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KRISTIN BERNARD Curriculum Vitae CONTACT Department of Psychology
Stony Brook University Stony Brook, NY 11794
631-632-7576 (office) 631-219-0369 (cell)
POSITIONS
2013 – Present Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY Department of Psychology Assistant Professor EDUCATION
2012 – 2013 University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL
Department of Psychiatry Pre-doctoral Clinical Internship
2006 – 2013 University of Delaware, Newark, DE Ph.D., Clinical Psychology (August, 2013)
Master of Arts, Psychology (May, 2009)
2002 – 2006 University of Maryland, College Park, MD
B.A., Psychology B.A., Studio Art
HONORS AND AWARDS
2015 Rising Star, Association for Psychological Science 2015 Excellence in Attachment Research, Dissertation Award, Society for Emotion
and Attachment Studies 2015 Teacher of the Year, Department of Psychology, Stony Brook University
2009 – 2014 NIMH Early Experience, Stress, and Neurobehavioral Development
Center Traineeship 2010 – 2011 University of Delaware Dissertation Fellowship
2009, 2011, 2013 Society for Research in Child Development Student Travel Award 2009, 2010, 2011 University of Delaware, Professional Development Award 2009, 2010, 2011 University of Delaware, Department of Psychology Travel Award 2009, 2010 University of Delaware, Department of Psychology Fiorito Award
2003 – 2006 Psi Chi, National Honor Society in Psychology, University of Maryland 2002 – 2006 University of Maryland President’s Scholarship 2002 – 2006 University of Maryland Honors Program
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PUBLICATIONS: Journal Articles ŦDenotes student author.
Bernard, K., Frost, A.Ŧ, Bennett, C. B., & Lindhiem, O. (in press). Maltreatment and diurnal cortisol
regulation: A meta-analysis. Psychoneuroendocrinology.
Bernard, K., Lee, A. H.Ŧ, & Dozier, M. (in press). Effects of the ABC intervention on foster children's receptive vocabulary: Follow-up results from a randomized controlled trial. Child Maltreatment.
Caron, EB, Bernard, K., & Dozier, M. (in press). In vivo feedback predicts parent behavior change in
the Attachment and Biobehavioral Catch-up intervention. Journal of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology.
Dozier, M., & Bernard, K. (in press). Attachment and Biobehavioral Catch-up: Addressing the needs of infants and toddlers exposed to inadequate or problematic caregiving. Current Opinion in
Psychology.
Dozier, M., Roben, C. K., Caron, EB, Hoye, J., & Bernard, K. (in press). Attachment and Biobehavioral Catch-up: An evidence-based intervention for vulnerable infants and their families. Psychotherapy Research.
Roben, C., Dozier, M., Caron, EB, & Bernard, K. (in press). Moving an evidence-based parenting program into the community. Child Development.
Fogelman, N., Mikhailik, A., Mueller-Alcazar, A., Bernard, K., & Turhan, C. (2016). Stressing over
anxiety: A novel interaction of 5-HTTPLR genotype and anxiety-related phenotypes in older adults. Psychoneurendocrinology, 71, 36-42.
Salis, K. L.Ŧ, Bernard, K., Black, S. R., Dougherty, L. R., & Klein, D. (2016). Examining the concurrent and longitudinal relationship between diurnal cortisol rhythms and conduct problems during
childhood. Psychoneuroendocrinology, 71, 147-154.
Bernard, K., Simons, R., Dozier, M. (2015). Effects of an attachment-based intervention on high-risk mothers’ event-related potentials to children’s emotions. Child Development, 86, 1673-1684.
Bernard, K., Zwerling, J.Ŧ, & Dozier, M. (2015). Blunted diurnal cortisol mediates the association
between maltreatment risk and externalizing behavior. Developmental Psychobiology, 57, 935-947.
Bernard, K., Hostinar, C., & Dozier, M. (2015). Intervention effects on diurnal cortisol rhythms of CPS-referred infants persist into early childhood: Preschool follow-up results of a randomized
clinical trial. JAMA Pediatrics, 169, 112-119.
Bernard, K., Peloso, E., Laurenceau, J-P., Zhang, Z., & Dozier, M. (2015). Examining change in
cortisol patterns during the 10-week transition to a new childcare setting. Child Development, 86,
456-471.
