Ph.D (FT), adjunct professor (dos.) Saara Nolvi - UTU Research Portal

Saara Nolvi
Ph.D (FT), adjunct professor (dos.)

Senior Research Fellow, Psychology (Department of Psychology and Speech-Language Pathology)
Docent, Yhteisk. tdk yhteiset (Yhteiskuntatieteellisen tiedekunnan yhteiset)

FinnBrain Birth Cohort Study

saara.nolvi@utu.fi

Kiinamyllynkatu 10

Turku

Teutori 2. krs

Office: Med A307/Pub 318

Contact requests by e-mail.

ORCID identifier: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4959-1473

FinnBrain Study

PeCCaPs Study

ResearchGate profile

Areas of expertise

prenatal stress; early life stress; postnatal stress; anxiety; temperament; fear reactivity; executive functioning; socioemotional development; cognitive development; structural equation modelling; milk cortisol; brain structure; amygdala; MRI; fMRI, DTI

Biography

Pronouns: she/hers

Research

I am adjunct professor and psychologist and currently work as post-doctoral reseacher in Turku Institute for Advanced Studies (TIAS) under the division of Psychology and in the FinnBrain Birth Cohort Study. I have currently started as senior researcher in the InterLearn Centre of Excellence, funded by Academy of Finland.

My research focuses on early life environmental effects on child self-regulation development and the neural and other biological mechanisms underlying these associations. I am also interested in the inter-individual differences in sensitivity to stress and environment, and how these differences in plasticity are shaped by the environment across development. I conduct the research in a multi-cohort setting, with an aim is to use methods that increase reproducibility and research credibility.

Teaching

Teacher education (60 ects); experience from teaching and lecturing from all age groups and educational levels

Taught courses currently:

PSYK3933 Developmental psychology I

PSYK4323 Master's thesis (Psychology)

