Publications

Gibson-Davis C, Hanson JL, Jones E, Miller P, Votruba-Drzal E

Wealth Deprivation Matters: Net Worth Poverty and Child Development

Child Development Perspectives. Accepted.

• Link to paper: Wealth Deprivation Matters: Net Worth Poverty and Child Development

Hanson JL, Adkins DJ, Nacewicz BM, & Barry KR

Socioeconomic Status and Subdivisions of the Amygdala and Hippocampus in Children and Adolescents

Brain and Environment. Accepted.

• Link to paper: Socioeconomic Status and Subdivisions of the Amygdala and Hippocampus in Children and Adolescents
• Preprint: Socioeconomic Status and Subdivisions of the Amygdala and Hippocampus in Children and Adolescents

Dhamala E, Christensen E, Hanson JL, Ricard JA, Arcaro N, Bhola S, Wiersch L, Brosch K, Thomas Yeo BT, Holmes AJ, & Yip SW

Neuroanatomy Reflects Individual Variability in Impulsivity in Youth

Molecular Psychiatry. In Press.

• Link to paper: Neuroanatomy Reflects Individual Variability in Impulsivity in Youth
• Preprint: Neuroanatomy Reflects Individual Variability in Impulsivity in Youth

Miller P, Parker HE, Jones EJ, Hanson JL, & Votruba-Drzal E

Caregiver Distress Explains Links between Objective and Subjective SES and Adolescent Internalizing and Externalizing Behaviors

Journal of Family Psychology. In Press.

• Link to paper: Caregiver Distress Explains Links between Objective and Subjective SES and Adolescent Internalizing and Externalizing Behaviors

Lenniger CJ, Eckstrand KL, Seah TS, Silk J., Hanson JL, Nance M, ... & Forbes EE

Anterior Insula Reactivity to Loss Moderates the Association Between Trait Impulsivity and Future Suicidal Ideation in Adolescents

Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience, 101726. 2026.

• Link to paper: Anterior Insula Reactivity to Loss Moderates the Association Between Trait Impulsivity and Future Suicidal Ideation in Adolescents

Michael C, Jones NS, Hanson JL, Westerman HB, Klump KL, Mitchell C, Monk CS, Burt SB, & Hyde LW

A systematic evaluation of the performance of multiple brain age algorithms in two sociodemographically diverse cohorts of youth

Human Brain Mapping. 2026.

• Link to paper: A systematic evaluation of the performance of multiple brain age algorithms in two sociodemographically diverse cohorts of youth

Hanson JL, Adkins DJ, Kahhalé I, & Sen S

Positive Affect as a Developmental Mediator of Early Adversity and Internalizing Psychopathology

Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry. 2026.

• Link to paper: Positive Affect as a Developmental Mediator of Early Adversity and Internalizing Psychopathology
• Preprint: Positive Affect as a Developmental Mediator of Early Adversity and Internalizing Psychopathology

Miller P, Podvysotska T, Jones EJ, Hanson JL, & Votruba-Drzal E

How Family Assets and Debts Relate to Children’s Achievement and Behavior Problems Across Development

Social Development. 2026.

• Link to paper: How Family Assets and Debts Relate to Children’s Achievement and Behavior Problems Across Development

Kahhalé I, Byrd AL, & Hanson JL

Exploring the Nexus of Early Life Adversity and Empathy: A Comprehensive Review of Past Research and Recommendations for Future Directions

Clinical Child and Family Psychology Review. 2025.

• Link to paper: Exploring the Nexus of Early Life Adversity and Empathy: A Comprehensive Review of Past Research and Recommendations for Future Directions

Suarez GL, Burt SA, Bezek JL, Westerman HB, Hanson JL, Klump KL, & Hyde LW

Structural Brain Correlates of Resilience Among Youth Exposed to Neighborhood Disadvantage

Biological Psychiatry Global Open Science. 2025.

• Link to paper: Structural Brain Correlates of Resilience Among Youth Exposed to Neighborhood Disadvantage

Nweze T & Hanson JL

Developmental trajectories of externalizing and internalizing linked to harsh parenting: the role of ethnicity and SES

Development and Psychopathology. 2025.

