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Curriculum Vitae

Development of Mind & Emotions Lab

Research Interests

  • Emotional and Biological Risk Factors for Anxiety Problems in Early Life
  • Neurodevelopmental Correlates of Risk for Psychopathology
  • Identifying Normative and Atypical Developmental Trajectories of Emotion
  • Gene-environment Interplay in the Development of Mental Health

Affiliations

Montana State University Department of Psychology
Montana State University Center for Mental Health Research and Recovery
Montana State University Center for American Indian and Rural Health Equity

Education and Training

  • Postdoctoral Fellow (2011-2013). University of Wisconsin - Madison; Madison, WI
  • Ph.D. (2011). The Pennsylvania State University; University Park, PA
  • M.S. (2008). The Pennsylvania State University; University Park, PA
  • B.A. (2003). Central College; Pella, IA

Selected Recent Publications

  • Brooker, R.J., Kiel, E.J., & Buss, K.A. (in press). Early social fear predicts kindergarteners' socially anxious behaviors: Direct associations, moderation by inhibitory control, and differences from nonsocial fear. Emotion. NIHMSID: NIHMS727108.
  • Begnoche, J.P., Brooker, R.J., & Vess, M. (2016). EEG asymmetry and ERN: Temperament outcomes in children. PLoS One, 11(5), e0155713. PMCID: PMC4880182. 
  • Brooker, R.J., Phelps, R.A., Davidson, R.J., & Goldsmith, H.H. (2016). Context differences in delta-beta coupling are assoiciated with neuroendocrine reactivity in infants. Developmental Psychobiology. PMCID: PMC4801734.
  • Brooker, R.J., Davidson, R.J., & Goldsmith, H.H. (2016). Maternal negative affect in infancy is linked to disrupted patterns of change in cortisol and alpha asymmetry across contexts during childhood. Journal of Experimental Child Psychology, 142, 274-290. PMCID: PMC4666756.
  • Phelps, R.A., Brooker, R.J., & Buss, K.A. (2016). Toddlers' dysregulated fear predicts delta-β coupling during preschool. Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience, 17, 28-34. PMCID: PMC4727986.
  • Brooker, R.J., Neiderhiser, J.M., Leve, L.D., Shaw, D.S., Scaramella, L., & Reiss, D. (2015). Bidirectional associations between infant negative affect and parent anxiety symptoms: Evidence from mothers and fathers. Frontiers in Developmental Psychology, 6, 1875. PMCID: 4667033.
  • Brooker, R.J., Buss, K.A., Lemery-Chalfant, K., Aksan, N., Davidson, R.J. (2014). Profiles of observed infant anger predict preschool behavior problems. Developmental Psychology, 50, 22343-2352. PMCID: 4172515.
  • Brooker, R.J., & Buss, K.A. (2014). Harsh parenting and fearfulness in toddlerhood interact to predict amplitudes of preschool error-related negativity. Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience, 9, 148-159. PMCID: PMC4061243.
  • Brooker, R.J., Neiderhiser, J.M., Ganiban, J.M., Leve, L.D., Shaw, D.S., & Reiss, D. (2014). Birth and adoptive parent anxiety symptoms moderate the link between infant attention control and internalizing problems in toddlerhood. Development & Psychopathology, 26, 347-359. PMCID: PMC3981904.
  • Brooker, R.J., & Buss, K.A. (2014). Toddler fearfulness is linked to individual differences in error-related negativity during preschool.Developmental Neuropsychology, 39(1), 1-8. PMCID: PMC3889174
  • Brooker, R.J., Buss, K.A., Lemery, K., Aksan, N., Davidson, R.J., & Goldsmith, H.H. (2013). The development of stranger fear in infancy and toddlerhood: Normative development, individual differences, antecedents, and outcomes. Developmental Science, 16(6), 864-878.NIHMSID: 464862.

Information for Prospective Students

I will be accepting applications for graduate students to begin in the Fall of 2016. Please visit my laboratory website for additional information.

Information for Current and Former Students

Students who wish to get involved with research in the Development of Mind and Emotions Lab or request letters of recommendation should consult the information on my laboratory website.