Christine Low, PhD

• Co-Director of the Early Childhood Clinical Research Center at Bradley Hospital

• Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Human Behavior (Clinical), Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior

• Assistant Professor of Pediatrics (Clinical), Division of Biology and Medicine

Background Information

Christine M. Low received her PhD in Child Clinical Psychology from The Pennsylvania State University. She completed her clinical internship at the University of  Washington School of Medicine and her postdoctoral fellowship in Early Childhood at The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University. She joined the faculty at The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University (Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior) in 2005.

Research Interests

Low’s research interests are in the area of developmental psychopathology; infant mental health; development of children and families in high-risk contexts; parent-child relationships and family functioning; early childhood community-based mental health consultation and program evaluation.

Selected Publications

Brown, E. and Low, C. M. (2008). Chaotic living conditions and  sleep problems associated with children’s responses to academic challenge. Journal of Family Psychology, 22 (6), 920-923.

Baker, B.L., McIntyre, L.L., Blacher, J., Crnic, K., Edelbrock, C., & Low, C. (2003). Preschool children with and without developmental delay: Behavior problems and parenting stress over time.  Journal of Intellectual Disability Research, 47, 217 – 230.  

Parker, J.G., Low, C.M., Walker, A.R., Gamm, B.K. (2005). Friendship jealousy in young adolescents: Individual differences and links to sex, self-esteem, aggression, and social adjustment.  Developmental Psychology, 41, 235-250.

Coyne, L.W., Low, C.M., Miller, A.L.,  Seifer, R., & Dickstein, S. (2007). Mothers' empathic understanding of their toddlers: Associations with maternal depression and sensitivity. The Journal of Child and Family Studies, 16 (4) 483-497

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