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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Editorial: Mechanism-specific developmental windows of opportunity in the prevention of youth psychopathology
Burkhouse, K. L. & Luby, J. L., Sep 2026, In: Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry and Allied Disciplines. 67, 9, p. 1457-1459 3 p.
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Characterizing Early Childhood Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder
Hong, J. S., Bettencourt, A. F., Luby, J., Tillman, R. & Vogel, A. C., Aug 2026, In: JAACAP Open. 4, 4, p. 649-664 16 p.
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Evidence for decreased maladaptive guilt following PCIT-ED for depression as measured by story stem narratives: a promising method for preschool self-disclosure of emotions and experiences of parenting
Ellis, J., Luby, J., Agrawal, A., Freeman, A., Gilbert, K., Whalen, D., Tillman, R. & Donohue, M. R., Jul 2026, In: European Child and Adolescent Psychiatry. 35, 7, p. 2129-2139 11 p.
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Patterns of brain-wide associations reflect socioeconomics
Marek, S., Donohue, M. R., Karcher, N. R., Hoyniak, C. P., Chauvin, R. J., Meyer, A. C., Miller, J., Van, A. N., Wang, A., Baden, N. J., Suljic, V., Scheidter, K. M., Monk, J., Whiting, F. I., Ramirez-Perez, N. J., Krimmel, S. R., Metoki, A., Paul, S. E., Gorelik, A. J. & Hendrickson, T. J. & 16 others, , Jun 11 2026, In: Science. 392, 6803, eaee6213.
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Childhood behavioral inhibition and overcontrol: Risk for psychiatric and peer outcomes
Steinhoff, M. F., Sudit, E., Fox, N. A., Tillman, R., Herzberg, M. P., Barch, D. M., Luby, J. L. & Gilbert, K., Jun 1 2026, In: Developmental Psychology. 62, 6, p. 1250-1262 13 p.