• Link to paper: Developmental trajectories of externalizing and internalizing linked to harsh parenting: the role of ethnicity and SES

DeYoung CG, Hilger K, Hanson JL, Abend R, Allen T, Beaty R, ... & Wacker J

Beyond Increasing Sample Sizes: Optimizing Effect Sizes in Neuroimaging Research on Individual Differences

Journal of Cognitive Neuroscience. 2025.

• Link to paper: Beyond Increasing Sample Sizes: Optimizing Effect Sizes in Neuroimaging Research on Individual Differences

Hanson JL

Stress about Eviction or Loss of Housing and Child Mental Health

JAMA Network Open. 8(2): e2458984. 2025.

• Link to paper: Stress about Eviction or Loss of Housing and Child Mental Health

Jones EJ, Miller P, Gibson-Davis CM, Hanson JL, & Votruba-Drzal E

Family Wealth and Adolescent Physical Health

Health Psychology Review, 1–29. 2025.

• Link to paper: Family Wealth and Adolescent Physical Health

Kahhalé I, Barry KR, Ong DC, Zaki J, & Hanson JL

Exploring the Role of Empathy in the Association Between Early Life Adversity and Antisocial Behavior

Affective Science, 6, 128-144. 2025.

• Link to paper: Exploring the Role of Empathy in the Association Between Early Life Adversity and Antisocial Behavior

Wang SB & Hanson JL

Childhood socioeconomic position relates to adult decision-making: evidence from a large cross-cultural investigation

PLOS ONE. 19(11):e0310972. 2024.

• Link to paper: Childhood socioeconomic position relates to adult decision-making: evidence from a large cross-cultural investigation

Hunter-Rue D, Miller P, Hanson JL, & Votruba-Drzal E

Relations Between Adolescent Perceptions of Household Chaos and Externalizing and Internalizing Behaviors in Low- and Middle-Income Families

Journal of Research on Adolescence, 34(4):1500-1516. 2024.

• Link to paper: Relations Between Adolescent Perceptions of Household Chaos and Externalizing and Internalizing Behaviors in Low- and Middle-Income Families

Weng Y, Kruschwitz J, Rueda Delgado LM, Ruddy K, ... Hanson JL ... Robert Whelan, & IMAGEN Consortium

A robust brain network for sustained attention from adolescence to adulthood that predicts later substance use. eLife, 13:RP97150

2024.

• Link to paper: A robust brain network for sustained attention from adolescence to adulthood that predicts later substance use. eLife, 13:RP97150

Hanson JL, Kahhalé I, & Sen S

Integrating Data Science and Neuroscience in Developmental Psychopathology: Formative Examples and Future Directions

Development and Psychopathology. 2024.

• Link to paper: Integrating Data Science and Neuroscience in Developmental Psychopathology: Formative Examples and Future Directions

Sequeira SL, Silk JS, Jones NP, Forbes EE, Hanson JL, Hallion LS, & Ladouceur CD

Pathways to adolescent social anxiety: Testing interactions between neural social reward function and perceived social threat in daily life

Development and Psychopathology. 2024.

• Link to paper: Pathways to adolescent social anxiety: Testing interactions between neural social reward function and perceived social threat in daily life

Kahhalé I, Puccetti NA, Heller AS, & Hanson JL

Probing connections between social connectedness, mortality risk, and brain age: A preregistered study

Journal of Personality and Social Psychology. 2024.

• Link to paper: Probing connections between social connectedness, mortality risk, and brain age: A preregistered study

Shirtcliff EA, Ruttle PL, Hanson JL, Smith B, & Pollak SD

Cortisol’s Diurnal Rhythm Indexes the Neurobiological Impact of Child Adversity in Adolescence

Biological Psychology, 187: 108766. 2024.

• Link to paper: Cortisol’s Diurnal Rhythm Indexes the Neurobiological Impact of Child Adversity in Adolescence

Hayashi S, Caron B, Heinsfeld AS, Vinci-Booher S, ... Hanson JL ... Port N, & Pestilli, F

brainlife.io: A decentralized and open-source cloud platform to support neuroscience research

Nature Methods. 2024.

