Lindsay Zajac Adams, PhD
Areas of expertise: Perinatal mental health, Infant mental health, Early childhood, Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), Developmental assessment, Trauma focused cognitive behavioral therapy
About Lindsay Zajac Adams, PhD
Titles
Pediatric Psychologist
Awards and Honors
2017-2019, Doris Duke Fellowship for the Promotion of Child Well-Being-Seeking Innovations to Prevent Child Abuse and Neglect
2019, Society for Research in Child Development (SRCD) Travel Award
2014-2019, Fiorito Travel Award
2014, Bucknell Prize in Psychology, Bucknell University
2010-2014, Presidential Fellowship, Bucknell University
2010-2014, Dean’s List, Bucknell University
2013, Phi Beta Kappa, National Academic Honors Society, early inductee, Bucknell University
2013, Psi Chi, International Honors Society in Psychology, Bucknell University
2013, Patrick W. Halloran Scholarship, Bucknell University
2011, President’s Award for Distinguished Academic Achievement, Bucknell University,
Leadership and Memberships
Memberships in Professional Organizations
American Psychological Association, Division 37: Section on Child Maltreatment
American Psychological Association, Division 53: Society of Clinical Child & Adolescent Psychiatry
American Psychological Association, Division 54: Society of Pediatric Psychology
American Psychological Association, Division 54: NICU Special Interest Group
National Network of NICU Psychologists (NNNP)
Society for Research in Child Development
Education & training
Undergraduate Degree
BA in Psychology - Bucknell University, Lewisburg, PA
Graduate Degree
MA in Clinical Psychology - University of Delaware, Newark, DE
PhD in Clinical Psychology - University of Delaware, Newark, DE
Internship
Integrated Behavioral Health Track - Nemours/A.I. duPont Hospital for Children, Wilmington, DE
Fellowship
Perinatal Mental Health & Early Childhood - Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA
Publications
Publications
2022
Palmwood, E., Valadez, E., Zajac, L., Griffith, A., Simons, R. F., & Dozier, M. (2022). Early exposure to parent-perpetuated intimate partner violence predicts hypervigilant error monitoring. International Journal of Psychophysiology, 173, 58-68.
2021
Geller, P. A., Spiecker, N., Cole, J. C., Zajac, L., & Patterson, C. A. (2021). The rise of tele-mental health in perinatal settings. Seminars in Perinatology, 45, 151431.
Yarger, H., Lind, T., Raby, K. L., Zajac, L., Wallin, D. & Dozier, M. (2021). Intervening with Attachment and Biobehavioral Catch-up to reduce behavior problems among children adopted internationally: Evidence from a randomized controlled trial. Child Maltreatment (online preview).
Bookhout, M. K., Hubbard, J.A., Zajac, L., Mlawer, F., & Moore, C. (2021). Validation of the Social Information Processing Application (SIP-AP) across genders, socioeconomic levels, and forms of aggression. Psychological Assessment, 33, 716-728.
Raby, K. L., Waters, T. E., Tabachnick, A. R., Zajac, L., & Dozier, M. (2021). Increasing secure base script knowledge among parents with Attachment and Biobehavioral Catch-up. Development and Psychopathology, 33, 554-564.
2020
Tabachnick, A. R., He, Y., Zajac, L., Carlson, E. A., & Dozier, M. (2020). Infant attachment security predicts emotion expression and recovery in middle childhood. Emotion (online preview).
Garnett, M., Bernard, K., Hoye, J., Zajac, L., & Dozier, M. (2020). Parental sensitivity mediates the effects of an attachment-based intervention on children’s diurnal cortisol rhythm in middle childhood. Psychoneuroendocrinology, 121, 104809.
Tabachnick, A. R., Moore, C., Raby, K. L., Goldstein, A., Zajac, L., & Dozier, M. (2020). Respiratory sinus arrhythmia as a moderator of early maltreatment effects on later externalizing problems. Development and Psychopathology, 1-11.
Zajac, L., Prendergast, S., Feder, K. A., Cho, B., Kuhns, C., & Dozier, M. (2020). Trajectories of sleep in Child Protective Services (CPS)-referred children predict externalizing and internalizing symptoms in early childhood. Child Abuse & Neglect, 103, 104433.
Zajac, L., & Boyatzis, C. J. (2020). Parent perceptions of the role of religion in parent-child communication about a death in the family. Psychology of Religion and Spirituality (online preview).
Zajac, L., Bookhout, M. K., Hubbard, J. A., Carlson, E. A., & Dozier, M. (2020). Attachment disorganization in infancy: A developmental precursor to maladaptive social information processing at age eight. Child Development, 91, 145-162.
Tabachnick, A. R., Raby, K. L., Goldstein, A., Zajac, L., & Dozier, M. (2020). Attachment security in infancy predicts parasympathetic reactivity to frustration in middle childhood. Attachment & Human Development (online preview).
2019
Zajac, L., Raby, K. L., & Dozier, M. (2019). Sustained effects on attachment security in middle childhood: Results from a randomized clinical trial of the Attachment and Biobehavioral Catch-Up (ABC) intervention. Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 61, 417-424.
Bick, J., Lipschutz, R., Lind, T., Zajac, L., & Dozier, M. (2019). Associations between early home environment and trajectories of disruptive behavior among preschoolers reared in CPS-referred families. Developmental Child Welfare, 1, 297-311.
Tabachnick, A. R., Raby, K. L., Goldstein, A., Zajac, L., & Dozier, M. (2019). Effects of an attachment-based intervention in infancy on children’s autonomic regulation during middle childhood. Biological Psychology, 143, 22-31.
Zajac, L., Raby, K. L., & Dozier, M. (2019). Attachment state of mind and childhood experiences of maltreatment as predictors of sensitive care from infancy through middle childhood: Results from a longitudinal study of parents involved with Child Protective Services. Development and Psychopathology, 31, 113-125.
Zajac, L., Raby, K. L., & Dozier, M. (2019). Receptive vocabulary development of children placed in foster care and children who remained with birth parents after involvement with CPS. Child Maltreatment, 24, 107-112. Bick, J., Palmwood, E., Zajac, L., Simons, R., & Dozier, M. (2019). Early parenting intervention and adverse family environments affect neural function in middle childhood. Biological Psychiatry, 85, 326-335.
2018
Tabachnick, A. R., Valadez, E., Palmwood, E., Zajac, L., Simons, R., & Dozier, M. (2018). Depressive symptoms and error-related brain activity in CPS-referred children. Psychophysiology, 55, e13211.