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Publications<\/h1>\n\n\n\n

Selected Publications<\/h3>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

Kertes, D.A., Han, H. H., Roche, K. M., Murry, V.M. (2025). Breaking down silos and echo chambers: Adolescence through an interdisciplinary lens. Journal of Research on Adolescence. 35<\/em>(1):e70004. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1111\/jora.70004<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n

Pickler, R. H., Ford, J., Tan, A., Browning, C. R., Tarrance, J., Kertes, D.A. (2024). Adversity through childhood and adolescent telomere length. Biological Research for Nursing. <\/em>https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1177\/10998004241309368<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n

*Anderson, A.A., *Sherman, J., *Fitzpatrick, M., Browning, C., Kertes, D.A., Mackos, A., Pickler, R.H., Smith, L., Ford, J.L. (2024). Associations between adolescent perceived loneliness and hair cortisol concentration.\u00a0Psychoneuroendocrinology<\/em>,\u00a0170<\/em>, 107184. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.psyneuen.2024.107184<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n

Leri, J., Liu, J., Kelly, M., & Kertes, D.A. (2024). A preliminary investigation of epigenome-wide DNA methylation and temperament during infancy. Developmental Psychobiology.<\/em> e22475. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1002\/dev.22475<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n

Kertes, D.A, Clendinen, C., Duan, K., Rabinowitz, J., Browning, C., Kvam, P. (2023). The social environment matters for the relation of telomere length and internalizing problems during adolescence. Journal of Youth and Adolescence. <\/em>53(1):21-35. PMID: 37747680 https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1007\/s10964-023-01848-w<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n

Applebaum, J.W., McDonald, S.E., Porges, E., Widmeyer, M., Fabelo, H.E., Kertes, D.A., & Cook, R.L. (2023). Pet ownership is associated with harmful alcohol use among a cohort of people with HIV: A brief research report. Front Psychiatry. 14:1258850. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3389\/fpsyt.2023.1258850<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n

Chen, S., Kertes, D.A., Benner, A. (in press 2023). The biological wear and tear of discrimination on Mexican-origin adolescents\u2019 mental and sleep health. Developmental Psychopathology, 4<\/em>:1-13. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1017\/S0954579423001219<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n

Ford, J.L., Pickler, R. H., Browning, C. R., Tarrence, J., Anderson, A., Kertes, D.A. (2023). Associations between Anxiety and Depression and Telomere Length in Adolescents. Psychoneuroendocrinology, 155:<\/em>106310. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.psyneuen.2023.106310<\/a>\u00a0\u201cEditor\u2019s Choice\u201d in Psychoneuroendocrinology<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n

Browning, C., Tarrrence, J., Kertes, D.A., Pickler, R., Way, G., Calder, C., Ford, J. (2023). Everyday perceptions of safety and racial disparities in hair cortisol concentration. Psychoneuroendocrinology.<\/em> https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.psyneuen.2023.106088<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n

Kertes, D.A., Leri, J. Duan, K., Tarrence, J., Browning, C., Pickler, R., Ford, J. \u00a0(2022). Demographic and health predictors of telomere length during adolescence. Developmental Psychobiology <\/em>64:e22311. <\/em>http:\/\/dx.doi.org\/10.1002\/dev.22311<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n

Rabinowitz, J.A., Jin J., Kuo, S., Campos, A. I., Renteria, M., Huhn, A., Thrul, J., Reboussin, B., Benke, K., Domingue, B., Ialongo, N.S., Maher, B.S., Kertes. D., Troiani, V., Uhl, G. (2022). Positive Associations between Cannabis and Alcohol Consumption Polygenic Risk Scores and Phenotypic Opioid Misuse among African Americans. PlosOne. 17(4): e0266384. doi:\u00a010.1371\/journal.pone.0266384<\/a> PMCID:\u00a0PMC8993003 PMID:\u00a035395044<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n

Clendinen, C. A., & Kertes, D. A. (2022). Discrimination and health: Fostering better health for Black American youth. Policy Insights from the Behavioral and Brain Sciences, 9<\/i>(1), 3-10. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1177\/23727322211073796<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n

Rabinowitz, J. A., Jin, J., Kahn, G., Kuo, S. I. C., Campos, A., Renteria, M., Benke, K., Wilcox, H., Ialongo, N. S., Maher, B. S., Kertes, D., Eaton, W., Uhl, G., Wagner, B. M., & Cohen, D. (2021). Genetic propensity for risky behavior and depression and risk of lifetime suicide attempt among urban African Americans in adolescence and young adulthood. American Journal of Medical Genetics Part B: Neuropsychiatric Genetics, 186<\/i>(8), 456-468. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1002\/ajmg.b.32866<\/a> PMID: 34231309.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n

