Linnea Karlsson
MD, PhD
linnea.karlsson@utu.fi +358 40 744 5052 Kiinamyllynkatu 10 Turku Office: 2nd floor ORCID identifier: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4725-0176 |
Areas of expertise
cohort studies; early life stress; prenatal stress; stress; depression; anxiety; child psychiatry; adolescent psychiatry; gut-brain axish
cohort studies; early life stress; prenatal stress; stress; depression; anxiety; child psychiatry; adolescent psychiatry; gut-brain axish
Research
I did my PhD within the field of psychiatric epidemiology and adolescent depression. During by PhD studies I also was involved in clinical epidemiological studies on adolescent mood disorders. In 2010, we established a birth cohort, the FinnBrain Birth Cohort Study, with the main aim of investigating the how early life and prenatal stress shape brain developmental trajectories. I am the co-PI of the highly multidisciplinary Cohort. My own research activity within the larger cohort is focused on the development of the gut-brain axis and child psychosocial development and the role of diverse prenatal exposures in these processes. My activity as a supervisor is also multidisciplinary as the PhD candidates represent, for example, variety of fields of medicine and psychology. I started in the tenure track position at the Centre for Population Health Research in Jan 2021.
I did my PhD within the field of psychiatric epidemiology and adolescent depression. During by PhD studies I also was involved in clinical epidemiological studies on adolescent mood disorders. In 2010, we established a birth cohort, the FinnBrain Birth Cohort Study, with the main aim of investigating the how early life and prenatal stress shape brain developmental trajectories. I am the co-PI of the highly multidisciplinary Cohort. My own research activity within the larger cohort is focused on the development of the gut-brain axis and child psychosocial development and the role of diverse prenatal exposures in these processes. My activity as a supervisor is also multidisciplinary as the PhD candidates represent, for example, variety of fields of medicine and psychology. I started in the tenure track position at the Centre for Population Health Research in Jan 2021.
Teaching
Olen virkavapaalla lastenpsykiatrian kliinisen opettajan tehtävästä.
Publications
- Age and sex differences in the cortisol stress reactivity and recovery among infants exposed to prenatal psychological distress (2022)
- Psychoneuroendocrinology
(Refereed journal article or data article (A1)) - Alexithymic traits and parental postpartum bonding: Findings from the FinnBrain Birth Cohort Study (2022)
- Scandinavian Journal of Psychology
(Refereed journal article or data article (A1)) - Auditory Mismatch Responses to Emotional Stimuli in 3-Year-Olds in Relation to Prenatal Maternal Depression Symptoms (2022)
- Frontiers in Neuroscience
(Refereed journal article or data article (A1)) - Feasibility of FreeSurfer Processing for T1-Weighted Brain Images of 5-Year-Olds: Semiautomated Protocol of FinnBrain Neuroimaging Lab (2022)
- Frontiers in Neuroscience
(Refereed journal article or data article (A1)) - Imaging affective and non-affective touch processing in two-year-old children (2022)
- NeuroImage
(Refereed journal article or data article (A1)) - Individual differences in pupil dilation to others' emotional and neutral eyes with varying pupil sizes (2022)
- Cognition and Emotion
(Refereed journal article or data article (A1)) - Oxytocin receptor genotype moderates the association between maternal prenatal stress and infant early self-regulation (2022)
- Psychoneuroendocrinology
(Refereed journal article or data article (A1)) - Parent's self-reported tooth brushing and use of fluoridated toothpaste: Associations with their one-year-old child's preventive oral health behaviour (2022)
- Community Dentistry and Oral Epidemiology
(Refereed journal article or data article (A1)) - Sex-specific associations between maternal pregnancy-specific anxiety and newborn amygdalar volumes-preliminary findings from the FinnBrain Birth Cohort Study (2022)
- Stress
(Refereed journal article or data article (A1)) - Sex‐specific role of alexithymia in associations between parental bonding and mental health: A moderated mediation model (2022)
- Journal of Clinical Psychology
(Refereed journal article or data article (A1)) - The behavioral immune system and vaccination intentions during the coronavirus pandemic (2022)
- Personality and Individual Differences
(Refereed journal article or data article (A1)) - The Connection and Development of Unpredictability and Sensitivity in Maternal Care Across Early Childhood (2022)
- Frontiers in Psychology
(Refereed journal article or data article (A1)) - The influence of maternal psychological distress on the mode of birth and duration of labor: findings from the FinnBrain Birth Cohort Study (2022)
- Archives of Women's Mental Health
(Refereed journal article or data article (A1)) - The role of alexithymia and perceived stress in mental health responses to COVID-19: A conditional process model (2022)
- Journal of Affective Disorders
(Refereed journal article or data article (A1)) - Associations Between IFI44L Gene Variants and Rates of Respiratory Tract Infections During Early Childhood (2021)
- Journal of Infectious Diseases
(Refereed journal article or data article (A1)) - Associations between maternal socioeconomic, psychosocial and seasonal factors, infant characteristics and human milk cortisol concentrations (2021)
- American Journal of Human Biology
(Refereed journal article or data article (A1)) - A systematic review of MRI studies of language development from birth to 2 years of age (2021)
- Developmental Neurobiology
(Refereed review article in scientific journal (A2)) - A variation in the infant oxytocin receptor gene modulates infant hippocampal volumes in association with sex and prenatal maternal anxiety (2021)
- Psychiatry Research: Neuroimaging
(Refereed journal article or data article (A1)) - Behavioral regulatory problems are associated with a lower attentional bias to fearful faces during infancy (2021)
- Child Development
(Refereed journal article or data article (A1)) - Children's diurnal cortisol output and temperament in two different childcare settings at 2 and 3.5 years of age (2021)
- Developmental Psychobiology
(Refereed journal article or data article (A1))