• Link to paper: brainlife.io: A decentralized and open-source cloud platform to support neuroscience research

Hanson JL, Adkins DJ, Bacas, E, & Zhou PE

Examining the Reliability of Brain Age Algorithms Under Varying Degrees of Subject Motion

Brain Informatics, 11: 9. 2024.

• Link to paper: Examining the Reliability of Brain Age Algorithms Under Varying Degrees of Subject Motion

Chung, M. K., Azizi, T., Hanson, J. L., Alexander, A. L., Pollak, S. D., & Davidson, R. J

Altered Topological Structure of the Brain White Matter in Maltreated Children through Topological Data Analysis

Network Neuroscience. 2024.

• Link to paper: Altered Topological Structure of the Brain White Matter in Maltreated Children through Topological Data Analysis

Norbom LB, Rokicki J, Eilertsen EM, Wiker T, Hanson JL, Dahl A, Alnæs D, Fernández-Cabello S, Beck D, Agartz I, Andreassen OA, Westlye LT, & Tamnes CK

Parental education and income are linked to offspring cortical brain structure and psychopathology at 9–11 years

JCPP Advances, e12220. 2024.

• Link to paper: Parental education and income are linked to offspring cortical brain structure and psychopathology at 9–11 years

Kahhalé I, Hanson JL, Raine A. & Byrd AL

Associations Between Subtypes of Empathy and Aggression in High-Risk Adolescents

Journal of Psychopathology and Behavioral Assessment. 2024.

• Link to paper: Associations Between Subtypes of Empathy and Aggression in High-Risk Adolescents

Miller P, Blatt LR, Hunter D, Barry KR, Jamal Orozco NP, Hanson JL, and Votruba-Drzal E

Economic hardship and adolescent behavioral outcomes: Within- and between-family associations

Development and Psychopathology. 2024.

• Link to paper: Economic hardship and adolescent behavioral outcomes: Within- and between-family associations

Palacios-Barrios EE, Patel K, & Hanson JL

Early Life Interpersonal Stress and Depression: Social Reward Processing as a Potential Mediator

Progress in Neuropsychopharmacology & Biological Psychiatry, 129. 110887. 2024.

• Link to paper: Early Life Interpersonal Stress and Depression: Social Reward Processing as a Potential Mediator

Schiller D, Yu ANC, Alia-Klein N, Becker S, Cromwell HC, Dolcos F, … Hanson JL, … Lowe L

The Human Affectome

Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews, 105450. 2023.

• Link to paper: The Human Affectome

Hanson JL, O’Connor K, Adkins DJ, & Kahhalé I

Childhood Adversity and COVID-19 Outcomes in the UK Biobank

Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health. 2023.

• Link to paper: Childhood Adversity and COVID-19 Outcomes in the UK Biobank

Kahhalé I, Barry KR, & Hanson JL

Positive parenting moderates associations between childhood stress and corticolimbic structure

PNAS-Nexus, 2, 6, pgad145. 2023.

• Link to paper: Positive parenting moderates associations between childhood stress and corticolimbic structure

Kahhalé I, Buser NJ, Madan CR, & Hanson JL

Quantifying Numerical and Spatial Reliability of Amygdala and Hippocampal Subdivisions in FreeSurfer

Brain Informatics. 2023.

• Preprint: Quantifying Numerical and Spatial Reliability of Amygdala and Hippocampal Subdivisions in FreeSurfer

Nweze T, Banaschewski T, Ajaelu C, Okoye C, Ezenwa M, Whelan R ... Hanson JL, & IMAGEN Consortium

Trajectories of cortical structures associated with chronic stress: A bivariate latent change score approach

Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry. 2023.

• Link to paper: Trajectories of cortical structures associated with chronic stress: A bivariate latent change score approach

Bacas E, Kahhalé I, Raamana PR, Pablo JB, Anand AS, & Hanson JL

Probing Multiple Algorithms to Calculate Brain Age: Examining Reliability, Relations with Demographics, and Predictive Power

Human Brain Mapping. 2023.

