Pennsylvania State University in the United States. Their research spans multiple areas within medicine and psychology, with particular emphasis on clinical psychology and pediatrics, perinatology, and child health.

Their work includes a focus on topics such as child and adolescent psychosocial and emotional development, prenatal substance exposure effects, and maternal mental health during pregnancy and postpartum. Other areas include neuroscience of respiration and sleep, birth, development and health, child abuse and trauma, and aspects of obesity, physical activity, and diet.

Notable recent publications by Rina D. Eiden include:

  • "Cannabis use during pregnancy in the United States: The role of depression," 2020, published in Drug and Alcohol Dependence
  • "Parent socialization of emotion in a high-risk sample," 2020, published in Developmental Psychology
  • "Prenatal Tobacco and Cannabis Exposure: Associations with Cortisol Reactivity in Early School Age Children," 2020, published in International Journal of Behavioral Medicine
  • "Pathways from Early Family Violence to Adolescent Reactive Aggression and Violence Victimization," 2020, published in Journal of Family Violence
  • "Maternal Smoking and Psychosocial Functioning: Impact on Subsequent Breastfeeding Practices," 2020, published in Breastfeeding Medicine

Frequent coauthors who have collaborated extensively with Eiden include:

  • Pamela Schuetze
  • Shannon Shisler
  • Stephanie A. Godleski
  • Kai Ling Kong
  • Amanda B. Nickerson

Eiden's research has been published often in these venues:

  • Neurotoxicology and Teratology
  • Developmental Psychology
  • Adversity and Resilience Science
  • Appetite
  • Developmental Psychobiology

Their main fields of study are Medicine and Psychology, with 89 and 47 publications respectively. Subfields include Clinical Psychology with 38 publications, Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health with 37, and Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health with 26.

Among various recognitions, Eiden was named a Fellow of the American Psychological Association (APA) in 2013.

Best Publications

  • Marital and Family Processes in the Context of Alcohol Use and Alcohol Disorders

    Kenneth E. Leonard;Rina D. Eiden

  • A conceptual model for the development of externalizing behavior problems among kindergarten children of alcoholic families: role of parenting and children's self-regulation.

    Rina D. Eiden;Ellen P. Edwards;Kenneth E. Leonard

  • Maternal working models of attachment, marital adjustment, and the parent-child relationship.

    Rina Das Eiden;Douglas M. Teti;Kathleen M. Corns

  • A longitudinal study of social competence among children of alcoholic and nonalcoholic parents: role of parental psychopathology, parental warmth, and self-regulation

    Rina D. Eiden;Craig Colder;Ellen P. Edwards;Kenneth E. Leonard

  • And baby makes four: predictors of attachment security among preschool-age firstborns during the transition to siblinghood.

    Douglas M. Teti;Julie Wolfe Sakin;Elizabeth Kucera;Kathleen M. Corns

  • The Relationship between Sexual Abuse during Childhood and Parenting Outcomes: Modeling Direct and Indirect Pathways.

    Pamela Schuetze;Rina Das Eiden

  • Mother–infant and father–infant attachment among alcoholic families

    Rina Das Eiden;Ellen Peterson Edwards;Kenneth E. Leonard

  • The effects of prenatal alcohol exposure on infant mental development: a meta-analytical review.

    Maria Testa;Brian M. Quigley;Rina Das Eiden

  • Identifying prenatal cannabis exposure and effects of concurrent tobacco exposure on neonatal growth.

    Teresa R. Gray;Rina D. Eiden;Kenneth E. Leonard;Gerard J. Connors

  • Behavior problems in 18- to 36-month-old children of alcoholic fathers: Secure mother–infant attachment as a protective factor

    Ellen P. Edwards;Rina Das Eiden;Kenneth E. Leonard

  • Parent-infant interactions among families with alcoholic fathers.

    Rina Das Eiden;Felipa Chavez;Kenneth E. Leonard

  • Developmental cascade model for adolescent substance use from infancy to late adolescence

    Rina D. Eiden;Jared Lessard;Craig R. Colder;Jennifer Livingston

  • Analyzing family data: A GEE approach for substance use researchers.

    Gregory G. Homish;Ellen P. Edwards;Rina D. Eiden;Kenneth E. Leonard

  • Paternal alcohol use and the mother-infant relationship

    Rina Das Eiden;Kenneth E. Leonard

  • Predictors of effortful control among children of alcoholic and nonalcoholic fathers.

    Rina D Eiden;Ellen P Edwards;Kenneth E Leonard

  • Revised Reinforcement Sensitivity Theory and Laboratory Assessment of BIS and BAS in Children

    Craig R. Colder;Elisa M. Trucco;Hector I. Lopez;Larry W. Hawk

  • Paternal alcoholism, parental psychopathology, and aggravation with infants.

    Rina Das Eiden;Kenneth E Leonard

  • The Development of Aggression in 18 to 48 Month Old Children of Alcoholic Parents.

    Ellen P. Edwards;Rina D. Eiden;Craig R. Colder;Kenneth E. Leonard

  • Sociodemographic differences and infant dietary patterns.

    Xiaozhong Wen;Kai Ling Kong;Rina Das Eiden;Neha Navneet Sharma

  • The association between prenatal exposure to cigarettes and cortisol reactivity and regulation in 7-month-old infants

    Pamela Schuetze;Francisco A. Lopez;Douglas A. Granger;Rina D. Eiden

Frequent Co-Authors

Kenneth E. Leonard
Kenneth E. Leonard University at Buffalo, State University of New York
Craig R. Colder
Craig R. Colder University at Buffalo, State University of New York
Leonard H. Epstein
Leonard H. Epstein University at Buffalo, State University of New York
Douglas A. Granger
Douglas A. Granger University of California, Irvine
Jennifer A. Livingston
Jennifer A. Livingston University at Buffalo, State University of New York
Larry W. Hawk
Larry W. Hawk University at Buffalo, State University of New York
Liliana J. Lengua
Liliana J. Lengua University of Washington
Jennifer P. Read
Jennifer P. Read University at Buffalo, State University of New York
William F. Wieczorek
William F. Wieczorek Buffalo State College
Amanda B. Nickerson
Amanda B. Nickerson State University of New York

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