Ford, J. L., Browning, C. R., Boch, S. J., Kertes, D. A., Tarrence, J., Way, B. M., & Schmeer, K. K. (2021). Racial and economic adversity differences in stress markers and immune function among urban adolescents. Nursing Research, 70<\/i>(5S), S31-S42. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1097\/NNR.0000000000000527<\/a>\u00a0\u00a0 PMID: 34173379, PMCID: PMC8515952.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n

Kamin, H. S., Bhatt, S. S., Mulligan, C. J., & Kertes, D. A. (2020).\u00a0 Dehydroepiandrosterone at birth: Response to stress and relation to demographic, pregnancy, and delivery factors. Journal of Neuroendocrinology, 32<\/i>(10), e12906. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1111\/jne.12906<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n

Clukay, C. J., Hughes, D. A., Kertes, D. A., & Mulligan, C. J. (2020). Associations between maternal psychosocial stress, DNA methylation, and newborn birth weight identified by investigating methylation at individual, regional, and genome levels. Human Biology, 91<\/i>(2), 117-131. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.13110\/humanbiology.91.2.04<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n

Liu, J., Kamin, H. S., Kurtevski, S., Kelly, M., & Kertes, D. A. (2019). The impact of maternal stress on infant alpha-amylase is buffered by high infant regulation and low infant negative reactivity. Developmental Psychobiology, 61<\/i>(8), 1204-1213. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1002\/dev.21858<\/a> PMID: 31004366.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n

Sharma, S., Mustanski, B., Dick, D., Bolland, J., & Kertes, D. A. (2019). Protective factors buffer life stress and behavioral health outcomes among high-risk youth. Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology, 47<\/i>(8), 1289-1301. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1007\/s10802-019-00515-8<\/a> PMID: 30796646.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n

Kertes, D. A., Hall, N., & Bhatt, S. S. (2018). Children\u2019s relationship with their pet dogs and OXTR genotype predict child-pet interaction in an experimental setting. Frontiers in Psychology, 9<\/i>, 1472. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3389\/fpsyg.2018.01472<\/a> PMID: 30233440, PMCID: PMC6134068<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n

Kertes, D. A., Kamin, H. S., Liu, J., Bhatt, S. S., & Kelly, M. (2018). Putting a finger on the problem: Finger stick blood draw and immunization at the well-child exam elicit a cortisol response to stress among one-year-old-children. Psychoneuroendocrinology, 93<\/i>, 103-106. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.psyneuen.2018.04.021<\/a> PMID: 29705575.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n

Clukay, C. J., Hughes, D. A., Rodney, N. C., Kertes, D. A., & Mulligan, C. J. (2018). DNA methylation of methylation complex genes in relation to stress and genome-wide methylation in mother-newborn dyads. American Journal of Physical Anthropology<\/i><\/a>, 165<\/i>(1), 173-182. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1002\/ajpa.23341<\/a>\u00a0PMID: 29028111.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n

Montoya-Williams, D., Quinlan, J., Clukay, C., Rodney, N. C., Kertes, D. A., & Mulligan, C. J. (2018) Associations between maternal prenatal stress, methylation changes in IGF1 and IGF2, and birth weight. Journal of Developmental Origins of Health and Disease, 9<\/i>(2), 215-222. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1017\/S2040174417000800<\/a> PMID: 2901763.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n

Kertes, D. A., Bhatt, S. S., Kamin, H. S., Hughes, D. A., Rodney, N. C., & Mulligan, C. J. (2017). BNDF methylation in mothers and newborns is associated with maternal exposure to war trauma. Clinical Epigenetics<\/i><\/a>, 9<\/i>(1), 1-12. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1186\/s13148-017-0367-x<\/a> PMID: 28680507, PMCID: PMC5493129<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n

Kamin, H. S., & Kertes, D. A. (2017). Cortisol and DHEA in development and psychopathology. Hormones and Behavior<\/i><\/a>, 89,<\/i> 69-85. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.yhbeh.2016.11.018<\/a> PMID: 27979632.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n

Kertes, D. A., Liu, J., Hall, N. J., Hadad, N. A., Wynne, C. D. L., & Bhatt, S. S. (2016). Effect of pet dogs on children\u2019s perceived stress and cortisol stress response. Social Development<\/i><\/a>, 26<\/i>(2), 382-401. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1111\/sode.12203<\/a> *Wiley Top 20 Most Downloaded Article in Social Development*\u00a0<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n

Liu, J., Mustanski, B., Dick, D., Bolland, J., & Kertes, D. A. (2017). Risk and protective factors for comorbid internalizing and externalizing problems among economically disadvantaged African American youth. Development and Psychopathology, 29<\/i>(3), 1043\u20131056. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1017\/S0954579416001012<\/a> PMID: 27758730.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n

Liu, J., Bolland, J. M., Dick, D., Mustanski, B., & Kertes, D. A. (2016). Effect of environmental risk and externalizing comorbidity on internalizing problems among economically disadvantaged African American youth. Journal of Research on Adolescence, 26<\/i>(3), 552-566. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1111\/jora.12213<\/a> PMID: 27594775, PMCID: PMC5006957.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n

