2024

Khoury, J. E., Giles, L., Atkinson, L., & Gonzalez, A. (2025). The role of prenatal perceived stress and hair cortisol as they relate to toddler socioemotional outcomes over the first three years. Psychoneuroendocrinology, 172, 107251. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.psyneuen.2024.107251

Lyons-Ruth, K., Chasson, M., & Khoury, J.E. (2024). Reconsidering the Nature of Threat in Infancy: Integrating Animal and Human Studies on Neurobiological Effects of Infant Stress. Neuroscience and Behavioral Reviews, 105746. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neubiorev.2024.105746

Khoury, J.E., Atkinson, L., & Gonzalez, A. (2024). A longitudinal study examining the impact of prenatal and postnatal maternal distress during the COVID-19 pandemic on toddler socioemotional developmental. Infancy, 29(3), 412-436. https://doi.org/10.1111/infa.12584

Becker, E. Atkinson, L. Gonzalez, A & Khoury, J.E. (2024). Social support buffers the impact of pregnancy stress on perceptions of parent-infant closeness during the COVID-19 pandemic.  Infant Journal of Mental Health, 45(3), 328-340. https://doi.org/10.1002/imhj.22096

2023

Khoury, J.E., Ahtam, B., Ou, Y., Jenkins, E., Klengel, T., Bosquet Enlow, M., Grant, P. E., & Lyons-Ruth, K. (2023). Linking Maternal Disrupted Interaction and Infant Limbic Volumes: The Role of Infant Cortisol Output. Psychoneuroendocrinology, 158, 106379. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.psyneuen.2023.106379.

Khoury, J.E., Atkinson, L., Jack, S.M., Bennett, T., Raha, S., Duku, E., & Gonzalez, A. (2023). Protocol for the COVID-19 Wellbeing and Stress Study: A longitudinal study of parent distress, biological stress, and child biopsychosocial development during the pandemic and beyond. BMJ Open, 13(8), e071926. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2023-071926

Lyons-Ruth, K., Ahtam, B., Haofei Li, F., Dickerson, S., Khoury, J.E., Sisitsky, M., Ou, Y., Bosquet Enlow, M., Teicher, M.H., & Grant, P. E. (2023). Negative versus Withdrawn Parenting: Differential Associations with Infant Grey and White Matter During the First Two Years of Life. Human Brain Mapping, 44(12), 4572-4589. https://doi.org/10.1002/hbm.26401

Lyons-Ruth, K., Haofei Li, F., Khoury, J.E., Ahtam, B., Sisitsky, M., Ou, Y., Bosquet Enlow, M., & Grant, P. E. (2023). Maternal Childhood Abuse Versus Neglect Associated with Differential Patterns of Infant Brain Development. Research on Child and Adolescent Psychopathology. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10802-023-01041-4

Khoury, J.E., Giles, L., Jambon, M., Atkinson, L. & Gonzalez, A. (2023). Trajectories of distress from pregnancy to 15-months post-partum during the COVID-19 pandemic. Frontiers in Psychology, 14, 879. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2023.1104386.

Penner, F., Khoury, J.E., Bosquet Enlow, M., & Lyons-Ruth, K. (2023). Threat versus Deprivation in Mother's Childhood: Differential Relations to Prenatal Hair Cortisol and Prenatal Psychopathology. Child Abuse & Neglect, 138, 106107. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chiabu.2023.106107

Khoury, J.E., Cunningham, M., Jenkins, E., Bosquet Enlow, M., & Lyons-Ruth, K. (2023). Latent Profiles of Maternal Disrupted Communication: Relations to Infant Affect and Behavior at Four Months of Age. British Journal of Developmental Psychology, 14(2), 99-116. doi.org/10.1111/bjdp.12438

Andrews, K., Khoury, J.E., Tiwari, A., Kirupaharan, S., & Gonzalez, A. (2023). Maternal history of child maltreatment and household chaos: Examining the mediating role of maternal and child psychopathology. Child Maltreatment, 28(2), 221-231. https://doi-org.ezproxy.msvu.ca/10.1177/10775595221081795

