Lindsay Zajac Adams, PhD

Papers

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.

Posters and Presentations

2022

Cole, J., Zajac, L., Budney, A., Spinner, S., Schindewolf, E., & Paidas Teefey, C. (2022, May). Implementation of trauma informed care strategies in a multidisciplinary maternal-fetal care center. Abstract presented as an e-poster at the American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology Annual Conference, San Diego, California.

2021

Hertzog, J., Moreno, M., Palmer, L., & Zajac, L. (2021, May). When a baby is expected to die at birth: Supporting familial connection for expectant parents and siblings. Oral presentation given at the virtual Perinatal Mental Health and Early Childhood Conference.



Yarger, H., Lind, T., Raby, K.L., Zajac, L., & Dozier, M. (2021, April). Reducing behavior problems in children adopted internationally: Evidence from Attachment and Biobehavioral Catch-up. In E. Caron (Chair), Early childhood parent coaching interventions: Examining adaptations and coaching process. Symposium conducted at the Society for Research in Child Development Biennial Meeting, virtual conference.

Zajac, L., Moore, C., Bookhout, M., Marano, E., Hubbard, J.A., & Dozier, M. (2021, April). Infant attachment security predicts Child Protective Services (CPS)-referred children’s emotion expression with peers at age nine. Poster presented at the Society for Research in Child Development Meeting, virtual conference.

Flagg, A., Zajac, L., Roben, C.K.P., & Dozier, M. (2021, April).  Maternal adverse childhood experiences predict CPS-referred children’s externalizing and internalizing symptoms at age 10. Poster presented at the Society for Research in Child Development Biennial Meeting, virtual conference.

2020

Tabachnick, A. R., Zajac, L., & Dozier, M. (2020, November).  Increasing parental sensitivity in infancy promotes support seeking in middle childhood among CPS-referred families. Paper presented at the SRCD Special Topic Workshop: The State of Research on Prevention of Child Maltreatment: Current Knowledge and Future Directions to Inform Policy and Practice, St. Louis, MO.

Yarger, H., Lind, T., Raby, K. L., Zajac, L., Wallin, D. & Dozier, M. (2020, May). Intervening with Attachment and Biobehavioral Catch-up to reduce behavior problems among children adopted internationally: Evidence from a randomized controlled trial. Poster presented at the Society for Prevention Research 28th Annual Meeting - Why Context Matters: Towards a Place-Based Prevention Science, Washington, DC.

Bourne, S., Zajac, L., & Dozier, M. (2020, March). Parent attachment state of mind and preadolescent emotional development. Poster accepted for presentation at the Society for Research on Adolescence Biennial Meeting, San Diego, CA. (Conference cancelled)