Bernard, K., Dozier, M., Bick, J., & Gordon, M. K. (2015). Normalizing blunted diurnal cortisol
rhythms among children at risk for neglect: The effects of an early intervention. Development and Psychopathology, 27, 829-841.
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Lind, T., Bernard, K., Ross, E. K., & Dozier, M. (2014). Intervention effects on negative affect in CPS-
referred children: Results of a randomized clinical trial. Child Abuse & Neglect, 38, 1459-1467.
Asok, A., Bernard, K., Rosen, J. B., Dozier, M., & Roth, T. L. (2014). Infant-caregiver experiences
alter telomere length in the brain. PLOS ONE, 9, e101437.
Meade, E. B., Dozier, M., & Bernard, K. (2014). Using video feedback as a tool in training parent coaches: Promising results from a single-subject design. Attachment and Human Development, 16, 356-370.
Bernard, K., Meade, E. B., & Dozier, M. (2013). Parental synchrony and nurturance as targets in an attachment based intervention: Building upon Mary Ainsworth’s insights about mother-infant
interaction. Attachment and Human Development, 15, 507-523.
Dozier, M., Zeanah, C., & Bernard, K. (2013). Infants and toddlers in the child welfare system. Child
Development Perspectives, 7, 166-171.
Asok, A., Bernard, K., Roth, T., Rosen, J., & Dozier, M. (2013). Parental responsiveness moderates the association between early-life stress and reduced telomere length. Development and Psychopathology, 25, 577-585.
Bick, J., Dozier, M., Bernard, K., Grasso, D., & Simons, R. (2013). Foster mother-infant bonding: Associations between foster mothers’ oxytocin production, electrophysiological brain activity, feelings of commitment, and caregiving quality. Child Development.
Bernard, K., Dozier, M., Bick, J., Lewis-Morrarty, E., Lindhiem, O., & Carlson, E. (2012). Enhancing attachment organization among maltreated children: Results of a randomized clinical trial. Child
Development, 83, 623-636.
Lewis-Morrarty, E., Dozier, M., Bernard, K., Moore, S., & Terraciano, S. (2012). Cognitive flexibility
and theory of mind outcomes among foster children: Preschool follow-up results of a randomized clinical trial. Journal of Adolescent Health, 51, 17-22.
Bernard, K., & Dozier, M (2011). This is My Baby: Foster parents’ feelings of commitment and displays of delight. Infant Mental Health Journal, 32, 251-262.
Lindhiem, O., Bernard, K., & Dozier, M. (2011). Maternal sensitivity: Within-person variability and the utility of multiple assessments. Child Maltreatment, 16, 41-50.
Bernard, K., Butzin-Dozier, Z., Rittenhouse, J., & Dozier, M. (2010). Young children living with neglecting birth parents show more blunted daytime patterns of cortisol production than children
in foster care and comparison children. Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, 164, 438-443.
Bernard, K., & Dozier, M. (2010). Examining infants’ cortisol responses to laboratory tasks among
children varying in attachment disorganization: Stress reactivity or return to baseline? Developmental Psychology, 46, 1771-1778.
Sumner, M. M., Bernard, K., & Dozier, M. (2010). Young children's full-day patterns of cortisol production on childcare days: Evidence for return to typical bedtime values . Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine, 164, 567-571.
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Dozier, M., Lindhiem, O., Lewis, E., Bick, J., Bernard, K., & Peloso, E. (2009). Effects of a foster
parent training program on young children’s attachment behaviors: Preliminary evidence from a randomized clinical trial. Child & Adolescent Social Work Journal. Special Issue: Attachment theory
and its application to practice, 26, 321-332.
PUBLICATIONS: Chapters ŦDenotes student author.
Bernard, K., & Frost, A.Ŧ (In press). Foster care. In M. H. Bornstein (Ed.), The SAGE Encyclopedia of Lifespan Human Development. Sage Publications.
Bernard, K., Frost, A. Ŧ, Kuzava, S. Ŧ (In press). Neurobiological development in foster youth: Outcomes and intervention. In E. Trejos & N. Trevino (Eds.), Handbook of Foster Youth.
Deer, L. K., Bernard, K., & Hostinar, C. E. (In press). The influence of maternal stress and child maltreatment on offspring. In L. Welling (Ed.), Oxford Handbook of Evolutionary Psychology and
Behavioral Endocrinology.
