Additional Titles & Roles
- Co-Director, Perinatal Behavioral Health Service
- Director of Psychotherapy Training
Education & Training
- Ph.D.: University of Pittsburgh, 2007
- : VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System, 2007
- M.S.: University of Pittsburgh, 2003
- B.S.: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 1995
Major Awards
- William H. Danforth Confluence Award, EleVATE community collaborative work, 2025
Areas of Clinical Interest
Perinatal Mood and Anxiety Disorders
Research Interests
The aims of my research program are to advance the identification and treatment of perinatal mood disorders with the goal to both address maternal suffering and ameliorate risk of intergenerational risk transmission of psychopathology to offspring. Specifically, I am interested in developing psychosocial interventions for perinatal depression that are not only effective in reducing depressive symptoms in mothers, but also in preventing adverse infant outcomes. A key area of focus is on women from impoverished backgrounds where there are substantial barriers to health care and high risks of abuse and neglect of infants and young children.
Recent Publications
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Cannabis Use and Trajectories of Depression and Stress Across the Prenatal Period
Constantino-Pettit, A., Tillman, R., Wilson, J., Lashley-Simms, N., Vatan, N., Atkinson, A., Leverett, S. D., Lenze, S., Smyser, C. D., Bogdan, R., Rogers, C. & Agrawal, A., Dec 2 2024, In: JAMA Network Open. e2451597.
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Leveraging machine learning to study how temperament scores predict pre-term birth status
Seamon, E., Mattera, J. A., Keim, S. A., Leerkes, E. M., Rennels, J. L., Kayl, A. J., Kulhanek, K. M., Narvaez, D., Sanborn, S. M., Grandits, J. B., Schetter, C. D., Coussons-Read, M., Tarullo, A. R., Schoppe-Sullivan, S. J., Thomason, M. E., Braungart-Rieker, J. M., Lumeng, J. C., Lenze, S. N., Christian, L. M. & Saxbe, D. E. & 4 others, , Sep 2024, In: Global Pediatrics. 9, 100220.
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Brexanolone Treatment in a Real-World Patient Population: A Case Series and Pilot Feasibility Study of Precision Neuroimaging
Guard, M., Labonte, A. K., Mendoza, M., Myers, M. J., Duncan, M., Drysdale, A. T., Mukherji, E., Rahman, T., Tandon, M., Kelly, J. C., Cooke, E., Rogers, C. E., Lenze, S. & Sylvester, C. M., May 1 2024, In: Journal of Clinical Psychopharmacology. 44, 3, p. 240-249 10 p.
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Characteristics of women concordant and discordant for urine drug screens for cannabis exposure and self-reported cannabis use during pregnancy
Bogdan, R., Leverett, S. D., Constantino-Petit, A. M., Lashley-Simms, N., Liss, D. B., Johnson, E. C., Lenze, S. N., Lean, R. E., Smyser, T. A., Carter, E. B., Smyser, C. D., Rogers, C. E. & Agrawal, A., May 2024, In: Neurotoxicology and Teratology. 103, 107351.