• Link to paper: Probing Multiple Algorithms to Calculate Brain Age: Examining Reliability, Relations with Demographics, and Predictive Power
• Preprint: Probing Multiple Algorithms to Calculate Brain Age: Examining Reliability, Relations with Demographics, and Predictive Power

Nweze T, Ezenwa M, Ajaelu C, Hanson JL, & Okoye C

Cognitive variations following exposure to childhood adversity: Evidence from a pre-registered, longitudinal study. eClinicalMedicine, 56, 101784

2023.

• Link to paper: Cognitive variations following exposure to childhood adversity: Evidence from a pre-registered, longitudinal study. eClinicalMedicine, 56, 101784

Richie-Halford A, Cieslak M, Ai K, Caffarra S, Covitz S, Franco AR, Karipidis II, Kruper J, Milham M, Avelar-Pereira B, Roy E, Sydnor VJ, Yeatman J, The Fibr Community Science Consortium, Satterthwaite TD, & Rokem A

An open, analysis-ready, and quality-controlled resource for pediatric brain white-matter research

Scientific Data, 9, 616. 2022.

• Link to paper: An open, analysis-ready, and quality-controlled resource for pediatric brain white-matter research

Norbom LB, Hanson JL, van der Meer D, Ferschmann L, Røysamb E, von Soest T, … Tamnes CK

Parental socioeconomic status is linked to cortical microstructure and language abilities in children and adolescents

Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience, 56, 101132. 2022.

• Link to paper: Parental socioeconomic status is linked to cortical microstructure and language abilities in children and adolescents

Sequeira SL, Forbes EE, Hanson JL & Silk JS

Positive valence systems in youth anxiety: A scoping review

Journal of Anxiety Disorders, 89, 102588. 2022.

• Link to paper: Positive valence systems in youth anxiety: A scoping review

Barry KR, Hanson JL, Calma-Birling D, Lansford JE, Bates JE, & Dodge KA

Developmental Connections Between Socioeconomic Status, Self-Regulation, and Adult Externalizing Problems

Developmental Science, e13260. 2022.

• Link to paper: Developmental Connections Between Socioeconomic Status, Self-Regulation, and Adult Externalizing Problems

Hair N, Hanson JL, Wolfe B, & Pollak SD

Low Household Income and Neurodevelopment from Infancy through Adolescence

PLoS ONE, 17(1), e0262607. 2022.

• Link to paper: Low Household Income and Neurodevelopment from Infancy through Adolescence

Donofry SD, Stillman CM, Hanson JL, Sun S, Loucks EB, Forrester T, & Erickson, KI

Promoting brain health through physical activity among adults exposed to early life adversity: Potential mechanisms and theoretical framework

Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews, 131, 688-703. 2021.

• Link to paper: Promoting brain health through physical activity among adults exposed to early life adversity: Potential mechanisms and theoretical framework

Hanson JL, Williams AV, Bangasser DA, & Peña CJ

Impact of Early Life Stress on Reward Circuit Function and Regulation

Frontiers in Psychiatry, 1799. 2021.

• Link to paper: Impact of Early Life Stress on Reward Circuit Function and Regulation

Kennedy BR, Hanson JL, van den Bos W, Rudolph KD, Davidson RJ, & Pollak SD

Accumbofrontal White Matter is Associated with Developmental Stress Exposure and Reward Learning

Neuropsychopharmacology, 46(13), 2288-2294. 2021.

• Link to paper: Accumbofrontal White Matter is Associated with Developmental Stress Exposure and Reward Learning

Hanson JL & Nacewicz BM

Amygdala Allostasis and Early Life Adversity: Considering Excitotoxicity and Inescapability in the Sequelae of Stress

Frontiers in Human Neuroscience, 250. 2021.

• Link to paper: Amygdala Allostasis and Early Life Adversity: Considering Excitotoxicity and Inescapability in the Sequelae of Stress

Gilmore AD, Buser NJ & Hanson JL

Variations in structural MRI quality significantly impact commonly used measures of brain anatomy

Brain Informatics 8, 7. 2021.

