Micalizzi, Lauren

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Lauren G Micalizzi

Assistant Professor of Behavioral and Social Sciences

Overview

I am an Assistant Professor in the Department of Behavioral and Social Sciences at Brown University’s School of Public Health. I received my PhD in Developmental Science from Boston University in 2016 and completed a postdoctoral fellowship at Brown’s Center for Alcohol and Addiction Studies in 2019.

My research program bridges developmental science and addiction science, with a focus on the parent-child dyad during two sensitive developmental periods: the perinatal stage and adolescence. I study how parental substance use and mental health influence parenting, parent-child relationship quality, and children’s socioemotional and behavioral development. My work also investigates the intergenerational transmission of risk across families and identifies protective processes that can be leveraged to support healthier developmental trajectories.

A central area of my research is understanding and addressing perinatal substance use. I lead studies examining the etiology and treatment of prenatal cannabis, tobacco, and polysubstance use, as well as the long-term developmental implications for children.

Brown Affiliations

Behavioral and Social Sciences

Research Areas

adolescent development | adolescent substance abuse prevention and treatment | behavioral genetics | development of disruptive/externalizing behaviors | infant development | prenatal marijuana | prenatal substance use (tobacco, marijuana, electronic nicotine delivery systems) | self-regulation

Publications

Micalizzi, Lauren, Sokolovsky, Alexander W., Delaney, Daniel J., Gunn, Rachel L., Hernandez, Lynn, Kemp, Kathleen, Spirito, Anthony, Stein, L.A.R. "A psychometric assessment of the Brief Situational Confidence Questionnaire for Marijuana (BSCQ-M) in juvenile justice-involved youth." Addictive Behaviors, vol. 125, 2022, pp. 107154.

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deSteiguer AJ, Frazier EA, Gelman DJ, Hedrick MA, Micalizzi L. "Adverse Childhood Experiences and Mental Health in an Adolescent Partial Hospital Program." Evidence-Based Practice in Child and Adolescent Mental Health, vol. 7, no. 4, 2022, pp. 452-462.

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Murphy, Cara M., Micalizzi, Lauren, Sokolovsky, Alexander W., Borrelli, Belinda, Jennings, Ernestine G., Lee, Christina S., Parker, Donna R., Risica, Patricia Markham. "Motivational interviewing telephone counseling to increase postpartum maintenance of abstinence from tobacco." Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment, vol. 132, 2022, pp. 108419.

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Knopik VS, Micalizzi L, Marceau K, Loviska AM, Yu L, Bien A, Rolan E, Evans AS, Palmer RHC, Heath AC. "The roles of familial transmission and smoking during pregnancy on executive function skills: A sibling-comparison study." Dev Psychopathol, 2022, pp. 1-13.

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Micalizzi L, Marceau K, Evans AS, Brick LA, Palmer RHC, Heath AC, Knopik VS. "A sibling-comparison study of smoking during pregnancy and risk for reading-related problems." Neurotoxicology and Teratology, vol. 84, 2021, pp. 106961.

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Micalizzi L, Zambrotta NS, Bernstein MH. "Stockpiling in the time of COVID-19." British journal of health psychology, vol. 26, no. 2, 2021, pp. 535-543.

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Sokolovsky, Alexander W., Gunn, Rachel L., Micalizzi, Lauren, White, Helene R., Jackson, Kristina M. "Alcohol and Marijuana Co-Use: Consequences, Subjective Intoxication, and the Operationalization of Simultaneous Use." Drug and Alcohol Dependence, vol. 212, 2020, pp. 107986.

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Micalizzi L, Brick LA, Thomas SA, Wolff J, Esposito-Smythers C, Spirito A. "Cannabis Use and Emotional Awareness Difficulties in Adolescents with Co-Occurring Substance Use and Psychiatric Disorders." Substance Use & Misuse, vol. 55, no. 7, 2020, pp. 1-9.

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Gunn, Rachel L., Stevens, Angela K., Micalizzi, Lauren, Jackson, Kristina M., Borsari, Brian, Metrik, Jane. "Longitudinal associations between negative urgency, symptoms of depression, cannabis and alcohol use in veterans." Experimental and Clinical Psychopharmacology, vol. 28, no. 4, 2020, pp. 426-437.

