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Lisa Gatzke-Kopp: A Developmental Framework for Studying Social Environmental and Experiential Influences on Children’s Behavioral Health
FeaturedWebExA Developmental Framework for Studying Social Environmental and Experiential Influences on Children's Behavioral Health Speaker: Lisa Gatzke-Kopp Penn State University About the Speaker: Dr. Gatzke-Kopp is a Professor in the department of Human Development and Family Studies at Penn State. Her work focuses on the development of socioemotional and behavior problem in […]
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Heather Volk: Moving ECHO Science Toward Gene-Environment Interaction for Neurodevelopmental Outcomes
FeaturedWebExMoving ECHO Science Toward Gene-Environment Interaction for Neurodevelopmental Outcomes Speaker: Heather Volk. PhD, MPH Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health Speaker Bio: Heather E. Volk is an Associate Professor in the Department of Mental Health at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. She is also Co-Director of the NICHD-funded […]
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Manish Arora: Application of Tooth Matrix Biomarkers to Environmental Biodynamics
FeaturedWebExApplication of Tooth Matrix Biomarkers to Environmental Biodynamics Speakers: Manish Arora, PhD Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai Speaker Bio: Dr. Arora is an exposure biologist and environmental epidemiologist with training in advanced analytical chemistry methods. He was awarded an Australian government scholarship to study the uptake of environmental metal […]
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O’Shea/Fry: Early Life Origins of Health Among Individuals Born Extremely Preterm
FeaturedWebExEarly Life Origins of Health Among Individuals Born Extremely Preterm ECHO Discovery Summary Preterm Birth and Long-Term Health Outcomes ECHO Researchers Dr. Michael O’Shea, MD, MPH of the UNC Chapel Hill Division of Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine and Dr. Rebecca Fry, PhD of the UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health gave a presentation about the Extremely Low […]
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Lyall/Zimmerman: Optimizing Neurodevelopmental Assessments in ECHO: Validating Measures and Capturing Critical Periods of Development
Lyall/Zimmerman: Optimizing Neurodevelopmental Assessments in ECHO: Validating Measures and Capturing Critical Periods of Development ECHO Discovery Summary On September 8, Kristen Lyall, ScD of Drexel University and Emily Zimmerman, PhD of Northeastern University gave presentations on their ECHO Opportunities and Infrastructure Fund (OIF) Award Studies. The OIF is an NIH-funded grants mechanism for early investigators […]
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Sean Deoni: Decentralizing Pediatric Research: Bringing Science to our Families with Wearables, Nearables, and Mobile Labs
Sean Deoni: Decentralizing Pediatric Research: Bringing Science to our Families with Wearables, Nearables, and Mobile Labs ECHO Discovery Summary Sean Deoni, PhD of Brown University, shared his research on MRI techniques and the use of wearable devices to study brain maturation in infants and children. Dr. Deoni discussed how his study’s use of mobile devices […]
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Rebecca Schmidt: Leveraging the ECHO Population to Examine Trends in Autism and Other Neurodevelopmental Conditions
Rebecca Schmidt: Leveraging the ECHO Population to Examine Trends in Autism and Other Neurodevelopmental Conditions ECHO Discovery Summary On April 20, Rebecca Schmidt, PhD of the University of California Davis School of Medicine presented on leveraging ECHO’s large and diverse population of children to evaluate nationwide trends in autism and other neurodevelopmental conditions. Previously, it […]
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Jean Kerver, PhD, MSc, RD: Incorporating Early Life Micronutrient Status in ECHO studies of Neurodevelopment
Incorporating Early Life Micronutrient Status in ECHO studies of Neurodevelopment Key Takeaways: It is known that early life nutrition, including pregnancy diet and infant feeding, is critical for brain development, yet the impact of the suboptimal micronutrient status of the US population is unknown. In this presentation, Dr. Kerver discusses micronutrient status, highlighting biomarkers rather […]
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Courtney K Blackwell, PhD, MEd: The kids are(n’t) alright: The role of social media in youth mental health
The kids are(n’t) alright: The role of social media in youth mental health Key Takeaways: The parallel rise of youth mental health problems and social media use has led to speculations that the latter is a key contributor to the former. The US Surgeon General’s Advisory bolstered such speculations with a recent report detailing […]