Karen J. Parker, Ph.D.
Academic Appointments
- Assistant Professor (Research), Psychiatry & Behavioral Science - Psychiatry/Neuroscience/MSLS
- Member, Bio-X
- Member, Child Health Research Institute
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Contact Information
- Academic Offices
Personal Information Email Tel (650) 736-9863
Professional Overview
Honors and Awards
- Faculty Fellows Leadership Program, Stanford University School of Medicine (2010-2011)
- Young Investigator Award recipient, NARSAD (2007-2009)
- Individual postdoctoral NRSA recipient, NIMH (2003-2006)
- Distinguished Dissertation Award recipient, University of Michigan (2000)
- Oustanding Instructor Award recipient, University of Michigan (1999)
- Institutional predoctoral NRSA recipient, NICHD (1998-2000)
Professional Education
| Postdoctoral: | Stanford University, Psychiatry Neuroscience |
| Ph.D.: | University of Michigan, Biological Psychology (2000) |
| A.B.: | University of Michigan, Psychology (1994) |
Graduate & Fellowship Program Affiliations
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Scientific Focus
Current Research Interests
Oxytocin and vasopressin brain systems and their relationship to social functioning and pathology; stress, coping, and hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis physiology; autism and major depression
Publications
- Neonatal CSF oxytocin levels are associated with parent report of infant soothability and sociability. Psychoneuroendocrinology. 2013
- Distinct plasma profile of polar neutral amino acids, leucine, and glutamate in children with Autism Spectrum Disorders. J Autism Dev Disord. 2012; (5): 827-36
- Effects of intranasal oxytocin on social anxiety in males with fragile X syndrome. Psychoneuroendocrinology. 2012; (4): 509-18
- A novel form of oxytocin in New World monkeys. Biol Lett. 2011; (4): 584-7
- Identifying key features of early stressful experiences that produce stress vulnerability and resilience in primates. Neurosci Biobehav Rev. 2011; (7): 1466-83
- Oxytocin receptor gene polymorphism (rs2254298) interacts with familial risk for psychopathology to predict symptoms of depression and anxiety in adolescent girls. Psychoneuroendocrinology. 2011; (1): 144-7
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