Dozier, M., Bernard, K., & Roben, C. (In press). Attachment and Biobehavioral Catch-up. In H. Steele & M. Steele (Eds.), Handbook of Attachment-Based Interventions.
Dozier, M., & Bernard, K. (2015). Attachment: Normal development, individual differences, and associations with experience. In A. Thapar, D. Pine, J. Leckman, S. Scott, M. Snowling, & E. Taylor
(Eds.), Rutter’s Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 6th edition (pp. 65-78). Oxford, UK: John Wiley & Sons.
Bernard, K., Lind, T., & Dozier, M. (2014). Neurobiological consequences of neglect and abuse. In J. Korbin & R. Krugman (Eds.), Handbook of child maltreatment (pp. 205-223). New York: Springer.
Dozier, M., Meade, E. B., & Bernard, K. (2014). Attachment and Biobehavioral Catch-up: An intervention for parents at risk of maltreating their infants and toddlers. In S. Timmer & A. Urquiza
(Eds.), Evidence-based approaches for the treatment of child maltreatment (pp. 43-59). New York: Springer.
Bick, J. Bernard, K., & Dozier, M. (2013). An attachment-based intervention for substance using mothers and their infants. In N. E. Suchman, M. Pajulo, & L. C. Mayes (Eds.), Parenting and substance addiction: Developmental approaches to intervention (pp. 303-320). New York: Oxford.
Dozier, M., Bick, J., & Bernard, K. (2011). Attachment-based treatment for young, vulnerable
children. In J. Osofsky (Ed.), Clinical work with traumatized young children (pp. 75-95). New York: Guilford.
Bernard, K., & Dozier, M. (2009). Adoption and foster placement. In J. B. Benson & M. M. Heath (Eds.), Social and Emotional Development in Infancy and Early Childhood (pp. 12-17). Elsevier Science. PUBLICATIONS: Other
Dozier, M., & Bernard, K. (2012). Attachment and Biobehavioral Catch-up. Child Welfare 360°. Winter, 2012, 16-17.
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Dozier, M., Bick, J., & Bernard, K. (2011). Intervening with foster parents to enhance biobehavioral
outcomes among infants and toddlers. Zero to Three Journal, 31, 17-22.
Dozier, M., & Bernard, K. (2009). The impact of attachment-based interventions on the quality of
attachment among infants and young children. In R. E. Tremblay, R. G. Barr, & R. Peters (Eds.), Encyclopaedia on Early Childhood Development [online]. Montreal, Quebec: Centre of Excellence for Early Childhood Development. Available at: http://www.child-encyclopedia.com/documents/ Dozier-BernardANGxp_rev.pdf
Bernard, K., & Dozier, M. (2008). Adoption and foster placement. In M. M. Haith & J. B. Benson (Eds.), Encyclopedia of Infant and Early Childhood Development. Academic Press. PUBLICATIONS: Books under contract
Dozier, M., Bernard, K., & Roben, C. (Under contract). Attachment and Biobehavioral Catch-up: Intervening to Enhance Behavioral and Biological Outcomes of Infants and Young Children.
Guilford Press.
PUBLICATIONS: Manuscripts under Review ŦDenotes student author.
Dagan. O., Asok, A., Steele, H., Steele, M., & Bernard, K. (Under review). Attachment security
moderates the link between adverse childhood experiences and cellular aging.
Facompre, C.Ŧ, Bernard, K., & Waters, T. (Accepted, pending minor revisions). Effectiveness of interventions in preventing disorganized attachment: A meta-analysis. Development and Psychopathology.
Frost, A.Ŧ, Jelinek, C., Bernard, K., Lind, T., & Dozier, M. (Under review). Longitudinal associations between low morning cortisol in infancy and anger dysregulation in early childhood in a CPS-
referred sample.
Lind, T., Bernard, K., & Dozier, M. (Under review). Enhancing inhibitory control in children referred
to child protective services: A randomized clinical trial.
Lind, T., Raby, K. L., Goldstein, A., Bernard, K., & Dozier, M. (Under review). Improving social competence in internationally adopted children with the Attachment and Biobehavioral Catch-up Intervention: A Randomized Clinical Trial.
PUBLICATIONS: Manuscripts in Preparation ŦDenotes student author.
