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  • 1987 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

Stephen J. Suomi is affiliated with the National Institutes of Health in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on psychology, with a total of 24 publications categorized under this main field of study. Within psychology, they have contributed extensively to subfields such as social psychology, clinical psychology, experimental and cognitive psychology, developmental and educational psychology, and cellular and molecular neuroscience.

Suomi's work covers a range of topics including neuroendocrine regulation and behavior, child and adolescent psychosocial and emotional development, evolutionary psychology and human behavior, child and animal learning development, primate behavior and ecology, stress responses and cortisol, and birth, development, and health. These thematic areas illustrate a broad and interdisciplinary approach to understanding behavior and development from both biological and psychological perspectives.

The scientist has published articles in various academic journals, with frequent appearances in Developmental Psychobiology, Neuropsychopharmacology, American Journal of Primatology, Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, and Hormones and Behavior. This distribution highlights a sustained engagement with both developmental and neuropharmacological aspects of behavior in nonhuman primates and related models.

Recent papers by Stephen J. Suomi include:

  • Intergenerational effects of mother's early rearing experience on offspring treatment and socioemotional development, 2020, Developmental Psychobiology
  • Clitoral length in immature and mature captive tufted capuchin (Sapajus spp.) females: A cross-sectional study, 2020, American Journal of Primatology
  • A nonhuman primate model of human non-suicidal self-injury: serotonin-transporter genotype-mediated typologies, 2021, Neuropsychopharmacology
  • The Effects of At-Birth Adoption on Atypical Behavior and Anxiety: A Nonhuman Primate Model, 2021, Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry
  • Multi-group multi-time point confirmatory factor analysis of the triadic structure of temperament: A nonhuman primate model, 2020, Developmental Psychobiology

Collaborations have featured several recurring coauthors including Elizabeth K. Wood, J. Dee Higley, Stephen G. Lindell, Christina S. Barr, and Melanie L. Schwandt. These partnerships reflect an interconnected research network focused on primate models, behavioral development, and neurobiological mechanisms.

In 1987, Stephen J. Suomi was named a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), recognizing a noteworthy contribution to the scientific community.

Best Publications

  • Early experience and serotonin transporter gene variation interact to influence primate CNS function.

    A J Bennett;K P Lesch;A Heils;J C Long

  • Early determinants of behaviour: evidence from primate studies

    Stephen J Suomi

  • Oral administration of a corticotropin-releasing hormone receptor antagonist significantly attenuates behavioral, neuroendocrine, and autonomic responses to stress in primates

    Kamal E. Habib;Katherine P. Weld;Kenner C. Rice;Judy Pushkas

  • Low CSF 5-HIAA concentrations and severe aggression and impaired impulse control in nonhuman primates.

    P. T. Mehlman;J. D. Higley;I. Faucher;A. A. Lilly

  • Serotonin transporter gene polymorphism, differential early rearing, and behavior in rhesus monkey neonates.

    M Champoux;A Bennett;C Shannon;J D Higley

  • Nonhuman primate model of alcohol abuse: effects of early experience, personality, and stress on alcohol consumption.

    J D Higley;M F Hasert;S J Suomi;M Linnoila

  • Neonatal Imitation in Rhesus Macaques

    Pier F Ferrari;Elisabetta Visalberghi;Annika Paukner;Leonardo Fogassi

  • Cerebrospinal fluid monoamine and adrenal correlates of aggression in free-ranging rhesus monkeys.

    J. Dee Higley;P.T. Mehlman;D. M. Taub;S. B. Higley

  • Rearing condition and rh5-HTTLPR interact to influence limbic-hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis response to stress in infant macaques

    Christina S Barr;Timothy K Newman;Courtney Shannon;Clarissa Parker

  • CSF testosterone and 5-HIAA correlate with different types of aggressive behaviors

    J. Dee Higley;Patrick T. Mehlman;Russell E. Poland;David M. Taub

  • Social Separation in Monkeys.

    Susan Mineka;Stephen J. Suomi

  • Interaction Between Serotonin Transporter Gene Variation and Rearing Condition in Alcohol Preference and Consumption in Female Primates

    Christina S. Barr;Timothy K. Newman;Stephen Lindell;Courtney Shannon

  • Risk, resilience, and gene x environment interactions in rhesus monkeys.

    Stephen J. Suomi

  • The utility of the non-human primate; model for studying gene by environment interactions in behavioral research.

    C. S. Barr;T. K. Newman;M. L. Becker;C. C. Parker

  • Monoamine oxidase A gene promoter variation and rearing experience influences aggressive behavior in rhesus monkeys

    Timothy K. Newman;Yana V. Syagailo;Christina S. Barr;Jens R. Wendland

  • Paternal and maternal genetic and environmental contributions to cerebrospinal fluid monoamine metabolites in rhesus monkeys (Macaca mulatta).

    J. Dee Higley;William W. Thompson;Maribeth Champoux;David Goldman

  • THE SIGNATURE OF MATERNAL REARING IN THE METHYLOME IN RHESUS MACAQUE PREFRONTAL CORTEX AND T CELLS

    Nadine Provençal;Matthew J. Suderman;Claire Guillemin;Renaud Massart

  • Stability of interindividual differences in serotonin function and its relationship to severe aggression and competent social behavior in Rhesus Macaque females

    J.D. Higley;S.T. King;M.F. Hasert;M. Champoux

  • A longitudinal assessment of CSF monoamine metabolite and plasma cortisol concentrations in young rhesus monkeys

    J.Dee Higley;Stephen J. Suomi;Markku Linnoila

  • Social rehabilitation of isolate-reared monkeys.

    Stephen J. Suomi;Harry F. Harlow

Frequent Co-Authors

Pier Francesco Ferrari
Pier Francesco Ferrari Centre national de la recherche scientifique, CNRS
Harry F. Harlow
Harry F. Harlow University of Wisconsin–Madison
Nathan A. Fox
Nathan A. Fox University of Maryland, College Park
Francesca Cirulli
Francesca Cirulli Istituto Superiore di Sanità
Daniel S. Pine
Daniel S. Pine National Institutes of Health
Eric E. Nelson
Eric E. Nelson The Ohio State University
Susan Mineka
Susan Mineka Northwestern University
Qiaoping Yuan
Qiaoping Yuan National Institutes of Health
Michael E. Lamb
Michael E. Lamb University of Cambridge
William D. Hopkins
William D. Hopkins University of Wisconsin–Madison

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