Ammerman Lab

Publications

Ammerman, RT; Weiss, SJ. Context Matters in Treatment Preference of Women With Mood Disorders: Reply to Świeczkowski et al. Journal of Clinical Psychiatry. 2025; 86(4).

Nidey, N; Frey, JR; Ammerman, RT; Folger, AT. Prenatal profiles of social support and postpartum stress in mothers in home visiting. Children and Youth Services Review. 2025; 176:108380.

Ammerman, RT; Deichen, ME; Boyd, RC; Longoria, KD; Wagner-Schuman, M; Simeonova, DI; Flynn, HA; Weiss, SJ. Treatment Use and Preference in a Diverse Sample of Women With Mood Disorders. Journal of Clinical Psychiatry. 2025; 86(3).

Bowers, K; Ammerman, RT; Ding, L; Yolton, K; Frey, JR; Folger, AT. Combined effects of life course maternal psychosocial experiences on perinatal mental health. Public Health. 2025; 242:244-249.

Beal, SJ; Lutz, N; Patel, M; Dougherty, J; Gigger, R; Vaughn, LM; Greiner, MV; Bettencourt, AF; Breitenstein, SM; Gross, D; Ammerman, RT. Tailoring the Chicago Parent Program for Foster and Kinship Caregivers: a Mixed Methods Approach. Prevention Science. 2025; 26(3):377-390.

Ammerman, RT; Zion, C; Cleary, OM; Raglin Bignall, WJ; Mara, CA; Theuerling, AM; Offenbacker, EJ; Triplett, TA; Mitchell, MJ; Brokamp, C; Smith, RR; Stark, LJ. Community Implementation and Evaluation of the Chicago Parent Program. Journal of Community Psychology. 2025; 53(1):e23176.

Ammerman, RT; Erickson, CA. Innovative Approaches to Addressing Pediatric Mental Health. Pediatric Clinics of North America. 2024; 71(6):xvii-xix.

Ryan, P; Ammerman, RT; Mara, CA; Brown, CM; Zion, C; Cleary, OM; Theuerling, AM; Bignall, WR. Impact of Adverse Experiences on Maternal Trust in Pediatric Primary Care. Journal of Aggression, Maltreatment and Trauma. 2024; 33(12):1530-1545.

Ammerman, RT; Erickson, CA. Innovative Approaches to Addressing Pediatric Mental Health. Pediatric Clinics of North America. 2024; 71(6):i.

Beal, SJ; Zion, C; Mara, CA; Patel, MA; Bettencourt, AF; Breitenstein, SM; Vaughn, LM; Greiner, MV; Ammerman, RT. Caregivers on point: a randomized treatment-control prevention trial for foster and kinship caregivers to reduce behavior challenges among children in foster care. Trials. 2024; 25(1):670.

Mcclure, JM; Young, M; Whitehead, M; Scott, AM; Junger, K; Holden, R; Herbst, RB; Esposito, C; Ammerman, RT; Stark, LJ. Expanding Access to Evidence-Based Mental Health Treatment: An Expert-Driven Training Model. Evidence-Based Practice in Child and Adolescent Mental Health. 2024; 9(3):300-317.

Folger, AT; Ding, L; Yolton, K; Ammerman, RT; Ji, H; Frey, JR; Bowers, KA. Association between maternal prenatal depressive symptoms and offspring epigenetic aging at 3-5 weeks. Annals of Epidemiology. 2024; 93:1-6.

Ammerman, RT; Rybak, TM; Herbst, RB; Mara, CA; Zion, C; Patel, MA; Burstein, E; Lauer, BA; Fiat, AE; Jordan, P; Burkhardt, MC; Mcclure, JM; Stark, LJ. Integrated Behavioral Health Prevention for Infants in Pediatric Primary Care: A Mixed-Methods Pilot Study. Journal of Pediatric Psychology. 2024; 49(4):298-308.

Stough, CO; Rabin, J; Gates, T; Garr, K; Combs, A; Edwards, ZT; Summer, SS; Woo, JG; Folger, AT; Ammerman, RT; Nuñez, M; Berndsen, J; Clark, MJ; Frey, JR; Vaughn, LM. Infant Obesity Prevention Programs for Underrepresented Mothers in a Home Visiting Program: A Qualitative and Community-Engaged Needs Assessment. Community Health Equity Res Policy. 2024; 44(3):265-279.

Anyigbo, C; Liu, C; Ehrlich, S; Reyner, A; Ammerman, RT; Kahn, RS. Household Health-Related Social Needs in Newborns and Infant Behavioral Functioning at 6 Months. JAMA pediatrics. 2024; 178(2):160-167.