Bernard, K., Frost, A.Ŧ, Jelinek, C.Ŧ, Dozier, M. (In preparation). Early obesity risk among neglected children: Secure attachment as a protective factor.
Bernard, K., Kuzava, S.Ŧ, & Dozier, M. (In preparation). Late positive potential to own baby and maternal nurturance among CPS-referred mothers.
Bernard, K., Nissim, G.Ŧ, Perrone, L.Ŧ, & Dozier, M. (In preparation). Maternal nurturance mediates the association between cumulative risk and children’s physiological regulation.
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Lind, T. A., Goldstein, A., Bernard, K., & Dozier, M. (In preparation). CPS-involved children
remaining with birth parents show more behavioral dysregulation than children in foster care.
Nissim, G.Ŧ, Vaccaro, S.Ŧ, Lindhiem, O., Harris, J., & Bernard, K. (In preparation). Maternal
depression and maternal sensitivity during infancy: Results of a meta-analysis.
Yarger, H. A., Bernard, K., Meade, E. B., Dozier, M. (In preparation). Attachment and Biobehavioral Catch-up for parents adopting internationally: Enhancing sensitivity through a randomized clinical trial.
FUNDING/GRANTS
Current
2016 – 2018 PI, R21 MH108766-01 (Co-PI: Greg Hajcak, Co-I: Daniel Klein) Targeting Biomarkers of Risk for Depression and Anxiety through a Parenting Intervention [Impact score: 10, Percentil:e 1st]
National Institute of Mental Health Total Costs: $429,642
2015 – 2018 PI, Sub-contract Evaluating the Efficacy of ABC for High-Risk Parents and Infants Fund for the City of New York
Direct Costs: $255,637
2014 – 2019 Consultant, R01 MH074374 (PI: Mary Dozier)
Intervening Early with Neglected Children: Key Middle Childhood Outcomes National Institute of Mental Health
Past
2011 – 2012 Co-investigator, EESND Seed Grant The Impact of Childhood Maltreatment on Markers of Inflammation and HPA Axis Function: A Model of Psycho-Neuro-Immune Interactions NIMH Early Experience, Stress, and Neurobehavioral Development Center Direct Costs: $10,400
Mentored
2016 – 2020 Mentor, Graduate Research Fellowship [Student: Sierra Kuzava]
Inflammation, Reward Sensitivity, and Insensitive Parenting National Science Foundation
Annual Costs: $46,000
2015 – 2019 Mentor, Graduate Research Fellowship [Student: Allison Frost] A Multi-system Approach to Understanding the Impact of Stress on Children
National Science Foundation Annual Costs: $46,000
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PRESENTATIONS
Invited Presentations
Bernard, K. (May, 2017). Early Life Stress and Neurobiology: The Buffering Role of Sensitive Parenting. First3Years Regional Conference, San Antonio, Texas.
Bernard, K. (April, 2017). Early Life Stress and Neurobiology: The Buffering Role of Sensitive
Parenting. 6th Annual Symposium on Infant and Toddler Mental Health, Lake Havasu City, Arizona.
Bernard, K. (February, 2016). Early Life Stress and Neurobiology: The Buffering Role of Sensitive
Parenting. Bridging the Gap: Clinical Application of Attachment Theory Conference. Salt Lake City, Utah.
Bernard, K. (February, 2016). Attachment and Biobehavioral Catch-up: A Translational Approach to Intervention. Bridging the Gap: Clinical Application of Attachment Theory Conference. Salt Lake City, Utah.
Bernard, K. (December, 2015). Early Life Stress and Neurobiology: A Translational Approach to
Attachment-based Intervention. Universidad del Desarrollo, Santiago, Chile.
Bernard, K. (October, 2014). Enhancing attachment organization among maltreated children:
Results of a randomized clinical trial. Observatoire National de l’Enfance en Danger. Paris, France.
Bernard, K. (May, 2014). Attachment and Biobehavioral Catch-up: An intervention for high-risk mothers and children. Invited Presentation at the Center for Family Intervention Sciences, Drexel
University, Philadelphia, PA.
Bernard, K. (May, 2014). Early life stress and neurobiology: A translational approach to
intervention. Invited Presentation at The New School for Social Research, New York, NY.
Bernard, K. (February, 2012). Early life stress and neurobiology: A translational approach to intervention. Invited Presentation at Pennsylvania State University, State College, PA.