Khoury, J.E., Giles, L., Kaur, H., Johnson, D., Gonzalez, A & Atkinson, L. (2023). Associations between psychological distress and hair cortisol during pregnancy and the early postpartum: A meta-analysis.  Psychoneuroendocrinology, 147, 105969. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.psyneuen.2022.105969 

2022

Khoury, J. E., Giles, L., Kaur, H., Johnson, D., Gonzalez, A & Atkinson, L. (2022). Associations between psychological distress and hair cortisol during pregnancy and the early postpartum: A meta-analysis.  Psychoneuroendocrinology, 147, 105969. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.psyneuen.2022.105969

Khoury, J. E., Ahtam, B., Sisitsky, M., Ou, Y., Bosquet Enlow, M., Teicher, M., Grant, P. E., & Lyons-Ruth, K. (2022). Maternal child maltreatment is associated with lower infant grey matter volume and amygdala volume during the first two years of life. Biological Psychiatry: Global Open Science, 2(4), 440-449. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bpsgos.2021.09.005

Khoury, J. E., Cunningham, M., Jenkins, E., Bosquet Enlow, M., & Lyons-Ruth, K. (2022). Latent Profiles of Maternal Disrupted Communication: Relations to Infant Affect and Behavior at Four Months of Age. British Journal of Developmental Psychology. doi.org/10.1111/bjdp.12438

Andrews, K., Khoury, J. E., Tiwari, A., Kirupaharan, S., & Gonzalez, A. (2022). Maternal history of child maltreatment and household chaos: Examining the mediating role of maternal and child psychopathology. Child Maltreatment. https://doi.org/10.1177/10775595221081795

Khoury, J. E., Atkinson, L., Bennett, T., Jack, S. M., & Gonzalez, A. (2022). Prenatal distress, access to services, and birth outcomes during the COVID-19 pandemic. Early Human Development, 170, 105606. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.earlhumdev.2022.105606

Khoury, J. E., Dimitrov, L., Bosquet Enlow, M., Haltigan, J. D., Bronfman, E., & Lyons-Ruth, K. (2022). Patterns of maternal childhood maltreatment are associated with disrupted interaction between mothers and their 4-month-old infants. Child Maltreatment, 27(3), 366-377. https://doi.org/10.1177/10775595211007567

Khoury, J. E., Tanaka, M., Kimber, M., MacMillan, H., Afifi, O. T., Boyle, M., Duncan, L., Joshi, D., Georgiades, K., & Gonzalez, A. (2022). Examining the unique contributions of parental and youth maltreatment in association with youth mental health problems. Child Abuse & Neglect, 124, 105451.

Taylor Nelles-McGee, T., Khoury, J. E., Kenny, M., Joshi, D., Gonzalez, A. (2022). Biological embedding of child maltreatment: A systematic review of biomarkers and resilience in children and youth. Psychological Trauma: Theory, Research, Practice, and Policy, 14, S50. https://doi.org/10.1037/tra0001162

2021

Cowell, Khoury, J. E., Petty, C. R., Ritz, T., Day, H. E., Benítez, B. E., Cunningham, M. K., Wright, R J., Bosquet Enlow, M. (2021). Integrated and diurnal indices of maternal pregnancy cortisol in relation to sex-specific parasympathetic responsivity to stress in infants. Developmental Psychobiology, 63(2), 350-363. https://doi.org/10.1002/dev.22015

Khoury, J. E., Ahtam, B., Sisitsky, M., Ou, Y., Bosquet Enlow, M., Teicher, M., Grant, P. E., & Lyons-Ruth, K. (2021). Maternal child maltreatment is associated with lower infant grey matter volume and amygdala volume during the first two years of life. Biological Psychiatry: Global Open Science. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bpsgos.2021.09.005

Khoury, J. E., Atkinson, L., Bennett, T., Jack, S. M., & Gonzalez, A. (2021). Coping strategies mediate the associations between COVID-19 experiences and mental health outcomes in pregnancy. Archives of Women’s Mental Health, 24, 1007–1017. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00737-021-01135-2

