Research Scientist

Berlin's interests are in the areas of early child development and early intervention, especially in terms of the prediction and prevention of child abuse and neglect. Attachment theory and research guide much of her work. Berlin is currently directing Project M.O.M., a prospective, longitudinal study of the associations between mothers’ prenatal psycho-social risks and assets and their later parenting in 500 Durham residents.

Education:

• PhD The Pennsylvania State University - 1994
• MS Human Development and Family Studies - 1990
• B.A. Barnard College, Columbia University - 1986

Recent Publications   (More Publications)

1. L.J. Berlin (2005). Enhancing early attachments: The state of the field today. In L.J. Berlin, Y. Ziv, L.M. Amaya-Jackson, & M.T. Greenberg (Ed.).  Enhancing early attachments: Theory, research, intervention, and policy (pp. 3-33). New York: Guilford Press.


2. Berlin, L.J., & Dodge, K.A. (2004). Relations among relationships. Invited commentary on "Child abuse and neglect and adult intimate relationships: A prospective study. Child Abuse and Neglect, 28, 1127-1132.


3. Malone, P.S., Lansford, J.E., Castellino, D.R., Berlin, L.J., Dodge, K.A., Bates, J.E., & Petit, G.S. (2004). Divorce and child behavior problems: Applying latent change score models to life event data. Structural Equation Modeling, II, 401-423.


4. Dodge, K.A., Berlin, L.J., Epstein, M., Roth, A.S., O'Donnell, K., Kaufman, M., Amaya-Jackson, L., Rosch, J., & Christopher, C. (2004). The Durham Family Initiative: A preventive system of care. Child Welfare, 83, 109-128.


5. Berlin, L.J., & Cassiday, J. (2003). Mother's self-reported control of their preschool children's emotional expressiveness: A longitudinal study of associations with infant-mother attachment and children's emotion regulation. Social Development, 12, 477-495.

1. Effects of childhood maltreatment on mothers' attributional biases: Mechanisms underlying intergenerational continuity?, Symposium conducted at the Biennial Meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development, Tamps, April 2005
2. Enhancing the transition to kindergarten through "STARS Plus", Symposium presented at the Head Start National Research Conference, Washington, DC, June 2004
3. Associations among maternal physical discipline, emotional support, and toddler development in three racial/ethnic groups, Symposium conducted at the Biennial Meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development, Tampa, April 2003
4. Links between childbearing age and observed maternal behaviors with 14-month-olds in the Early Head Start Research and Evaluation Project, Symposium conducted at the Biennial Meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development, Minneapolis, April 2001
5. Early Head Start services and impacts: The national perspective, Symposium conducted at the Biennial Meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development, Minneapolis, April 2001

Grant Support

• Mental Health Prevention Science for Child Maltreatment, National Institute of Mental Health (K01MH70378), 01/01/2005 - 12/01/2009.