Bernard, K. (December, 2012). Early life stress and neurobiology: A translational approach to
intervention. Invited Presentation at Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY.
International, National, and Regional Conference Presentations ŦDenotes student author.
Bernard, K., Frost, A.Ŧ, Jelinek, C.Ŧ, & Dozier, M. (April, 2017). Secure attachment predicts lower BMI among CPS-referred children: Results from an RCT of the ABC intervention. Paper within organized paper symposium at the biennial meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development, Austin, TX.
Dagan, O., Asok, A., Steele, H., Steele, M., & Bernard, K. (April, 2017). Attachment security
moderates the link between adverse childhood experiences and cellular aging. Paper within organized paper symposium at the biennial meeting of the Society for Research in Child
Development, Austin, TX.
Facompre, C.Ŧ, Bernard, K., & Water, T. (April, 2017). Child maltreatment history moderates the effectiveness of interventions in preventing disorganized attachment: A meta-analysis. Paper
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within organized paper symposium at the biennial meeting of the Society for Research in Child
Development, Austin, TX.
Frost, A.Ŧ, Kuzava, S.Ŧ, Lazzaro, A.Ŧ, Nissim, G.Ŧ, & Bernard, K. (April, 2017). The physiology of
maternal sensitivity: Interactive effects of mothers’ neural and SNS reactivity in predicting behavior. Paper within organized paper symposium at the biennial meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development, Austin, TX.
Imrisek, S.Ŧ, Rodriguez, M.Ŧ, & Bernard, K. (April, 2017). Predicting externalizing behavior in infancy: Maternal depression and beliefs about infant crying. Poster presentation at the biennial meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development, Austin, TX.
Lazzaro, A.Ŧ, Mercorella, R.Ŧ, Vaccaro, S.Ŧ, Nissim, G.Ŧ, & Bernard, K. (April, 2017). Maternal beliefs about infant crying mediate the association between secure base script knowledge and maternal
nurturance. Poster presentation at the biennial meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development, Austin, TX.
Lee, A. H.Ŧ, & Bernard, K. (April, 2017). Examining maternal sensitivity to distress and non-distress as predictors of infants’ emerging communication skills. Poster presentation at the biennial meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development, Austin, TX.
Lee, A. H.Ŧ, Imrisek, S.Ŧ, Rodriguez, M.Ŧ, & Bernard, K. (April, 2017). Cumulative sociodemographic risk moderates the association between adverse childhood experiences and maternal depressive
symptoms. Poster presentation at the biennial meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development, Austin, TX.
Mercorella, R.Ŧ, Lazzaro, A.Ŧ, Frost, A.Ŧ, Vaccaro, S.Ŧ, Nissim, G.Ŧ, & Bernard, K. (April, 2017). Mothers’ secure base script knowledge moderates the effect of adverse childhood experiences on maternal sensitivity. Poster presentation at the biennial meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development, Austin, TX.
Nissim,G.Ŧ, Vaccaro, S.Ŧ, Lindhiem, O., Harris, J., & Bernard, K. (April, 2017). Maternal depression and maternal sensitivity during infancy: Results of a meta-analysis. Poster presentation at the
biennial meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development, Austin, TX.
Rodriguez, M.Ŧ, Imrisek, S.Ŧ, Dash, A.Ŧ, & Bernard, K. (April, 2017). ABC intervention for high-risk infants: Examining mechanisms of change in the context of community-based implementation. Poster presentation at the biennial meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development, Austin, TX.
Szenczy, A.Ŧ, Frost, A.Ŧ, Kuzava, S.Ŧ, Jelinek, C.Ŧ, & Bernard, K. (April, 2017). Mother-oriented beliefs
about infant crying predict psychophysiological processing of own infant stimuli. Poster presentation at the biennial meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development, Austin, TX.
Vaccaro, S.Ŧ, Nissim, G.Ŧ, Kuzava, S.Ŧ, Mercorella, R.Ŧ, & Bernard, K. (April, 2017). Mothers’ secure base script knowledge predicts ERP responses to infant crying expressions. Poster presentation at the biennial meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development, Austin, TX.
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Kuzava, S.Ŧ, & Bernard, K. (November, 2016). Bias in perception of infant emotionality predicts
attenuated maternal brain response to own baby. Poster presentation at the International Society for Developmental Psychobiology. San Diego, CA.