Rybak, TM; Herbst, RB; Stark, LJ; Samaan, ZM; Zion, C; Bryant, A; Mcclure, JM; Maki, A; Bishop, E; Mack, A; Ammerman, RT. Provider Perspectives on an Integrated Behavioral Health Prevention Approach in Pediatric Primary Care. Journal of Clinical Psychology in Medical Settings. 2023; 30(4):741-752.

Beal, SJ; Greiner, MV; Ammerman, RT; Mara, CA; Nause, K; Schulenberg, J; Noll, JG. Patterns of substance use among adolescents in and out of foster care: An analysis of linked health and child welfare administrative data. Child Abuse and Neglect. 2023; 146:106473.

Ammerman, RT; Mara, CA; Anyigbo, C; Herbst, RB; Reyner, A; Rybak, TM; Mcclure, JM; Burkhardt, MC; Stark, LJ; Kahn, RS. Behavior Problems in Low-Income Young Children Screened in Pediatric Primary Care. JAMA pediatrics. 2023; 177(12):1306-1313.

Nidey, N; Bowers, K; Ding, L; Ji, H; Ammerman, RT; Yolton, K; Mahabee-Gittens, EM; Folger, AT. Neonatal AVPR1a Methylation and In-Utero Exposure to Maternal Smoking. Toxics. 2023; 11(10).

Warner, EN; Ammerman, RT; Glauser, TA; Pestian, JP; Agasthya, G; Strawn, JR. Developmental Epidemiology of Pediatric Anxiety Disorders. Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Clinics of North America. 2023; 32(3):511-530.

Bignall, WJR; Mara, CA; Stark, LJ; Taylor, S; Herbst, RB; Mcclure, JM; Burkhardt, MC; Ammerman, RT. Evaluation of the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire for Preschoolers in Urban Primary Care. Journal of Child and Family Studies. 2023; 32(5):1304-1317.

Weiss, SJ; Simeonova, DI; Koleva, H; Muzik, M; Clark, KD; Ozerdem, A; Cooper, B; Ammerman, RT. Potential paths to suicidal ideation and suicide attempts among high-risk women. Journal of Psychiatric Research. 2022; 155:493-500.

Beal, SJ; Nause, K; Ammerman, RT; Hall, ES; Mara, CA; Greiner, MV. Careful: An administrative child welfare and electronic health records linked dataset. Data in Brief. 2022; 44:108507.

Nause, K; Ammerman, RT; Folger, AT; Hall, ES; Greiner, MV; Beal, S. Enrollment and outcomes of home visiting for mothers with and without a history of out-of-home care. Infant Mental Health Journal. 2022; 43(5):797-807.

Supplee, LH; Ammerman, RT; Duggan, AK; List, JA; Suskind, D. The Role of Open Science Practices in Scaling Evidence-Based Prevention Programs. Prevention Science. 2022; 23(5):799-808.

Beal, SJ; Ammerman, RT; Mara, CA; Nause, K; Greiner, MV. Patterns of healthcare utilization with placement changes for youth in foster care. Child Abuse and Neglect. 2022; 128:105592.

Beal, SJ; Mara, CA; Nause, K; Ammerman, RT; Seltzer, R; Jonson-Reid, M; Greiner, MV. Effects of Child Protective Custody Status and Health Risk Behaviors on Health Care Use Among Adolescents. Academic Pediatrics. 2022; 22(3):387-395.

Folger, AT; Nidey, N; Ding, L; Ji, H; Yolton, K; Ammerman, RT; Bowers, KA. Association Between Maternal Adverse Childhood Experiences and Neonatal SCG5 DNA Methylation-Effect Modification by Prenatal Home Visiting. American Journal of Epidemiology. 2022; 191(4):636-645.

Ammerman, RT; Herbst, R; Mara, CA; Taylor, S; Mcclure, JM; Burkhardt, MC; Stark, LJ. Integrated Behavioral Health Increases Well-Child Visits and Immunizations in the First Year. Journal of Pediatric Psychology. 2022; 47(3):360-369.

Ammerman, RT; Peugh, JL; Teeters, AR; Sakuma, K-LK; Jones, DE; Hostetler, ML; Van Ginkel, JB; Feinberg, ME. Promoting parenting in home visiting: A CACE analysis of Family Foundations. Journal of Family Psychology. 2022; 36(2):225-235.

Kuzminskaite, E; Gathier, AW; Cuijpers, P; Penninx, BWJH; Ammerman, RT; Brakemeier, EL; Bruijniks, S; Carletto, S; Chakrabarty, T; Douglas, K; Van Oppen, P; Zisook, S; Zobel, I; Vinkers, CH. Treatment efficacy and effectiveness in adults with major depressive disorder and childhood trauma history: a comprehensive meta-analysis. Neuroscience Applied. 2022; 1:100224.