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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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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Associations between Parenting and Cognitive and Language Abilities at 2 Years of Age Depend on Prenatal Exposure to Disadvantage
Leverett, S. D., Brady, R. G., Tooley, U. A., Lean, R. E., Tillman, R., Wilson, J., Ruscitti, M., Triplett, R. L., Alexopoulos, D., Gerstein, E. D., Smyser, T. A., Warner, B., Luby, J. L., Smyser, C. D., Rogers, C. E. & Barch, D. M., Jan 2025, In: Journal of Pediatrics. 276, 114289.
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Neighborhood Resource Deprivation as a Predictor of Bullying Perpetration and Resource-Driven Conduct Symptoms
Perino, M. T., Sylvester, C. M., Rogers, C., Luby, J. L. & Barch, D. M., Jan 2025, In: Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry. 64, 1, p. 53-64 12 p.