Publications

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Across ages and places : Unpredictability of maternal sensory signals and child internalizing behaviors (2024)
- Journal of Affective Disorders
Aran Özlü, Swales Danielle A., Bailey Natasha A., Korja Riikka, Holmberg Eeva, Eskola Eeva, Nolvi Saara, Perasto Laura, Nordenswan Elisabeth, Karlsson Hasse, Karlsson Linnea, Sandman Curt A., Stern Hal S., Baram Tallie Z., Glynn Laura M., Davis Elysia Poggi
(Refereed journal article or data article (A1))
Antecedents of maternal pregnancy-related anxiety trajectories: The FinnBrain birth cohort study (2024)
- Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica
Huizink Anja C., Lammassaari Dora, Nolvi Saara, Korja Riikka, Karlsson Linnea, Karlsson Hasse, Kataja Eeva Leena
(Refereed journal article or data article (A1))
Lower maternal emotional availability is related to increased attention toward fearful faces during infancy (2024)
- Infant Behavior and Development
Eskola Eeva, Kataja Eeva-Leena, Hyona Jukka, Hakanen Hetti, Nolvi Saara, Haikio Tuomo, Pelto Juho, Karlsson Hasse, Karlsson Linnea, Korja Riikka
(Refereed journal article or data article (A1))
Prepandemic to Early COVID-19 : Changes in Couple Functioning and Links With Harsh Parenting (2024)
- Journal of Family Psychology
Lindblom Jallu, Korja Riikka, Karlsson Hasse, Karlsson Linnea, Karukivi Max, Pajulo Marjukka, Nolvi Saara
(Refereed journal article or data article (A1))
Trajectories of maternal depressive and anxiety symptoms and child's socio-emotional outcome during early childhood (2024)
- Journal of Affective Disorders
Korja Riikka, Nolvi Saara, Scheinin Noora M., Tervahartiala Katja, Carter Alice, Karlsson Hasse, Kataja Eeva-Leena, Karlsson Linnea
(Refereed journal article or data article (A1))
Association of cumulative prenatal adversity with infant subcortical structure volumes and child problem behavior and its moderation by a coexpression polygenic risk score of the serotonin system (2023)
- Development and Psychopathology
Acosta Henriette, Kantojärvi Katri, Tuulari Jetro J, Lewis John D, Hashempour Niloofar, Scheinin Noora M, Lehtola Satu J, Nolvi Saara, Fonov Vladimir S, Collins D Louis, Evans Alan C, Parkkola Riitta, Lähdesmäki Tuire, Saunavaara Jani, Merisaari Harri, Karlsson Linnea, Paunio Tiina, Karlsson Hasse
(Refereed journal article or data article (A1))
Associations between observed and reported infant negative affectivity, fear and self-regulation, and early communicative development-Evidence from the FinnBrain Birth Cohort Study (2023)
- Infancy
Ollas-Skogster Denise, Rautakoski Pirkko, Bridgett David, Kataja Eeva-Leena, Karlsson Hasse, Karlsson Linnea, Nolvi Saara
(Refereed journal article or data article (A1))
Childcare context and socio-emotional development in toddlers - a quantitative report from the FinnBrain Birth Cohort Study, Finland (2023)
- European Early Childhood Education Research Journal
Tervahartiala Katja, Nolvi Saara, Kataja Eeva-Leena, Seppalä Milka, Autere Tuomo-Artturi, Hakanen Hetti, Karlsson Hasse, Carter Alice, Karlsson Linnea, Korja Riikka
(Refereed journal article or data article (A1))
Course of child social-emotional and sleep symptoms, parental distress and pandemic-related stressors during COVID-19 (2023)
- Development and Psychopathology
Nolvi Saara, Paavonen E Juulia, Korja Riikka, Pelto Juho, Karukivi Max, Tuulari Jetro J, Karlsson Hasse, Karlsson Linnea
(Refereed journal article or data article (A1))
Higher attention bias for fear at 8 months of age is associated with better socioemotional competencies during toddlerhood (2023)
- Infant Behavior and Development
Eskola Eeva, Kataja Eeva-Leena, Hyönä Jukka, Nolvi Saara, Häikiö Tuomo, Carter Alice S, Karlsson Hasse, Karlsson Linnea, Korja Riikka
(Refereed journal article or data article (A1))
Infant gut microbiota and negative and fear reactivity (2023)
- Development and Psychopathology
Huovinen Venla, Aatsinki Anna-Katariina, Kataja Eeva-Leena, Munukka Eveliina, Keskitalo Anniina, Lamichhane Santosh, Raunioniemi Peppi, Bridgett David J., Lahti Leo, O’Mahony Siobhain M., Dickens Alex, Korja Riikka, Karlsson Hasse, Nolvi Saara, Karlsson Linnea
(Refereed journal article or data article (A1))
Investigating the role of relationship satisfaction and paternal psychological distress during pregnancy on offspring health in early life (2023)
- BJPsych Open
Korhonen Laura, Nolvi Saara, Peltola Ville, Lukkarinen Minna, Korja Riikka, Karlsson Linnea, Karlsson Hasse
(Refereed journal article or data article (A1))
Latent profile analysis of diurnal cortisol patterns at the ages of 2, 3.5, and 5 years: Associations with childcare setting, child individual characteristics, and maternal distress (2023)
- Psychoneuroendocrinology
Tervahartialaa Katja, Perasto Laura, Kortesluomaa Susanna, Korja Riikka, Karlsson Hasse, Nolvi Saara, Karlsson Linnea
(Refereed journal article or data article (A1))
Longitudinal patterns of alcohol use and psychological symptoms during COVID-19 pandemic and role of alexithymia: A latent transition analysis in the FinnBrain Birth Cohort Study (2023)
- Journal of Affective Disorders
Li Ru, Kajanoja Jani, Karlsson Linnea, Karlsson Hasse, Nolvi Saara, Karukivi Max
(Refereed journal article or data article (A1))
Maternal executive functioning is associated with infant sustained attention, but not executive functioning, in a sex-specific manner (2023)
- Nordic Psychology
Karonen Anniina, Kataja Eeva-Leena, Bridgett David J., Paunio Tiina, Kantojärvi Katri, Korja Riikka, Karlsson Hasse, Karlsson Linnea, Nolvi Saara
(Refereed journal article or data article (A1))
Maternal Perinatal Stress Trajectories and Negative Affect and Amygdala Development in Offspring (2023)
- American Journal of Psychiatry
Marr Mollie C., Graham Alice M., Feczko Eric, Nolvi Saara, Thomas Elina, Sturgeon Darrick, Schifsky Emma, Rasmussen Jerod M., Gilmore John H., Styner Martin, Entringer Sonja, Wadhwa Pathik D., Korja Riikka, Karlsson Hasse, Karlsson Linnea, Buss Claudia, Fair Damien A.
(Refereed journal article or data article (A1))
Maternal pre-pregnancy body mass index is associated with newborn offspring hypothalamic mean diffusivity: a prospective dual-cohort study (2023)
- BMC Medicine
Rasmussen Jerod M, Tuulari Jetro J, Nolvi Saara, Thompson Paul M, Merisaari Harri, Lavonius Maria, Karlsson Linnea, Entringer Sonja, Wadhwa Pathik D, Karlsson Hasse, Buss Claudia
(Refereed journal article or data article (A1))
Mother–infant interaction and maternal postnatal psychological distress are associated with negative emotional reactivity among infants and toddlers— A FinnBrain Birth Cohort study (2023)
- Infant Behavior and Development
Lahtela Hetti, Nolvi Saara, Flykt Marjo, Kataja Eeva-Leena, Eskola Eeva., Pelto Juho, Bridgett David J., Karlsson Hasse, Karlsson Linnea, Korja Riikka
(Refereed journal article or data article (A1))
Polygenic risk for neuroticism is associated with externalizing symptoms in 2-year-old boys (2023)
- Progress in Neuro-Psychopharmacology and Biological Psychiatry
Liuhanen Johanna, Kantojärvi Katri, Acosta Henriette, Pietikäinen Johanna T., Nolvi Saara, Savukoski Minna, Kylliäinen Anneli, Pölkki Pirjo, Karlsson Hasse, Karlsson Linnea, Paavonen E. Juulia, Paunio Tiina
(Refereed journal article or data article (A1))
Spillover effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on attitudes to influenza and childhood vaccines (2023)
- BMC Public Health
Soveri Anna, Karlsson Linda C., Antfolk Jan, Mäki Otto, Karlsson Linnea, Karlsson Hasse, Nolvi Saara, Karukivi Max, Lindfelt Mikael, Lewandowsky Stephan
(Refereed journal article or data article (A1))