• Link to paper: Variations in structural MRI quality significantly impact commonly used measures of brain anatomy

Sequeira SL, Silk JS, Jones NP, Hanson JL, Forbes EE, Ladouceur CD

From scanners to cell-phones: Neural and real-world responses to social threat in adolescent girls

Social Cognitive Affective Neuroscience, 16(7), 657-669. 2021.

• Link to paper: From scanners to cell-phones: Neural and real-world responses to social threat in adolescent girls

Palacios-Barrios EE, Hanson JL, Barry KR, Albert WD, White SF, Skinner AT, Lansford JE, & Dodge KA

Lower neural value signaling in the prefrontal cortex is related to childhood family income and depressive symptomatology during adolescence

Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience. 48, 100920. 2021.

• Link to paper: Lower neural value signaling in the prefrontal cortex is related to childhood family income and depressive symptomatology during adolescence

Sequeira SL, Silk JS, Ladouceur CD, Hanson JL, Ryan ND, Dahl R, Morgan J, & Forbes EE

Association of Neural Reward Circuitry Function With Response to Psychotherapy in Youths With Anxiety Disorders

American Journal of Psychiatry, 178(4), 343-351. 2021.

• Link to paper: Association of Neural Reward Circuitry Function With Response to Psychotherapy in Youths With Anxiety Disorders

Shirtcliff EA, Hanson JL, Phan JM, Ruttle P & Pollak SD

Hyper- and Hypo-Cortisol Functioning in Post-Institutionalized Adolescents: The Role of Severity of Neglect and Context

Psychoneuroendocrinology, 124, 105067. 2020.

• Link to paper: Hyper- and Hypo-Cortisol Functioning in Post-Institutionalized Adolescents: The Role of Severity of Neglect and Context

Yazgan I, Hanson JL, Bates JE, Lansford JE, Petit GS, & Dodge KA

Cumulative Early Childhood Adversity and Later Antisocial Behavior: The Potential Mediating Role of Neurocognitive Functioning

Development and Psychopathology, 33(1), 340-350. 2020.

• Link to paper: Cumulative Early Childhood Adversity and Later Antisocial Behavior: The Potential Mediating Role of Neurocognitive Functioning

Albert WD, Hanson JL, Skinner AE, Dodge KA, Steinberg L, Deater-Deckard K, Bornstein MH, & Lansford JE

Individual differences in executive function partially explain the socioeconomic gradient in middle-school academic achievement

Developmental Science, 23(5), e12937. 2020.

• Link to paper: Individual differences in executive function partially explain the socioeconomic gradient in middle-school academic achievement

Kraynak TE, Marsland AL, Hanson JL, & Gianaros PJ

Retrospectively reported childhood physical abuse, systemic inflammation, and resting corticolimbic connectivity in midlife adults

Brain Behavior and Immunity, 82, 203-213. 2019.

• Link to paper: Retrospectively reported childhood physical abuse, systemic inflammation, and resting corticolimbic connectivity in midlife adults

Meier MH, Schriber RA, Beardslee J, Hanson JL, & Pardini D

Associations between Adolescent Cannabis Use and Adult Brain Structure: A Prospective Study of Boys Followed to Adulthood

Drug and Alcohol Dependence, 202, 191-199. 2019.

• Link to paper: Associations between Adolescent Cannabis Use and Adult Brain Structure: A Prospective Study of Boys Followed to Adulthood

Hanson JL, Albert WD, Skinner AT, Shen SH, Dodge KA, & Lansford JE

Resting state coupling between the amygdala and ventromedial prefrontal cortex is related to household income in childhood and indexes future psychological vulnerability to stress

Development and Psychopathology, 31(3), 1053-1066. 2019.

