Joan Luby
Samuel and Mae S. Ludwig Chair in Psychiatry at Barnes-Jewish Hospital
- Phone: 314-286-2730
- Email: lubyj@nospam.wustl.edu
Additional Titles & Roles
- Director, Early Emotional Development Program
- Co-PI NIMH Post doctoral training program in developmental affective neuroscience
Education & Training
- Fellowship: Stanford University, Stanford, CA, 1990
- Residency: Stanford University, Stanford, CA, 1988
- M.D.: Wayne State University, 1985
- B.A.: Brown University, 1981
Major Awards
- Elected Member: National Academy of Medicine, 2023
- AACAP Norbert and Charlotte Rieger Award for Scientific Achievement, 2021
- American Psychiatric Association Blanche Ittelson Award for Research in Child/Adolescent Psychiatry, 2021
- Ruane Prize for Outstanding Achievement in Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Research (NARSAD), 2020
- Washington University Carl and Gerty Cori Faculty Achievement Award, 2020
- Member Scientific Council/ Brain and Behavior Research Foundation, 2018
- AACAP Irving R. Philips Award for Prevention, 2015
Areas of Clinical Interest
Mood disorders in preschool children: diagnosis and treatment, Developmental Psychopathology, Neurobiological correlates of preschool depression. Early experience and neurodevelopment. Sensitive periods. Novel parent-child interaction therapy for preschool mood disorders, Infant/Preschool Psychiatry
Research Interests
– Studies of early onset depression, validators, clinical characteristics, biological markers and alterations in brain structure and function related to early onset depression and other early experiences
– Psychotherapeutic treatments for early onset depression focusing on emotion development
– Studies of early experience and brain development
– Effects of poverty on brain development
– Novel treatments for early onset depression
– Sensitive periods in emotion development and therapeutic response.
Recent Publications
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Brief report: Aspects of preschool personality predict sexual behavior in young adulthood
Huntington, C., Vogel, A. C., Tillman, R., Whalen, D. J., Barch, D. M., Luby, J. L. & Gilbert, K., Feb 2026, In: Personality and Individual Differences. 250, 113562.
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Association of pediatric bipolar disorder and substance use disorder in adulthood in a prospective cohort
Patel, H., Tillman, R., Vogel, A. & Luby, J., Jan 1 2026, In: Journal of affective disorders. 392, 120108.
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Developmental Foundations of a Pediatric Mental Health Risk Calculator for Young Children
MacNeill, L. A., Zhang, Y., Giase, G. M., Wiggins, J. L., Norton, E. S., Smith, J. D., Davis, M. M., Raven, J. G., Poleon, R. B., Yu, Q., Smyser, C. D., Rogers, C. E., Luby, J. L., Allen, N. B. & Wakschlag, L. S., Jan 1 2026, In: Academic Pediatrics. 26, 1, 103128.
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Social Determinants of Health, the developing brain, and risk and resilience for psychopathology
Lean, R. E., Constantino-Pettit, A., Gorham, L. S., Herzberg, M. P., Anaya, B., Rogers, C. E. & Luby, J. L., Jan 2026, In: Neuropsychopharmacology. 51, 1, p. 185-202 18 p.
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Asking Preadolescents About Suicide Is Not Associated With Increased Suicidal Thoughts
Hennefield, L., Luking, K. R., Tillman, R., Barch, D. M., Luby, J. L. & Thompson, R. J., Jan 2026, In: Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry. 65, 1, p. 34-41 8 p.