Lisa J. Berlin, Research Scientist, Center for Child and Family Policy  

Office Location: 230 Rubenstein Hall
Office Phone: (919) 613-9270
Email Address: ljberlin@duke.edu

Areas of Expertise

    Education:
    PhD, The Pennsylvania State University, 1994
    MS, Human Development and Family Studies, 1990

    Research Description:

    Lisa Berlin's program of research focuses on parenting and early childhood socioemotional development. She is especially interested in bringing attachment theory, research, and intervention to bear on public health initiatives for infants and toddlers, such as Early Head Start and home visiting services to prevent early abuse and neglect.

    In several ongoing projects she is examining (a) the effects of intensive home visiting on infant-mother attachment; (b) the extent to which mothers' own attachment security can moderate the effectiveness of intensive home visiting and Early Head Start services; (c) the efficacy of a short-term attachment intervention for promoting supportive parenting in substance-using mothers of infants. Berlin also directs Project M.O.M., a prospective, longitudinal study of the associations between mothers' prenatal psycho-social risks and assets and their later parenting.

    Representative Publications   (More Publications)

    1. Berlin, L. J., Malone, P. S., Ayoub, C. A, Ispa, J., Fine, M., Brooks-Gunn, J., Brady-Smith, C., & Bai, Y.. "Correlates and consequences of spanking and verbal punishment for low income White, African American, and Mexican American toddlers." Child Development 80.5 (2009): 1403-1420. [PDFSTART]
    2. Duggan, A., Berlin, L. J., Cassidy, J., Burrell, L., & Tandon, D.. "Examining maternal depression and attachment insecurity as moderators of the impacts of home visiting for at-risk mothers and infants." Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology 77 (2009): 788-799..
    3. Berlin, L.J., Cassidy, J., & Appleyard, K.. "The influence of early attachments on other relationships." Handbook of attachment. Ed. J. Cassidy & P. R. Shaver 2nd ed.New York: Guilford Press, 2008: 333-347.
    4. Berlin, L.J., Zeanah, C.H., & Lieberman, A.F.. "Prevention and intervention programs for supporting early attachment security." Handbook of attachment. Ed. J. Cassidy & P. R. Shaver 2nd ed.New York: Guilford Press, 2008: 745-761.
    5. Berlin, L.J., Ziv, Y., Amaya-Jackson, L. M., & Greenberg, M. T. (Eds). Enhancing early attachments: Theory, research, intervention, and policy. New York: Guilford Press, 2005.

    Lisa J. Berlin