Khoury, J. E., Atkinson, L., Bennett, T., Jack, S. M., & Gonzalez, A. (2021). COVID-19 and mental health during pregnancy: The importance of cognitive appraisal and social support. Journal of Affective Disorders, 282, 1161-1169. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jad.2021.01.027

Khoury, J. E., Beeney, J., Bosquet Enlow, M., Shiff, I. & Lyons-Ruth, K. (2021). Maternal experiences of childhood maltreatment moderate patterns of mother-infant cortisol regulation under stress. Developmental Psychobiology, 63(5), 1309-1321. https://doi.org/10.1002/dev.22109 

Khoury, J. E., Dimitrov, L., Bosquet Enlow, M., Haltigan, J. D., Bronfman, E., & Lyons-Ruth, K. (2021). Patterns of maternal childhood maltreatment are associated with disrupted interaction between mothers and their 4-month-old infants. Child Maltreatment. https://doi.org/10.1177/10775595211007567

Khoury, J. E., Kaur, H., & Gonzalez, A. (2021). Parental mental health and hostility are associated with longitudinal increases in child internalizing and externalizing problems during COVID-19.  Frontiers in Psychology, 12, 706168. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2021.706168.

2020

Khoury, J. E., Rajamani, M., Bureau, J.F., Easterbrooks, M. A., & Lyons-Ruth, K. (2020). Aspects of parent-child interaction from infancy to late adolescence are risk indicators of severity of childhood maltreatment through age 18. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (IJERPH), 17(11), 3749. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17113749

Khoury, J. E., Bosquet Enlow, M., Patwa, M. C., & Lyons-Ruth, K. (2020). Hair cortisol in pregnancy interacts with maternal depressive symptoms to predict maternal disrupted interaction with her infant at four months. Developmental Psychobiology, 62(6), 768-782. https://doi.org/10.1002/dev.21950

Khoury, J. E., Jamieson, B., Gonzalez, A., & Atkinson, L. (2020). Child depressive symptoms: Associations with salivary cortisol and alpha amylase in two distinct challenges. Biological Psychology, 149, 107808. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biopsycho.2019.107808

Khoury, J. E., Zona, K., Bertha, E., Choi-Kain, L., Henninghausen, K., & Lyons-Ruth, K. (2020). Disorganized attachment interactions among young adults with Borderline Personality Disorder, other diagnoses, and no diagnosis. Journal of Personality Disorders, 34(6), 764-784. https://doi.org/10.1521/pedi_2019_33_408  

2019 

Khoury, J. E., Piechtel, P., Andersen, C.M., Teicher, M.H., & Lyons-Ruth, K. (2019). Relations among maternal withdrawal in infancy, Borderline Personality Disorder features, suicidality/self-injury, and adult hippocampal volume: A 30-year longitudinal study. Behavioural Brain Research, 374, 112139. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bbr.2019.112139

Khoury, J. E., Bosquet Enlow, M., Plamondon, A., & Lyons-Ruth, K. (2019). The association between adversity and hair cortisol levels in humans: A meta-analysis. Psychoneuroendocrinology, 103, 104-117. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.psyneuen.2019.01.009

Fitzpatrick, S., Khoury, J. E., Krantz, L., Zeifman, R., & Kuo, J. R. (2019). Next-day effects of dysfunctional and functional emotion regulation and the moderating role of experiential avoidance. Journal of Contextual Behavioral Science, 12, 22-28. DOI: 10.1016/j.jcbs.2019.01.003

Nyström-Hansen, M., Andersen, M. S., Khoury, J. E., Davidsen, K., Gumley, A., Lyons-Ruth, K., MacBeth, A., & Harder, S. (2019). Hair cortisol in the perinatal period mediates associations between maternal adversity and disrupted maternal interaction in early infancy. Developmental Psychobiology, 61(4), 543-556. doi:10.1002/dev.21833

Madigan, S., Prime, H., Graham, S., Rodrigues, M., Anderson, N., Khoury, J. E., & Jenkins, J. (2019). Parenting behavior and child language: A meta-analysis. Pediatrics, 144(4), e20183556. https://doi.org/10.1542/peds.2018-3556

