Scholars@Duke
Carina Fowler

Overview

I am a Ph.D. student in the clinical psychology program. My research takes a broad view of life stress and examines how different stressors alter trajectories of child development. I am particularly interested in the role environmental health plays in shaping emotional and neurobiological development.

Current Appointments & Affiliations

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Published October 28, 2020
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Recent Publications

Children's exposure to chemical contaminants: Demographic disparities and associations with the developing basal ganglia.

Journal Article Environmental research · December 2024 Children are regularly exposed to chemical contaminants that may influence brain development. However, relatively little is known about how these contaminants impact the developing human brain. Here, we combined silicone wristband exposure assessments with ... Full text Cite

Toxicant exposure and the developing brain: A systematic review of the structural and functional MRI literature.

Journal Article Neuroscience and biobehavioral reviews · January 2023 Youth worldwide are regularly exposed to pollutants and chemicals (i.e., toxicants) that may interfere with healthy brain development, and a surge in MRI research has begun to characterize the neurobiological consequences of these exposures. Here, a system ... Full text Cite

Reduced cortical surface area globally and in reward-related cortex is associated with elevated depressive symptoms in preschoolers.

Journal Article Journal of affective disorders · December 2022 BackgroundElevated depressive symptoms in early childhood strongly predict depression onset in youth. Nevertheless, little is known about the neural correlates of these symptoms, information that is key for understanding the early development of d ... Full text Cite
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