• Link to paper: Resting state coupling between the amygdala and ventromedial prefrontal cortex is related to household income in childhood and indexes future psychological vulnerability to stress

Becker S, Bräscher A-K, Ferdenzi C, Ellingsen D-M, Calma-Birling D, Musser E, Hanson J, Lowe L, Martin L, Joffily M, Noll-Hussong M, Bensafi M, Lidhar N, Chan R, Pintos Lobo R, Bannister S, Olino T, Eerola T, & Wang Y

The Role of Hedonics in the Human Affectome

Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews, 102, 221-241. 2019.

• Link to paper: The Role of Hedonics in the Human Affectome

Palacios-Barrios EE & Hanson JL

Poverty and self-regulation: Connecting psychosocial processes, neurobiology, and the risk for psychopathology

Comprehensive Psychiatry, 90, 52-64. 2019.

• Link to paper: Poverty and self-regulation: Connecting psychosocial processes, neurobiology, and the risk for psychopathology

Hanson JL, Gilmore A, Holmes CJ, Yu T, Barton AW, Beach SR, Galván A, MacKillop J, Windle M, Chen E, Miller GE, Sweet LH, & Brody GH

A family-focused intervention influences hippocampal-prefrontal connectivity through gains in self-regulation

Child Development, 90(4), 1389-1401. 2019.

• Link to paper: A family-focused intervention influences hippocampal-prefrontal connectivity through gains in self-regulation

Miller AB, Sheridan MA, Hanson JL, McLaughlin KA, Bates JE, Lansford JE, Pettit GS, & Dodge KA

Dimensions of deprivation and threat, psychopathology, and potential mediators: A multi-year, longitudinal analysis

Journal of Abnormal Psychology, 127 (2), 160-170. 2018.

• Link to paper: Dimensions of deprivation and threat, psychopathology, and potential mediators: A multi-year, longitudinal analysis

Hanson JL, Knodt AR, Brigidi BD, & Hariri AR

Heightened connectivity between the ventral striatum and medial prefrontal cortex as a biomarker for stress-related psychopathology: Understanding interactive effects of early and more recent stress

Psychological Medicine, 48 (11), 1835-1843. 2018.

• Link to paper: Heightened connectivity between the ventral striatum and medial prefrontal cortex as a biomarker for stress-related psychopathology: Understanding interactive effects of early and more recent stress

Harms MB, Shannon-Bowen K, Hanson JL, & Pollak SD

Instrumental learning and cognitive flexibility processes are impaired in children exposed to early life stress

Developmental Science, 21 (4), e12596. 2018.

• Link to paper: Instrumental learning and cognitive flexibility processes are impaired in children exposed to early life stress

Chung MK, Hanson JL, Adluru N, Alexander AL, Davidson RJ, & Pollak, SD

Integrative Structural Brain Network Analysis in Diffusion Tensor Imaging

Brain Connectivity, 7(6): 331-346. 2017.

• Link to paper: Integrative Structural Brain Network Analysis in Diffusion Tensor Imaging

Hanson JL, van den Bos W, Roeber B, Rudolph KD, Davidson RJ, & Pollak SD

Early adversity and learning: Implications for typical and atypical behavioral development

Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 58(7), 770–778. 2017.

• Link to paper: Early adversity and learning: Implications for typical and atypical behavioral development

Scult MA, Knodt AR, Hanson JL, Ryoo M, Adcock RA, Hariri AR, Strauman TJ

Individual Differences in Regulatory Focus Predict Neural Response to Reward

Social Neuroscience, 12(4), 419-429. 2016.

• Link to paper: Individual Differences in Regulatory Focus Predict Neural Response to Reward

Hanson JL, Albert D, Iselin AR, Carré JM, Dodge KA, & Hariri AR

Cumulative stress in childhood is associated with blunted reward-related brain activity in adulthood

Social Cognitive and Affective Neuroscience, 11(3):405-412. 2016.

• Link to paper: Cumulative stress in childhood is associated with blunted reward-related brain activity in adulthood

Hanson JL, Knodt AK, Brigidi BD, & Hariri AR

Lower structural integrity of the uncinate fasciculus is associated with a history of child maltreatment and future psychological vulnerability to stress

Development and Psychopathology, 27(4pt2):1611-1619. 2015.

