Cynthia Rogers
Blanche F Ittleson Professor of Psychiatry (Child Psychiatry)
- Phone: 314-286-1700
- Email: rogersc@nospam.wustl.edu
Additional Titles & Roles
- Co-DIrector Perinatal Behavioral Health Service
- Attending Child Psychiatrist Outpatient Clinic
- Professor of Public Health
- Division Director of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
- Vice-Chair of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
Education & Training
- Fellowship: Washington University, St. Louis, MO, 2010
- Residency: Washington University, St. Louis, MO, 2008
- M.D.: Washington University in St Louis, 2005
- B.A.: Harvard University, 1998
Major Awards
- NIMH Method to Extend Research in Time (MERIT) Award, 2023
- o National Academy of Medicine Emerging Leaders in Health and Medicine Scholar, 2022-2025
- St. Louis County Children’s Service Fund Dr. John M. Anderson Excellence in Mental Health Award, 2019
- Elected Associate Member, American College of Neuropsychopharmacology, 2018
- JAACAP Klingenstein Third Generation Foundation Award for Research in Depression or Suicide, 2017
- Eli Robins Award, for excellence in research and clinical psychiatry, Washington University Department of Psychiatry, 2010
- APA American Psychiatric Leadership Fellow (formerly GlaxoSmithKline fellowship) 2007, 2008, 2009
- Alpha Omega Alpha Medical Honor Society, 2005
Areas of Clinical Interest
Evaluation of social and emotional development in preterm toddlers and preschoolers.
Treatment and evaluation of Perinatal Psychiatric disorders.
Evaluation and treatment of psychiatric illness in high risk toddlers and preschoolers.
Research Interests
Neuroimaging biomarkers of abnormal social and emotional development in high risk infant populations.
Effects of adverse environmental factors like poverty, parental psychopathology, dysfunctional parenting, racial discrimination on neonatal brain development and childhood psychopathology.
Recent Publications
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When services start: A pilot study of parent perspectives on early intervention timing for very preterm infants
Shepherd, T. N., Triplett, R. L., Goldschmidt, M. J., Stout, M. R., Warner, B. B., Rogers, C. E., Limbrick, D. D. & Smyser, C. D., Oct 2026, In: Early Human Development. 221, 106586.
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African American Food Environments and Anti-Inflammatory Intake in Pregnancy
Walden, N., Tabak, R., Brown, D. S., Luby, J., Warner, B., Smyser, T., Rogers, C., Barch, D., England, S. K., Oberly, T., Smyser, C. & Iannotti, L., May 2026, In: International journal of environmental research and public health. 23, 5, 646.
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Prenatal Adversity and Neonatal Brain Connectivity Relate to Emerging Executive Function at Age 2 Years
Lean, R. E., Kenley, J. K., Latham, A. R., Smyser, T. A., Neil, J. J., Nielsen, A. N., Sylvester, C. M., Miller, J. P., Shimony, J. J., Luby, J. L., Barch, D. M., Warner, B. B., Smyser, C. D. & Rogers, C. E., Apr 2026, In: Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry. 65, 4, p. 564-576 13 p.
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Neonatal Brain Volumes and Early Parenting Behavior as Mediators in Associations Between Prenatal Social Disadvantage and Socioemotional Problems in Toddlers
Leverett, S. D., Poolos, O., Brady, R. G., Tillman, R., Lean, R. E., Gerstein, E. D., Anaya, B., Triplett, R. L., Alexopoulos, D., Warner, B., Luby, J. L., Smyser, C. D., Rogers, C. E. & Barch, D. M., Mar 1 2026, In: Biological Psychiatry. 99, 5, p. 387-397 11 p.
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Risk of Cardiovascular Events During Delivery Hospitalization Among Pregnant Patients With Mental Health Conditions
Parekh, K., Waken, R. J., Avula, K., Nickel, K. B., Lindley, K. J., Rogers, C. & Joynt Maddox, K. E., Jan 2026, In: Journal of the American Heart Association. 15, 6, e042011.