Kertes, D. A., Kamin, H. S., Hughes, D. A., Rodney, N. C., Bhatt, S. S., & Mulligan, C. J. (2016). Prenatal maternal stress predicts methylation of genes regulating the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenocortical system in mothers and newborns in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Child Development<\/i><\/a>, 87<\/i>(1), 61-72. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1111\/cdev.12487<\/a> PMID: 26822443, PMCID: PMC4733886.\u00a0 *Thompson Reuters\u2019 Highly Cited Paper*\u00a0<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n

Hall, N. J., Liu, J., Kertes, D. A., & Wynne, C. D. L. (2016). Behavioral and self-report measures influencing children\u2019s reported attachment to their dog. Anthrozoos<\/i><\/a>, 29<\/i>(1), 137-150. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1080\/08927936.2015.1088683<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n

Janssen, A. B., Kertes, D. A., McNamara, G. I., Braitwaithe, E. C., Creeth, H. D. J., Glover, V. I., & John, R. M. (2016). A role for the placenta in programming maternal mood and childhood behavioural disorders. Journal of Neuroendocrinology<\/i><\/a>, 28<\/i>(8). https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1111\/jne.12373<\/a> PMID: 26836228, PMCID: PMC4988512.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n

Goyal, N., Aliev, F., Latendresse, S. J., Kertes, D. A., Bolland, J. M., Byck. G. R., Mustanski, B., Salvatore, J. E., & Dick, D. M. (2016). Genes involved in stress response and alcohol use among high-risk African American youth. Substance Abuse<\/i><\/a>, 37<\/i>(3), 450-458. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1080\/08897077.2015.1134756<\/a> PMID: 26751645, PMCID: PMC5007209.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n

Liu, J., Bolland, J. M., Dick, D., Mustanski, B., & Kertes, D. A. (2015). Effect of environmental risk and externalizing comorbidity on internalizing problems among economically disadvantaged African American youth. Journal of Research on Adolescence<\/i>,<\/i><\/a> 26<\/i>(3), 552-556. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1111\/jora.12213<\/a> PMID: 27594775, PMCID: PMC5006957.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n

Swann, G., Byck, G. R., Dick D. M., Aliev, F., Latendresse, S. J., Riley, B., Kertes, D. A., Sun, C., Salvatore, J. E., Bolland, J., & Mustanski, B. (2014). Effect of OPRM1 and stressful life events on symptoms of major depression in African American adolescents. Journal of Affective Disorders<\/i><\/a>, 162<\/i>, 12-19. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.jad.2014.03.020<\/a> PMID: 24766998, PMCID: PMC4083691.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n

Kertes, D. A., & van Dulmen, M. (2012). Latent state trait modeling of children\u2019s cortisol at two points of the diurnal cycle. Psychoneuroendocrinology<\/i><\/a>, 37<\/i>(2) 249-55. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.psyneuen.2011.06.009<\/a> PMID: 21752549, PMCID: PMC3241873.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n

Reimers, M. A., Riley, B. P., Kalsi, G., Kertes, D. A., & Kendler, K. S. (2012). Pathway based analysis of genotypes in relation to alcohol dependence. The Pharmacogenomics Journal<\/i><\/a>, 12<\/i>(4), 342-348. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1038\/tpj.2011.10<\/a> PMID: 21468025, PMCID: PMC3134610.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n

Kertes, D. A., Kalsi, G., Prescott, C. A., Kuo, P. H., Patterson, D. G., Walsh, D., Kendler, K. S., & Riley, B.P. (2011). Neurotransmitter and neuromodulator genes associated with a history of depressive symptoms in individuals with alcohol dependence. Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research<\/i><\/a>, 35<\/i>(3), 496-505. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1111\/j.1530-0277.2010.01366.x<\/a> PMID: 21143246, PMCID: PMC3116055.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n

Kertes, D. A., Donzella, B., Talge, N. M., Garvin, M. C., Van Ryzin, M. J., & Gunnar, M. R. (2009). Inhibited temperament and parent emotional availability differentially predict young children\u2019s cortisol responses to novel social and nonsocial events. Developmental Psychobiology<\/i><\/a>, 51<\/i>(7), 521-532. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1002\/dev.20390<\/a> PMID: 19676107.<\/p>\n\n\n\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n<\/section>\r\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":738,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"featured_post":"","footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"class_list":["post-19","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/people.clas.ufl.edu\/dkertes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/19","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/people.clas.ufl.edu\/dkertes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/people.clas.ufl.edu\/dkertes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/people.clas.ufl.edu\/dkertes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/738"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/people.clas.ufl.edu\/dkertes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=19"}],"version-history":[{"count":12,"href":"https:\/\/people.clas.ufl.edu\/dkertes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/19\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":308,"href":"https:\/\/people.clas.ufl.edu\/dkertes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/19\/revisions\/308"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/people.clas.ufl.edu\/dkertes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=19"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}