• Link to paper: Lower structural integrity of the uncinate fasciculus is associated with a history of child maltreatment and future psychological vulnerability to stress

Hair NL, Hanson JL, Wolfe BL, & Pollak SD

Child poverty, academic achievement, and brain development

JAMA Pediatrics, 169(9):822-829. 2015.

• Link to paper: Child poverty, academic achievement, and brain development

Dismukes AR, Shirtcliff EA, Hanson JL, & Pollak SD

Context influences the interplay of endocrine axes across the day

Developmental Psychobiology, 57(6):731-741. 2015.

• Link to paper: Context influences the interplay of endocrine axes across the day

Hanson JL, Hariri AR, & Williamson DE

Blunted ventral striatum development in adolescence reflects emotional neglect and predicts depressive symptoms

Biological Psychiatry, 78(9):598-605. 2015.

• Link to paper: Blunted ventral striatum development in adolescence reflects emotional neglect and predicts depressive symptoms

Chung, MK, Hanson JL, Ye J, Davidson RJ, & Pollak SD

Persistent homology in sparse regression and its application to brain morphometry

IEEE Transactions on Medical Imaging, 34(9):1928-1939. 2015.

• Link to paper: Persistent homology in sparse regression and its application to brain morphometry

Hanson JL, Nacewicz BM, Sutterer MJ, Cayo AA, Schaefer SM, Rudolph KD, Shirtcliff EA, Pollak SD, & Davidson RJ

Behavior problems after early life stress: Contributions of the hippocampus and amygdala

Biological Psychiatry, 77(4):314-23. 2015.

• Link to paper: Behavior problems after early life stress: Contributions of the hippocampus and amygdala

Caldwell JZK, Essex MJ, Kalin NH, Slattery MJ, Armstrong JM, Hanson JL, Sutterer MJ, Stodola DE & Davidson RJ

Preschool externalizing behavior predicts gender-specific variation in adolescent amygdala, hippocampus, and prefrontal cortical volumes

PLoS ONE, 10(2):e0117453. 2015.

• Link to paper: Preschool externalizing behavior predicts gender-specific variation in adolescent amygdala, hippocampus, and prefrontal cortical volumes

Gorka AX, Hanson JL, Jacobson SR, & Hariri AR

Reduced hippocampal and medial prefrontal gray matter mediate the association between reported childhood maltreatment and trait anxiety in adulthood and predict sensitivity to future life stress

Biology of Mood & Anxiety Disorders, 4:12. 2014.

• Link to paper: Reduced hippocampal and medial prefrontal gray matter mediate the association between reported childhood maltreatment and trait anxiety in adulthood and predict sensitivity to future life stress

Hanson JL, Hair N, Shen DG, Shi F, Gilmore JH, Wolfe BL, & Pollak SD

Family poverty affects the rate of human infant brain growth

PLoS ONE, 8(12): e80954. 2013.

• Link to paper: Family poverty affects the rate of human infant brain growth

Chung MK, Hanson JL, Lee H, Adluru N, Alexander AL, Davidson RJ, & Pollak SD

Persistent homological sparse network approach to detecting white matter abnormality in maltreated children: MRI and DTI multimodal study

Medical Image Computing and Computer-Assisted Intervention - MICCAI 2013, 16(Pt 1):300-307. 2013.

• Link to paper: Persistent homological sparse network approach to detecting white matter abnormality in maltreated children: MRI and DTI multimodal study

Hanson JL, Chung MK, Adluru N, Alexander AL, Davidson RJ, & Pollak SD

Early neglect is associated with alterations in white matter integrity and cognitive functioning

Child Development, 84(5):1566-78. 2013.

• Link to paper: Early neglect is associated with alterations in white matter integrity and cognitive functioning

Hanson JL, Suh JW, Nacewicz BM, Sutterer MJ, Cayo AA, Stodola DE, Burghy CA, Hongzhi W, Avants BB, Yushkevich PA, Essex MJ, Pollak SD, & Davidson RJ

Robust automated amygdala segmentation via multi-atlas diffeomorphic registration

Frontiers in Neuroscience, 6:166. 2012.