2018

Khoury, J. E., Jamieson, B., & Milligan, K. (2018). Risk for childhood internalizing and externalizing behaviour problems in the context of prenatal alcohol exposure: A meta-analysis and comprehensive examination of moderators. Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research, 42, 1358-1377. doi: 10.1111/acer.13805

Andrews, N., Motz, M., Pepler, D., Jeong, J., & Khoury, J. E. (2018). Engaging mothers with substance use issues and their children in early intervention: Understanding use of service and outcomes. Child Abuse and Neglect, 83, 10-20. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chiabu.2018.06.011

Fitzpatrick, S., Khoury, J. E., Kuo, J. R. (2018). Examining the relationship between emotion regulation deficits and Borderline Personality Disorder features: A daily diary study. Counselling Psychology Quarterly, 31, 42-58. https://doi.org/10.1080/09515070.2016.1211509

2017

England-Mason, G., Khoury, J. E., Atkinson, L., Hall, G., & Gonzalez, G. (2017). Attentional avoidance of emotional stimuli in postpartum women with childhood history of maltreatment and difficulties with emotion regulation. Emotion, 18, 424-438. doi:10.1037/emo0000372

England-Mason, G., Kimber, M., Khoury, J. E., Atkinson, L., MacMillan, H., & Gonzalez, A. (2017).  Difficulties with emotion regulation moderate the association between childhood history of maltreatment and cortisol reactivity in postpartum women. Hormones and Behaviour, 95, 44-56. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.yhbeh.2017.07.007

2016

Khoury, J. E., Gonzalez, A., Levitan, R., Masellis, M, Basile, V, & Atkinson, L. (2016). Maternal self-reported depressive symptoms and maternal cortisol levels interact to predict infant cortisol levels. Infant Mental Health Journal, 37, 125-139. doi: 10.1002/imhj.21554

Khoury, J. E., & Milligan, K. (2016). Comparing executive functioning in children and adolescents with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder and Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder: A meta-analysis. Journal of Attention Disorders, 1-15. doi: 10.1177/1087054715622016.

Khoury, J. E., Gonzalez, A., Levitan, R., Masellis, M., Basile, V., & Atkinson, L. (2016). Infant emotion regulation strategy moderates relations between self-reported maternal depressive symptoms and infant cortisol reactivity. Infant and Child Development, 25, 64-83. doi:10.1002/icd.1916

Atkinson, L., Jamieson, B., Khoury, J. E., Ludmer, J., & Gonzalez, A. (2016). Stress physiology in infancy and early childhood: Cortisol flexibility, attunement, and coordination. Journal of Neuroendocrinology, 28, 1-12. doi: 10.1111/jne.12408

2015

Khoury, J. E., Milligan, K., & Girard, T. (2015). Executive functioning in children and adolescents prenatally exposed to alcohol: A meta-analysis. Neuropsychology Review, 25, 149-170. doi: 10.1007/s11065-015-9289-6.

Khoury, J. E., Gonzalez, A., Levitan, R.D., Pruessner, J.C., Chopra, K., Basile, V., Masellis, M., Goodwill, A., & Atkinson, L. (2015). Summary cortisol reactivity indicators: Interrelations and meaning. Neurobiology of Stress, 2, 34-43. doi:10.1016/j.ynstr.2015.04.002 

Milligan, K., Khoury, J. E., Benoit, D. & Atkinson, L. (2015). Maternal attachment and mind-mindedness: The role of emotional specificity. Attachment and Human Development, 17, 302-318. doi: 10.1080/14616734.2014.996573.

Kuo, J. R., Khoury, J. E., Metcalfe, R., Fitzpatrick, S., & Goodwill, A. (2015). An examination of the relationship between childhood emotional abuse and Borderline Personality Disorder features: The role of difficulties with emotion regulation. Child Abuse and Neglect: An International Journal, 39, 147-155. doi:10.1016/j.chiabu.2014.08.008.

Atkinson, L., Beitchman, J., Gonzalez, J., Young, A. Wilson, B., Escobar, B., Chisholm, V. Brownlie, E. B., Khoury, J. E., Ludmer, J., & Villani, V. (2015). Cumulative risk, cumulative outcome: A 20-year longitudinal study. PLoS ONE, 10, e0127650. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0127650.