Frost, A.Ŧ, Bernard, K. (May, 2016). Study design moderates the association between maltreatment and low waking cortisol: Results of a meta-analysis. Poster presentation at the Association for Psychological Science Annual Convention, Chicago, IL.
Bernard, K. (March, 2016). Caregiver sensitivity as a buffer against the effects of stress on children’s cortisol dysregulation. Paper within organized paper symposium at the Eastern Psychological Association Conference, New York, NY.
Bernard, K., & Dozier, M. (November, 2015). Maternal nurturance mediates the association between cumulative risk and children’s psychophysiological regulation. Paper within organized
paper symposium at the International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies, New Orleans, LA.
Bernard, K., Lind, T., & Dozier, M. (August, 2015). Maternal dismissing state of mind predicts anger dysregulation among children involved in child protective services. Paper within organized paper symposium at the International Attachment Conference, New York, NY.
Bernard, K., & Dozier, M. (May, 2015). Adapting the ABC intervention for children adopted
internationally and toddlers in foster care. Paper within organized paper symposium at the Society for Prevention Research 23rd Annual Meeting, Washington, DC.
Frost, A.Ŧ, Jelinek, C.Ŧ, Bernard, K., & Dozier, M. (May, 2015). Early obesity risk in neglected children: Attachment security as a protective factor. Poster presentation at the Society for Prevention Research 23rd Annual Meeting, Washington, DC.
Facompre, C.Ŧ, Bernard, K., & Dozier, M. (March, 2015). Deconstructing maternal sensitivity:
Effects of nurturance versus synchrony on children’s behavior problems. Poster presentation at the biennial meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development, Philadelphia, PA.
Jelinek, C.Ŧ, Frost, A.Ŧ, Bernard, K., Lind, T., & Dozier, M. (March, 2015). Low waking cortisol during infancy predicts neglected children’s anger dysregulation and disruptive behavior in early childhood. Poster presentation at the biennial meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development, Philadelphia, PA.
Lee, A. H. E.Ŧ, Bernard, K., Lind, T., & Dozier, M. (March, 2015). Neglected children’s early competence in a challenging task predicts later emotion and behavior regulation. Poster
presentation at the biennial meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development, Philadelphia, PA.
Yarger, H., Meade, EB., Bernard, K., & Dozier, M. (March, 2015). Enhancing sensitivity and positive regard among parents of children adopted internationally: Long-term effects from an RCT. Poster presentation at the biennial meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development, Philadelphia, PA.
Bernard, K., Zwerling, J.Ŧ, & Dozier, M. (March, 2014). Blunted diurnal cortisol mediates the
association between maltreatment risk and externalizing behavior: Results from an early parenting
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intervention. Paper symposium at the Annual Scientific Meeting of the American Psychosomatic
Society, San Francisco, CA.
Asok, A., Bernard, K., Rosen, J. B., Dozier, M., & Roth, T. L. (November, 2013). Telomere length
modulation in brain tissue of rats exposed to caregiver maltreatment. Poster presented at annual meeting for the Society for Neuroscience, San Diego, CA.
Bernard, K., Dozier, M., & Simons, R. (April, 2013). An attachment-based intervention for mothers at high-risk for maltreatment: Effects on maternal brain responses to children’s emotional expressions. Paper symposium at the biennial meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development, Seattle, WA.
Dozier, M., Bernard, K., Bick, J., & Gordon, M. K. (April, 2013). Normalizing neglected children’s blunted diurnal cortisol rhythms: The effects of an early intervention. Paper symposium at the
biennial meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development, Seattle, WA.
Wallin, A., Dozier, M., Bernard, K., & Meade, E. (April, 2013). Attachment and Biobehavioral Catch-up: Effects on parental positive regard. Poster presented at the biennial meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development, Seattle, WA.
Asok, A., Bernard, K., Roth, T. L., Rosen, J. B., & Dozier, M. (October, 2012). Early life stress
decreases the length of telomeres during childhood. Poster presentation at the Molecular and Cellular Cognition Society, New Orleans, LA.
Bernard, K., Bick, J., & Dozier, M. (April, 2011). Caregiver intrusiveness predicts more blunted diurnal cortisol patterns among children in foster care. Poster presentation at the biennial meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development, Montreal, QC.
