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)
TIAS-tutkijakollegiumin yhteiset (TIAS-tutkijakollegium)
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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An opportunity to increase collaborative science in fetal, infant, and toddler neuroimaging (2022)
- Biological Psychiatry
Vaughn KA, Arichi T, Aydin E, Camacho CE, Dapretto M, Ford A, Graham A, Gregg C, Hendrix CL, Howell B, Korom M, Lajous H, Licandro R, Skak Madsen K, Manessis AG, McDowell MG, Miranda-Dominguez O, Mooney LN, Moser J, Nolvi S, Payette K, Pollatou A, Scheinost D, Schwarzlose RF, Short SJ, Spann M, Taha H, Tuulari JJ, van Haren NEM N, Weber CF, Zollei L
(Article or data-article in scientific journal (B1))
Associations between observed and reported infant negative affectivity, fear and self-regulation, and early communicative development-Evidence from the FinnBrain Birth Cohort Study (2022)
- Infancy
Ollas-Skogster Denise, Rautakoski Pirkko, Bridgett David, Kataja Eeva-Leena, Karlsson Hasse, Karlsson Linnea, Nolvi Saara
(Refereed journal article or data article (A1))
Associations between temperament dimensions and dental anxiety in parents of the FinnBrain Birth Cohort Study (2022)
- European Journal of Oral Sciences
Arkkila Juuso, Suominen Auli, Nolvi Saara, Rantavuori Kari, Karlsson Hasse, Karlsson Linnea, Lahti Satu
(Refereed journal article or data article (A1))
Early pathways of maternal mentalization: Associations with child development in the FinnBrain birth cohort study (2022)
- Frontiers in Psychology
Lindblom Jallu, Pajulo Marjaterttu, Nolvi Saara, Tervahartiala Katja, Karlsson Hasse, Karlsson Linnea, Korja Riikka
(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
Pulli Elmo P, Silver Eero, Kumpulainen Venla, Copeland Anni, Merisaari Harri, Saunavaara Jani, Parkkola Riitta, Lähdesmäki Tuire, Saukko Ekaterina, Nolvi Saara, Kataja Eeva-Leena, Korja Riikka, Karlsson Linnea, Karlsson Hasse, Tuulari Jetro J
(Refereed journal article or data article (A1))
Maternal sensitivity at the age of 8 months associates with local connectivity of the medial prefrontal cortex in children at 5 years of age (2022)
- Frontiers in Neuroscience
Copeland A, Korja R, Nolvi S, Rajasilta O, Pulli EP, Kumpulainen V, Silver E, Saukko E, Hakanen H, Holmberg E, Kataja EL, Häkkinen S, Parkkola R, Lähdesmäki T, Karlsson L, Karlsson H, Tuulari JJ
(Refereed journal article or data article (A1))
Oxytocin receptor genotype moderates the association between maternal prenatal stress and infant early self-regulation (2022)
- Psychoneuroendocrinology
Kajanoja Jani, Nolvi Saara, Kantojärvi Katri , Karlsson Linnea, Paunio Tiina, Karlsson Hasse
(Refereed journal article or data article (A1))
Prenatal Stress and the Developing Brain: Postnatal Environments Promoting Resilience (2022)
- Biological Psychiatry
Nolvi Saara, Merz Emily C, Kataja Eeva-Leena, Parsons Christine E
(Refereed review article in scientific journal (A2))
Subcortical and hippocampal brain segmentation in 5-year-old children: Validation of FSL-FIRST and FreeSurfer against manual segmentation (2022)
- European Journal of Neuroscience
Lidauer Kristian, Pulli Elmo P., Copeland Anni, Silver Eero, Kumpulainen Venla, Hashempour Niloofar, Merisaari Harri, Saunavaara Jani, Parkkola Riitta, Lähdesmäki Tuire, Saukko Ekaterina, Nolvi Saara, Kataja Eeva-Leena, Karlsson Linnea, Karlsson Hasse, Tuulari Jetro J.
