Representative Publications
Dozier, M., & Bernard, K. (In press). Intervening early: Socioemotional interventions targeting the parent–infant relationship. Annual Review of Developmental Psychology.
Kitagawa, Y., Thorpe, D., & Bernard, K. (In press). Ecological predictors of maternal nurturance to distress and beliefs about infant crying: Examining the roles of household and neighborhood resources. Parenting: Science and Practice.
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Perrone, L., Thorpe, D., Shariat Panahi, G., Kitagawa, Y., Lindhiem, O., Bernard, Kristin. (In press). Meta-analysis of associations between childhood adversity and diurnal cortisol regulation. Development and Psychopathology.
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Frost, A., Kuzava, S., & Bernard, K. (2022). The physiology of maternal sensitivity: Interactive effects of mothers’ neural and sympathetic nervous system reactivity in predicting parenting behavior. Developmental Psychobiology, 64, e22328.
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Thorpe, D., Silver, J., Perrone, P., DeSantis, N., Dash, A., Rodriguez, M., Beras-Monticciolo, E., & Bernard, K. (2022). Ecological predictors of parental beliefs about infant crying in a randomized clinical trial of ABC. Journal of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology, 51, 780-795.
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Caron, E., Bernard, K., & Metz, A. (2021). Fidelity and properties of the situation: Challenges and Recommendations. In J. A. List, D. Suskind, & L. H. Supplee (Eds.), The Scale–up Effect in Early Childhood and Public Policy: Why interventions lose impact at scale and what we can do about it (pp. 160-183). Routledge: New York.
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Dagan, O., & Bernard, K. (2021). It takes a village: A call for engaging attachment with adjunct disciplines to clarify ‘in-house’ clinical conundrums. Attachment & Human Development.
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Dozier, M., & Bernard, K. (2021). Mechanisms of attachment-based intervention effects on child outcomes. In R. A. Thompson, J. A. Simpson, & L. J. Berlin (Eds.), Attachment: The Fundamental Questions (pp. 307-315). Guilford: New York.
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Frost, A., Bosquet, M., Bernard, K., & Wright, R. J. (In press). Early adverse experiences and repeated wheezing from 6 to 30 months of age: Investigating the roles of HPA axis functioning, child sex, and caregiving sensitivity. Child Development.
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Perrone, L., Frost, A., Kuzava, S., Nissim, G., Vaccaro, S., Rodriguez, M., Dash, A., & Bernard, K. (2021). Indicators of deprivation predict diurnal cortisol regulation during infancy. Developmental Psychology, 57, 200-210.
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Szenczy, A., Bernard, K., Raby, L., Garnett, M., & Dozier, M. (2021). Foster parent responsiveness and young children’s diurnal cortisol production. Developmental Psychobiology, 63, 1626-1634.
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Thorpe, D., Silver, J., Perrone, P., DeSantis, N., Dash, A., Rodriguez, M., Beras-Monticciolo, E., & Bernard, K. (In press). Permeable walls: Examining ecological predictors of and intervention effects on parental beliefs about infant crying in a randomized clinical trial of ABC. Journal of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology.
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Waters, E., Vaughn, B. E., & Bernard, K. (2021). The Strange Situation: Paradigm, practique, and FAQ’s. In E. Waters, B. E., Vaughn, & H. Waters (Eds.), Measuring Attachment (pp. 87 – 140). Guilford Press: New York.
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Dagan, O., Facompre, C., Nivison, M., Roisman, G. I., & Bernard, K. (2020). Preoccupied and dismissing attachment representations are differentially associated with anxiety in adolescence and adulthood: A meta-analysis. Clinical Psychological Science, 8, 614-640..
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Dozier, M., & Bernard, K. (2020 [Updated]). The impact of attachment-based interventions on the quality of attachment among infants and young children. In: R. E. Tremblay, M. Boivin, & R. DeV. Peters (Eds.), M. H. van IJzendoorn (Topic Ed.). Encyclopedia on Early Childhood Development [online]. Updated June 2020.
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Garnett, M., Bernard, K., Hoye, J., Zajac, L., & Dozier. (2020). Parental sensitivity mediates the sustained effect of Attachment and Biobehavioral Catch-up on cortisol in middle childhood: A randomized clinical trial. Psychoneuroendocrinology, 121, 1-8.
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Raby, K. L., Bernard, K., Gordon, M. K., & Dozier, M. (2020). Enhancing diurnal cortisol regulation among young children adopted internationally: A randomized controlled trial of a parenting-based intervention. Development and Psychopathology, 32, 1657-1668.
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Yarger, H., Bernard, K., Caron, E., Wallin, A., & Dozier, M. (2020). Enhancing parenting quality for young children adopted internationally: Results of a randomized controlled trial. Journal of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology, 49. 378-390.
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Bernard, K., Frost, A., Jelinek, C., & Dozier, M. (2019). Secure attachment predicts lower body mass index in young children with histories of child protective services involvement. Pediatric Obesity, 14, e12510.
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Bernard, K., Frost, A., Kuzava, S., Perrone, L. (2019). Foster parenting. In M. Bornstein (Ed.), Handbook of Parenting, 3rd ed (pp. 368-397). Routledge: New York.
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Bernard, K., Hostinar, C., & Dozier, M. (2019). Longitudinal associations between secure attachment in infancy, C-reactive protein in early childhood, and BMI in middle childhood: Preliminary evidence from a CPS-referred sample. Attachment & Human Development, 21, 5-22.
