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Sherryl H. Goodman

Sherryl H. Goodman

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Psychology

D-Index
64
Citations
27541
World Ranking
2902
National Ranking
1668

Research.com Recognitions

  • 1999 - Fellow of the American Psychological Association (APA)

Overview

Sherryl H. Goodman is affiliated with Emory University in the United States, contributing extensively to the fields of psychology and medicine. Their research primarily focuses on clinical psychology, with significant work in public health, environmental and occupational health, social psychology, pediatrics, perinatology, child health, sociology, and political science.

Their main research topics include:

  • Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
  • Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum
  • Attachment and Relationship Dynamics
  • Neuroendocrine regulation and behavior
  • Family and Disability Support Research
  • Infant Development and Preterm Care
  • Infant Health and Development

Goodman has published numerous articles, with recent notable papers including:

  • "Intergenerational Transmission of Depression," 2020, Annual Review of Clinical Psychology
  • "Parenting as a Mediator of Associations between Depression in Mothers and Children's Functioning: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis," 2020, Clinical Child and Family Psychology Review
  • "The Future of Women in Psychological Science," 2020, Perspectives on Psychological Science
  • "Studying the Intergenerational Transmission of Risk for Depression: Current Status and Future Directions," 2020, Current Directions in Psychological Science
  • "Testing Models of Associations Between Depression and Parenting Self-efficacy in Mothers: A Meta-analytic Review," 2022, Clinical Child and Family Psychology Review

The scientist collaborates frequently with colleagues Blaire C. Pingeton, Heidemarie K. Laurent, D. Jeffrey Newport, Zachary N. Stowe, and Maria Muzik, reflecting interdisciplinary and cooperative research efforts.

Goodman has contributed multiple papers to leading venues such as Clinical Child and Family Psychology Review, Journal of Abnormal Psychology, Journal of Affective Disorders, UNC Libraries, and Developmental Psychology.

In recognition of their contributions, Goodman was named a Fellow of the American Psychological Association (APA) in 1999.

Best Publications

  • Risk for psychopathology in the children of depressed mothers: a developmental model for understanding mechanisms of transmission.

    Sherryl H. Goodman;Ian H. Gotlib

  • Maternal Depression and Child Psychopathology: A Meta-Analytic Review

    Sherryl H. Goodman;Matthew H. Rouse;Arin M. Connell;Michelle Robbins Broth

  • Effects of perinatal mental disorders on the fetus and child

    Alan Stein;Alan Stein;Rebecca M Pearson;Rebecca M Pearson;Sherryl H Goodman;Elizabeth Rapa

  • The association between psychopathology in fathers versus mothers and children's internalizing and externalizing behavior problems: a meta-analysis.

    Arin M. Connell;Sherryl H. Goodman

  • Gender Differences in Parent–Child Emotion Narratives

    Robyn Fivush;Melissa A. Brotman;Janine P. Buckner;Sherryl H. Goodman

  • Depression in mothers.

    Sherryl H. Goodman

  • Psychopathology Associated With Suicidal Ideation and Attempts Among Children and Adolescents

    Madelyn S. Gould;Robert King;Steven Greenwald;Prudence Fisher

  • Mental health service use in the community and schools: Results from the four-community MECA study

    Philip J. Leaf;Margarita Alegria;Patricia Cohen;Sherryl H. Goodman

  • Psychosocial and Risk Behavior Correlates of Youth Suicide Attempts and Suicidal Ideation

    Robert A. King;Mary Schwab-Stone;Alan J. Flisher;Steven Greenwald

  • Schizophrenic and Depressed Mothers: Relational Deficits in Parenting.

    Sherryl H. Goodman;H. Elizabeth Brumley

  • Adverse Life Events and Resilience

    Quyen Q. Tiet;Hector R. Bird;Mark Davies;Christina Hoven

  • Children of depressed parents : mechanisms of risk and implications for treatment

    Sherryl H. Goodman;Ian H. Gotlib

  • Criterion Validity of the NIMH Diagnostic Interview Schedule for Children Version 2.3 (DISC-2.3)

    Mary E. Schwab-Stone;David Shaffer;Mina K. Dulcan;Peter S. Jensen

  • Age and gender differences in oppositional behavior and conduct problems: a cross-sectional household study of middle childhood and adolescence.

    Benjamin B. Lahey;Mary Schwab-Stone;Sherryl H. Goodman;Irwin D. Waldman

  • Depressive and disruptive disorders and mental health service utilization in children and adolescents.

    Ping Wu;Christina W. Hoven;Hector R. Bird;Robert E. Moore

  • Psychiatric Disorders Associated with Substance Use Among Children and Adolescents: Findings from the Methods for the Epidemiology of Child and Adolescent Mental Disorders (MECA) Study

    Denise B. Kandel;Jeffrey G. Johnson;Hector R. Bird;Glorisa Canino

  • Social and Emotional Competence in Children of Depressed Mothers

    Sherryl H. Goodman;Donna Brogan;Mary Ellen Lynch;Brooke Fielding

  • Psychiatric Comorbidity Among Adolescents With Substance Use Disorders: Findings From the MECA Study

    Denise B. Kandel;Jeffrey G. Johnson;Hector R. Bird;Myrna M. Weissman

  • Assessing levels of adaptive functioning: The Role Functioning Scale

    Sherryl H. Goodman;Daniel R. Sewell;Eileen L. Cooley;Naomi Leavitt

  • Correlates of unmet need for mental health services by children and adolescents

    A. J. Flisher;R. A. Kramer;R. C. Grosser;M. Alegria

Frequent Co-Authors

Hector R. Bird
Hector R. Bird Columbia University
Sona Dimidjian
Sona Dimidjian University of Colorado Boulder
Benjamin B. Lahey
Benjamin B. Lahey University of Chicago
Corey L. M. Keyes
Corey L. M. Keyes Emory University
Ian H. Gotlib
Ian H. Gotlib Stanford University
John E. Richters
John E. Richters National Institutes of Health
Patricia Cohen
Patricia Cohen Columbia University
Robert Gallop
Robert Gallop West Chester University
Martha Ann Bell
Martha Ann Bell Virginia Tech
Alan Stein
Alan Stein University of Oxford

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