(Refereed journal article or data article (A1))
The behavioral immune system and vaccination intentions during the coronavirus pandemic (2022)
- Personality and Individual Differences
Karlsson Linda C, Soveri Anna, Lewandowsky Stephan, Karlsson Linnea, Karlsson Hasse, Nolvi Saara, Karukivi Max, Lindfelt Mikael, Antfolk Jan
(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
Holmberg Eeva, Kataja Eeva-Leena, Davis Elysia Poggi, Pajulo Marjukka, Nolvi Saara, Hakanen Hetti, Karlsson Linnea, Karlsson Hasse, Korja Riikka
(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
Li Ru, Kajanoja Jani, Lindblom Jallu, Korja Riikka, Karlsson Linnea, Karlsson Hasse, Nolvi Saara, Karukivi Max
(Refereed journal article or data article (A1))
The Stability of Early Developing Attentional Bias for Faces and Fear From 8 to 30 and 60 Months in the FinnBrain Birth Cohort Study (2022)
- Developmental Psychology
Kataja Eeva-Leena, Eskola Eeva, Pelto Juho, Korja Riikka, Paija Sasu-Petteri, Nolvi Saara, Häikiö Tuomo, Karlsson Linnea, Karlsson Harri, Leppänen Jukka M
(Refereed journal article or data article (A1))
Unpredictable maternal sensory signals in caregiving behavior are associated with child effortful control (2022)
- PLoS ONE
Holmberg Eeva, Kataja Eeva-Leena, Davis Elysia Poggi, Pajulo Marjukka, Nolvi Saara, Lahtela Hetti, Nordenswan Elisabeth, Karsson Linnea, Karlsson Hasse, Korja Riikka
(Refereed journal article or data article (A1))
Varhaisten kielellisten taitojen ja temperamentin suhde vanhemman raportoimaan lapsen änkytykseen FinnBrain-syntymäkohortissa (2022)
- Puheen ja kielen tutkimuksen yhdistyksen julkaisuja
Sujuvaa vai sujumatonta? Puheen ja kielen sujuvuutta tutkimassa Yli-Savola Aura, Eggers Kurt, Rautakoski Pirkko, Ollas-Skogster Denise, Nolvi Saara, Karlsson Linnea, Karlsson Hasse, Mainela-Arnold Elina
(Refereed article in conference proceedings (A4))
Associations between maternal socioeconomic, psychosocial and seasonal factors, infant characteristics and human milk cortisol concentrations (2021)
- American Journal of Human Biology
Lindberg Matti, Nolvi Saara, Härkönen Juho, Aatsinki Anna-Katariina, Karlsson Linnea, Karlsson Hasse, Uusitupa Henna-Maria
(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
Silver Eero, Korja Riikka, Mainela-Arnold Elina, Pulli Elmo P, Saukko Ekaterina, Nolvi Saara, Kataja Eeva-Leena, Karlsson Linnea, Karlsson Hasse, Tuulari Jetro J
(Refereed review article in scientific journal (A2))
Children's diurnal cortisol output and temperament in two different childcare settings at 2 and 3.5 years of age (2021)
- Developmental Psychobiology
Tervahartiala Katja, Kortesluoma Susanna, Pelto Juho, Ahtola Annarilla, Karlsson Hasse, Nolvi Saara, Karlsson Linnea
(Refereed journal article or data article (A1))
DCC Gene network in the prefrontal cortex is associated with total brain volume in childhood (2021)
- Journal of Psychiatry and Neuroscience
Morgunova Alice, Pokhvisneva Irina, Nolvi Saara, Entringer Sonja, Wadhwa Pathik, Gilmore John, Styner Martin, Buss Claudia, Sassi Roberto Britto, Hall Geoffrey B.C., O’Donnell Kieran J., Meaney Michael J., Silveira Patricia P., Flores Cecilia A.
(Refereed journal article or data article (A1))
Early development of negative and positive affect: Implications for ADHD symptomatology across three birth cohorts (2021)
- Development and Psychopathology
Gustafsson Hanna C., Nolvi Saara, Sullivan Elinor L., Rasmussen Jerod M., Gyllenhammer Lauren E., Entringer Sonja, Wadhwa Pathik D., O'Connor Thomas G., Karlsson Linnea, Karlsson Hasse, Korja Riikka, Buss Claudia, Graham Alice M., Nigg Joel T.
(Refereed journal article or data article (A1))