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Developmental Psychology
Neurodevelopment
Cognitive Disorders
Lauren K. White, PhD
Lauren K. White, PhD
Research Scientist

Dr. White's research uses behavioral and neuroimaging analyses to better understand early emotional and cognitive development. Her work focuses on how biology and the environment together shape mental health, with the goal of improving support for young children and their caregivers.

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Bio

Dr. White's research interests lie in identifying how specific factors shape typical and atypical development. She uses behavioral assessment and imaging analyses, such as electroencephalography and functional magnetic resonance imaging, to advance knowledge of individual courses of cognitive and emotional development.

Education and Training

Ann G. Wylie Dissertation Fellowship, University of Maryland, College Park

Summer Institute on Social Developmental Neuroscience Fellow, University of Maryland, College Park

Postdoctoral Fellowship, National Institute of Mental Health (Section on Development and Affective Neuroscience), 2012-2016

PhD, University of Maryland, College Park (Developmental Psychology), 2012

MS, University of Oregon, Eugene (Psychology), 2006

BS, Westminster College, Salt Lake City, Utah (Psychology), 2004

Titles and Academic Titles

Research Scientist

Research Assistant Professor of Psychiatry

Professional Memberships

Society of Biological Psychiatry

Society for Research in Child Development

Professional Awards

Rising Star, Association for Psychological Science, 2018

Travel Stipend, Developmental Affective Neuroscience Symposium, 2015

Travel Award, University of Maryland Department of Human Development, 2015

Travel Award, National Institute of Mental Health Interdisciplinary Behavioral Science Center Conference, 2012

Publication Highlights

The roles of parental verbal communication and child characteristics in the transmission and maintenance of social fears
Journal Of Child Psychology And Psychiatry, And Allied Disciplines · November, 2025
Delineating the Transmission of Subthreshold Psychosis Symptoms Across Generations: The Philadelphia Family Neurodevelopmental Cohort
Schizophrenia Bulletin · July, 2025
Longitudinal Trajectories of Clinical Features in Community Youth With Recurrent Psychosis Spectrum Symptoms: Findings From the Philadelphia Neurodevelopmental Cohort
Schizophrenia Bulletin · July, 2025
Evidence for missed cases of postpartum depression based on paediatric clinical care screenings
The British Journal Of Psychiatry : The Journal Of Mental Science · June, 2025
Characterizing Social Communication Difficulties in Young Children within a Longitudinal Ecological Systems Framework
Research On Child And Adolescent Psychopathology · April, 2025