Diana Whalen
Assistant Professor of Psychiatry
- Phone: 314-286-0918
- Email: diana.whalen@nospam.wustl.edu
Education & Training
- Postdoctoral Fellowship: Washington University, St. Louis, MO, 2017
- Ph.D.: University of Pittsburgh, 2014
- B.S.: University of Pittsburgh, 2005
Major Awards
- NIMH Mentored Patient-Oriented Research Career Development Award (K23 MH118426), 2018
Research Interests
My research incorporates a developmental psychopathology perspective to examine the influence of the parent-child relationship on mood and personality disorders in youth. I have expertise and training in developmental psychopathology, observational coding of parent and youth behaviors, ecological momentary assessment (EMA), as well as longitudinal statistical modeling.
Recent Publications
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Caregiver-child affective dynamics during preschool predict preadolescent suicidal thoughts and behaviors
Quiñones-Camacho, L. E., Gilbert, K. E., Hennefield, L., Hoyniak, C., Thompson, R. J., Tillman, R., Barch, D. M., Luby, J. L. & Whalen, D. J., Apr 2025, In: Personality and Individual Differences. 237, 113048.
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Preadolescent Suicidal Thoughts and Behaviors: An Intensive Longitudinal Study of Risk Factors
Thompson, R. J., Whalen, D. J., Gilbert, K., Tillman, R., Hennefield, L., Donohue, M. R., Hoyniak, C. P., Barch, D. M. & Luby, J. L., Mar 2025, In: Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry. 64, 3, p. 375-385 11 p.
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Association Between Early Childhood P300 Deficits and Risk for Preadolescence Depressive Disorder Mediated by Responsiveness to PCIT-ED Treatment
Santopetro, N. J., Luby, J. L., Barch, D. M., Luking, K. R., Hennefield, L., Alberts, K., Whalen, D. J. & Hajcak, G., 2025, (Accepted/In press) In: Research on Child and Adolescent Psychopathology.
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Early Pubertal Timing, Suicidality, and Self-Injurious Behaviors in Preadolescents: Evidence for Concurrent and Emergent Risk Prediction
Luking, K. R., Hennefield, L., Peralta, A. O., Wright, A. J. & Whalen, D. J., 2025, (Accepted/In press) In: Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry.
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Preschool-Onset Major Depressive Disorder as a Strong Predictor of Suicidal Ideation and Behaviors Into Preadolescence
Hennefield, L., Whalen, D. J., Tillman, R., Barch, D. M. & Luby, J. L., Sep 2024, In: Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry. 63, 9, p. 919-930 12 p.