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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2019 - Fellow of the American Psychological Association (APA)

Overview

Robert T. Ammerman is affiliated with Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center in the United States. Their research spans primarily the fields of Medicine and Psychology, with a focus on Clinical Psychology, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, General Health Professions, Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health, and Safety Research.

Their work encompasses multiple topics related to child development and mental health, including:

  • Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
  • Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum
  • Child Abuse and Trauma
  • Child Welfare and Adoption
  • Infant Development and Preterm Care
  • Early Childhood Education and Development
  • Homelessness and Social Issues

Frequent collaborators in Ammerman's research include Alonzo T. Folger, Constance A. Mara, Katherine Bowers, Lili Ding, and Lori J. Stark.

The scientist has contributed to publications in several venues, with multiple papers published in:

  • UNC Libraries
  • Prevention Science
  • Child Abuse & Neglect
  • JAMA Pediatrics
  • International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

Representative recent papers authored or co-authored by Ammerman include:

  • Treatment efficacy and effectiveness in adults with major depressive disorder and childhood trauma history: a systematic review and meta-analysis, 2022, The Lancet Psychiatry
  • Potential paths to suicidal ideation and suicide attempts among high-risk women, 2022, Journal of Psychiatric Research
  • Maternal depression is associated with altered functional connectivity between neural circuits related to visual, auditory, and cognitive processing during stories listening in preschoolers, 2020, Behavioral and Brain Functions
  • Patterns of healthcare utilization with placement changes for youth in foster care, 2022, Child Abuse & Neglect
  • Associations Between Maternal Community Deprivation and Infant DNA Methylation of the SLC6A4 Gene, 2020, Frontiers in Public Health

Robert T. Ammerman was recognized as a Fellow of the American Psychological Association (APA) in 2019.

Best Publications

  • Child abuse potential in parents with histories of substance use disorder.

    Robert T. Ammerman;David J. Kolko;Levent Kirisci;Timothy C. Blackson;Timothy C. Blackson

  • Consequences of Physical Abuse and Neglect in Children

    Robert T. Ammerman;Jeffrey E. Cassisi;Michel Hersen;Vincent B. Van Hasselt

  • SET-C Versus Fluoxetine in the Treatment of Childhood Social Phobia

    Deborah C. Beidel;Samuel M. Turner;Floyd R. Sallee;Robert T. Ammerman

  • Social anxiety disorder in childhood and adolescence: descriptive psychopathology.

    Patricia A Rao;Deborah C Beidel;Samuel M Turner;Robert T Ammerman

  • Psychopathology of Adolescent Social Phobia

    Deborah C. Beidel;Deborah C. Beidel;Samuel M. Turner;Brennan J. Young;Robert T. Ammerman

  • Maternal Depression in Home Visitation: A Systematic Review

    Robert T. Ammerman;Frank W. Putnam;Nicole R. Bosse;Angelique R. Teeters

  • Etiological Models of Child Maltreatment A Behavioral Perspective

    Robert T. Ammerman

  • Abuse and neglect in psychiatrically hospitalized multihandicapped children

    Robert T. Ammerman;Vincent B. Van Hasselt;Michel Hersen;John J. McGonigle

  • Early adversity, RSA, and inhibitory control: Evidence of children's neurobiological sensitivity to social context

    Elizabeth A. Skowron;Elizabeth Cipriano-Essel;Lisa M. Gatzke-Kopp;Douglas M. Teti

  • A Clinical Trial of In-Home CBT for Depressed Mothers in Home Visitation

    Robert T. Ammerman;Frank W. Putnam;Mekibib Altaye;Jack Stevens

  • Maltreatment of handicapped children: A critical review.

    Robert T. Ammerman;Vincent B. Van Hasselt;Michel Hersen

  • Mediators and Moderators of Outcome in the Behavioral Treatment of Childhood Social Phobia

    Candice A. Alfano;Armando A. Pina;Ian K. Villalta;Deborah C. Beidel

  • Predictors of Early Engagement in Home Visitation

    Robert T. Ammerman;Robert T. Ammerman;Jack Stevens;Frank W. Putnam;Mekibib Altaye

  • The role of the child in physical abuse: a reappraisal.

    Robert T. Ammerman

  • Children at risk : an evaluation of factors contributing to child abuse and neglect

    Robert T. Ammerman;Michel Hersen

  • Assessment of family violence : a clinical and legal sourcebook

    Robert T. Ammerman;Michel Hersen

  • Changes in Depressive Symptoms in First Time Mothers in Home Visitation

    Robert T. Ammerman;Frank W. Putnam;Mekibib Altaye;Liang Chen

  • Maltreatment in psychiatrically hospitalized children and adolescents with developmental disabilities : prevalence and correlates

    Robert T. Ammerman;Michel Hersen;Vincent B. Van Hasselt;Martin J. Lubetsky

  • Psychiatric Symptomatology and Family Functioning in Children and Adolescents with Spina Bifida

    Robert T. Ammerman;Vincent R. Kane;Gregory T. Slomka;Donald H. Reigel

  • Handbook of prevention and treatment with children and adolescents : intervention in the real world context

    Robert T. Ammerman;Michel Hersen

  • Handbook of Prescriptive Treatments for Children and Adolescents

    Robert T. Ammerman;Michel Hersen

  • Advanced abnormal child psychology

    Michel Hersen;Robert T. Ammerman

  • Child abuse potential in parents with histories of substance use disorder - Are they at increased risk?

    Robert T. Ammerman;Robert T. Ammerman;David J. Kolko;Levent Kirisci;Timothy C. Blackson;Timothy C. Blackson

Frequent Co-Authors

Michel Hersen
Michel Hersen Pacific University Oregon
Vincent B. Van Hasselt
Vincent B. Van Hasselt Nova Southeastern University
Deborah C. Beidel
Deborah C. Beidel University of Central Florida
Samuel M. Turner
Samuel M. Turner University of Maryland, College Park
Levent Kirisci
Levent Kirisci University of Pittsburgh
David J. Kolko
David J. Kolko University of Pittsburgh
Keith Owen Yeates
Keith Owen Yeates University of Calgary
M. Douglas Ris
M. Douglas Ris Baylor College of Medicine
Ralph E. Tarter
Ralph E. Tarter University of Pittsburgh
Kevin A. Hommel
Kevin A. Hommel Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center

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