• Link to paper: Robust automated amygdala segmentation via multi-atlas diffeomorphic registration

Hanson JL, Chung MK, Avants, BB, Rudolph KD, Shirtcliff EA, Gee JC, Davidson RJ, & Pollak SD

Structural variations in prefrontal cortex mediate the relationship between early childhood stress and spatial working memory

Journal of Neuroscience, 32(23), 7917-7925. 2012.

• Link to paper: Structural variations in prefrontal cortex mediate the relationship between early childhood stress and spatial working memory

Strang NM, Hanson JL, & Pollak SD

The importance of biological methods in linking social experience with social and emotional development

Monographs of the Society for Research in Child Development, 77(2), 61-66. 2012.

• Link to paper: The importance of biological methods in linking social experience with social and emotional development

Hanson JL, Chandra A, Wolfe BL, & Pollak SD

Association between income and the hippocampus

PLoS ONE, 6(5): e18712. 2011.

• Link to paper: Association between income and the hippocampus

Hanson JL, Chung MK, Avants BB, Shirtcliff EA, Gee JC, Davidson RJ, & Pollak SD

Early stress is associated with alterations in the orbitofrontal cortex: a tensor-based morphometry investigation of brain structure and behavioral risk

Journal of Neuroscience, 30(22), 7466-7472. 2010.

• Link to paper: Early stress is associated with alterations in the orbitofrontal cortex: a tensor-based morphometry investigation of brain structure and behavioral risk

Bauer PM., Hanson JL, Pierson RK, Davidson RJ, & Pollak SD

Cerebellar volume and cognitive functioning in children who experienced early deprivation

Biological Psychiatry, 66(12), 1100-1106. 2009.

• Link to paper: Cerebellar volume and cognitive functioning in children who experienced early deprivation

Eatough EM, Shirtcliff EA, Hanson JL, & Pollak SD

Hormonal reactivity to MRI scanning in adolescents

Psychoneuroendocrinology, 34(8), 1242-1246. 2009.

• Link to paper: Hormonal reactivity to MRI scanning in adolescents

Hanson JL

There Are Many Reasons That People Succeed in Academia

In C.R. Madan (Ed). Academia and the World Beyond. New York, NY: Springer Publishing. 2022.

Chung MK, Hanson JL, & Pollak SD

Statistical analysis on brain surfaces

In H Ombao, M Lindquist, W Thompson & J Aston (Eds). Handbook of Modern Statistical Methods: Neuroimaging Data Analysis. New York, NY: Taylor & Francis. 2016.

Hanson JL & Hackman D

Cognitive neuroscience and SES disparities

In T Seeman, W Evans, & B Wolfe (Eds). Biological consequences of socioeconomic inequalities. New York, NY: Russell Sage Foundation. 2012.

Hanson JL, Chandra A, Moss E, Bhattacharya J, Pollak SD, & Wolfe B

Brain development and poverty: A first look

In T Seeman, W Evans, & B Wolfe (Eds). Biological consequences of socioeconomic inequalities. New York, NY: Russell Sage Foundation. 2012.

Hilt L, Hanson JL, & Pollak SD

Emotion dysregulation

In B Brown and M Prinstein (Eds.), Encyclopedia of adolescence. San Diego, CA: Academic Press. 2011.

Moriarity DP & Hanson JL

Shuffling Through Hierarchies in Developmental Psychopathology: A commentary on Caspi et al

Journal of Psychopathology and Clinical Science. 2026.

Sheridan M, Tervo-Clemmens B, Demir Lira E, Dick AS, Hanson JL, Somerville LH, Sylvester CM, Thomason ME, Whittle S, Barch DM & Luna B

Advances on Design Considerations in Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience

Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience. 2025.

Chung MK, Hanson JL, Davidson RJ & Pollak SD

Discussion of “LESA: Longitudinal Elastic Shape Analysis of Brain Subcortical Structures

Journal of the American Statistical Association, 118(541): 20–21. 2023.

Hair NL, Hanson JL, Wolfe BL, & Pollak SD

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