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Thomas SA, Brick LA, Micalizzi L, Wolff JC, Frazier EA, Graves H, Esposito-Smythers C, Spirito A. "Parent-adolescent relationship characteristics and adolescent cannabis use: A growth curve analysis." The American Journal of Drug and Alcohol Abuse, vol. 46, no. 5, 2020, pp. 659-669.

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Sokolovsky, Alexander W., Hertel, Andrew W., Micalizzi, Lauren, White, Helene R., Hayes, Kerri L., Jackson, Kristina M. "Preliminary impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on smoking and vaping in college students." Addictive Behaviors, vol. 115, 2020, pp. 106783.

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Coe, Jesse L., Micalizzi, Lauren, Josefson, Brittney, Parade, Stephanie H., Seifer, Ronald, Tyrka, Audrey R. "Sex Differences in Associations between Early Adversity, Child Temperament, and Behavior Problems." International Journal of Behavioral Development, vol. 44, no. 6, 2020, pp. 490-504.

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Micalizzi L, Brick LA, Marraccini ME, Benca-Bachman CE, Palmer RHC, Knopik VS. "Single nucleotide polymorphism heritability and differential patterns of genetic overlap between inattention and four neurocognitive factors in youth." Development and Psychopathology, 2020, pp. 1-11.

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Brick LA, Micalizzi L, Knopik VS, Palmer RHC. "Characterization of DSM-IV Opioid Dependence Among Individuals of European Ancestry." Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs, vol. 80, no. 3, 2019, pp. 319-330.

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Micalizzi, Lauren, Brick, Leslie A., Flom, Megan, Ganiban, Jody M., Saudino, Kimberly J. "Effects of socioeconomic status and executive function on school readiness across levels of household chaos." Early Childhood Research Quarterly, vol. 47, 2019, pp. 331-340.

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Brick, Leslie A., Marraccini, Marisa E., Micalizzi, Lauren, Benca-Bachman, Chelsie E., Knopik, Valerie S., Palmer, Rohan H.C. "Overlapping genetic effects between suicidal ideation and neurocognitive functioning." Journal of Affective Disorders, vol. 249, 2019, pp. 104-111.

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Micalizzi, Lauren, Marceau, Kristine, Brick, Leslie A., Palmer, Rohan H., Todorov, Alexandre A., Heath, Andrew C., Evans, Allison, Knopik, Valerie S. "Inhibitory control in siblings discordant for exposure to maternal smoking during pregnancy." Developmental Psychology, vol. 54, no. 2, 2018, pp. 199-208.

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Gunn, Rachel L., Norris, Alyssa L., Sokolovsky, Alexander, Micalizzi, Lauren, Merrill, Jennifer E., Barnett, Nancy P. "Marijuana use is associated with alcohol use and consequences across the first 2 years of college." Psychology of Addictive Behaviors, vol. 32, no. 8, 2018, pp. 885-894.

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Micalizzi L, Knopik VS. "Maternal smoking during pregnancy and offspring executive function: What do we know and what are the next steps?." Dev Psychopathol, vol. 30, no. 4, 2018, pp. 1333-1354.

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Micalizzi, Lauren, Sokolovsky, Alexander W., Janssen, Tim, Jackson, Kristina M. "Parental Social Support and Sources of Knowledge Interact to Predict Children’s Externalizing Behavior Over Time." Journal of Youth and Adolescence, vol. 48, no. 3, 2018, pp. 484-494.

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Micalizzi, Lauren, Knopik, Valerie S. "Maternal smoking during pregnancy and offspring executive function: What do we know and what are the next steps?." Development and Psychopathology, vol. 30, no. 4, 2017, pp. 1333-1354.

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Micalizzi, Lauren, Ronald, Angelica, Saudino, Kimberly J. "A Genetically Informed Cross-Lagged Analysis of Autistic-Like Traits and Affective Problems in Early Childhood." Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology, vol. 44, no. 5, 2015, pp. 937-947.

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Micalizzi, Lauren, Wang, Manjie, Saudino, Kimberly J. "Difficult temperament and negative parenting in early childhood: a genetically informed cross-lagged analysis." Developmental Science, vol. 20, no. 2, 2015, pp. e12355.

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Saudino, Kimberly J., Micalizzi, Lauren. "Emerging Trends in Behavioral Genetic Studies of Child Temperament." Child Development Perspectives, vol. 9, no. 3, 2015, pp. 144-148.

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