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Dozier, M., & Bernard, K. (2019). Coaching Parents of Vulnerable Infants: The Attachment and Biobehavioral Catch-up Approach. Guilford Press: New York.
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Frost, A., Kessel, E., Black, S., Goldstein, B., Bernard, K., & Klein, D. (2019). Homotypic and heterotypic continuity of internalizing and externalizing symptoms from ages 3 to 12: The moderating role of diurnal cortisol. Development and Psychopathology, 31, 789-798.
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Bernard, K., Frost, A., Kuzava, S. (2018). Neurobiological development in foster youth: Outcomes and intervention. In E. Trejos & N. Trevino (Eds.), Handbook of Foster Youth (pp. 41-56). New York: Routledge.
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Dozier, M., Roben, C. K., Caron, E., Hoye, J., & Bernard, K. (2018). Attachment and Biobehavioral Catch-up: An evidence-based intervention for vulnerable infants and their families. Psychotherapy Research, 28, 18-29.
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Facompre, C. R., Bernard, K., & Waters, T. E. A. (2018). Effectiveness of interventions in preventing disorganized attachment: A meta-analysis. Development and Psychopathology, 30, 1-11.
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Bernard, K., Frost, A., Bennett, C. B., & Lindhiem, O. (2017). Maltreatment and diurnal cortisol regulation: A meta-analysis. Psychoneuroendocrinology, 78, 57-67.
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Bernard, K., Lee, A. H., & Dozier, M. (2017). Effects of the ABC intervention on foster children’s receptive vocabulary: Follow-up results from a randomized controlled trial. Child Maltreatment, 22, 174-179.
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Dozier, M., & Bernard, K. (2017). Attachment and Biobehavioral Catch-up: Addressing the needs of infants and toddlers exposed to inadequate or problematic caregiving. Current Opinion in Psychology, 15, 111-117.
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Caron, E., Bernard, K., & Dozier, M. (2016). In vivo feedback predicts parent behavior change in the Attachment and Biobehavioral Catch-up intervention. Journal of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology, epub, 1-12.
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Fogelman, N., Mikhailik, A., Mueller-Alcazar, A., Bernard, K., & Turhan, C. (2016). Stressing over anxiety: A novel interaction of 5-HTTPLR genotype and anxiety-related phenotypes in older adults. Psychoneuroendocrinology, 71, 36-42.
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Salis, K. L., Bernard, K., Black, S. R., Dougherty, L. R., & Klein, D. (2016). Examining the concurrent and longitudinal relationship between diurnal cortisol rhythms and conduct problems during childhood. Psychoneuroendocrinology, 71, 147-154.
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Bernard, K., Simons, R., & Dozier, M. (2015). Effects of an attachment-based intervention on CPS-referred mothers’ event-related potentials to children’s emotions. Child Development, 86, 1673-1684.
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Bernard, K., Zwerling, J., & Dozier, M. (2015). Effects of early adversity on young children’s diurnal cortisol rhythms and externalizing behavior. Developmental Psychobiology, 57, 935-947.
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Bernard, K., Dozier, M., Bick, J., & Gordon, M. K. (2015). Intervening to enhance cortisol regulation among children at risk for neglect: Results of a randomized clinical trial. Development and Psychopathology, 27, 829-841.
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Bernard, K., Lind, T., & Dozier, M. (2014). Neurobiological consequences of neglect and abuse. In J. Korbin & R. Krugman (Eds.), Handbook of child maltreatment (pp. 205-223). New York: Springer.
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Dozier, M., Meade, E., & Bernard, K. (2014). Attachment and Biobehavioral Catch-up: An intervention for parents at risk of maltreating their infants and toddlers. In S. Timmer & A. Urquiza (Eds.), Evidence-based approaches for the treatment of child maltreatment (pp. 43-59). New York: Springer.
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Lind, T., Bernard, K., Ross, E., & Dozier, M. (2014). Intervention effects on negative affect in CPS-referred children: Results of a randomized clinical trial. Child Abuse & Neglect.
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Bernard, K., Meade, E., Dozier, M. (2013). Parental synchrony and nurturance as targets in an attachment based intervention: Building upon Mary Ainsworth’s insights about mother-infant interaction. Attachment and Human Development, Special Issue: Maternal Sensitivity: Observational Studies Honoring Mary Ainsworth’s 100th Year, 15, 507-523.
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Bick, J., Bernard, K., & Dozier, M. & (2013). An Attachment-based intervention for substance using mothers and their infants. In N. E. Suchman, M. Pajulo, & L. C. Mayes (Eds.), Parenting and substance addiction: Developmental approaches to intervention (pp. 303-320). New York: Oxford.
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Bick, J., Dozier, M., Bernard, K., Grasso, D., & Simons, R. (2013). Foster mother-infant bonding: Associations between foster mothers’ oxytocin production, electrophysiological brain activity, feelings of commitment, and caregiving quality. Child Development, 84, 826-840.
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Bernard, K., Dozier, M., Bick, J., Lewis-Morrarty, E., Lindhiem, O., Carlson, E. (2012). Enhancing attachment organization among maltreated children: Results of a randomized clinical trial. Child Development, 83, 623-636.
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Dozier, M., & Bernard, K. (2012). Attachment and Biobehavioral Catch-up. Child Welfare 360°. Winter, 2012, 16-17.
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Lewis-Morrarty, E., Dozier, M., Bernard, K., Moore, S., & Terraciano, S. (2012). Cognitive flexibility and theory of mind outcomes among foster children: Preschool follow-up results of a randomized clinical trial. Journal of Adolescent Health, 51, 17-22.