Wallin, A., Dozier, M., Bick, J., & Bernard, K. (April, 2011). Attachment and empathy among
children experiencing early adversity. Paper symposium at the biennial meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development, Montreal, QC.
Allen, E., Bick, J., Bernard, K., & Dozier, M. (April, 2011). Empathy and indiscriminate friendliness in young children. Poster presentation at the biennial meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development, Montreal, QC.
Bernard, K., & Dozier, M. (March, 2010). Examining infants’ cortisol responses to laboratory tasks among children varying in attachment disorganization: Stress reactivity or return to baseline? Poster presentation accepted for the International Society on Infant Studies, Baltimore, MD.
Dozier, M., & Bernard, K. (September, 2009) Using neuroendocrine assays to understand developmental mechanisms in young children. Workshop at the Family Research Consortium V,
Yale Child Study Center, New Haven, CT.
Bernard, K., Dozier, M., & Ahnert, L. (April, 2009). Stress reactivity during the transition to childcare in Germany and the United States. Paper symposium at the biennial meeting of the
Society for Research in Child Development, Denver, CO.
Bernard, K., & Dozier, M. (April, 2009). This is My Baby: Foster parents’ feelings of commitment
and displays of delight. Poster presentation at the biennial meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development, Denver, CO.
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Dozier, M., Lynch, A., Farber, A., Peloso, E., Hepp, B. W., & Bernard, K. (April, 2009). Effects of a
parenting intervention on cortisol production among children adopted internationally: Preliminary results. Paper symposium at the biennial meeting of the Society for Research in Child
Development, Denver, CO.
Community Presentations and Workshops
Bernard, K. (October, 2016). Relationships and resilience in vulnerable children. Division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry SUNY Stony Brook 16th Annual Psychiatric Conference for Educators, Holbrook, NY.
Bernard, K. (May, 2015). Attachment relationships in stressful environments: Theory, research, and intervention. Parent Child Home Program Conference, Uniondale, NY.
Bernard, K. (December, 2014). Infants at risk: Effectiveness of the ABC intervention. Professional development workshop for Teen Parent Conference, Touro College, Jacob D. Fuchsberg Law
Center, Central Islip, NY.
Bernard, K. (December, 2014). Addressing the needs of high-risk mothers and infants: Effectiveness of the ABC intervention. Clinical roundtable for New York Zero-to-Three Network,
New York, NY.
Bernard, K. (October, 2014). Infants at risk: Effectiveness of the ABC intervention. Infancy
Leadership Circle, Suffolk County, NY. TEACHING
Child and Adult Assessment, PSY602, Stony Brook University Child Maltreatment, PSY339, Stony Brook University Statistical Methods in Psychology, PSY201, Stony Brook University
Survey of Clinical Psychology (Co-Instructor), PSY610, Stony Brook University
SERVICE AND PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES
Ad Hoc Journal Reviewing Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine; Attachment and Human Development; Behavioral Brain Research; Biological Psychiatry; BMC Nursing, British Journal of Developmental Psychology; Child Abuse and Neglect; Child Development; Child Development Perspectives; Development & Psychopathology; Developmental Psychobiology; Developmental Science; Early Childhood Research Quarterly; Emotion; Infancy; Infant and Child Development; International Journal of Environmental
Research and Public Health; JAMA Pediatrics; Journal of Affective Disorders; Journal of Applied Research on Children; Journal of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology ; Journal of Family
Psychology; PLOS One; Prevention Science; Psychoneuroendocrinology; Psychophysiology; Social Development; Social Neuroscience; Social Sciences
Grant Reviewing U.S.-Israel Binational Science Foundation, 2014
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Conference Reviewing
Reviewer for Parenting and Parent-Child Relationships Panel, Society for Research in Child Development (2015 Biennial Meeting), 2014
Departmental and University Service
Psychology Master’s Program Admissions Committee, March 2015 – Present Undergraduate Committee, Department of Psychology, September 2014 – Present
Faculty Representative on Search Committee for Instructional Support Technician Hire, Jan 2015 Graduate Committee (Ad-hoc clinical representative) Department of Psychology, Spring 2014
John Neale Award Review Committee, Department of Psychology, Spring 2014
GRADUATE AND UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH EXPERIENCE
2006 – 2012 Graduate Research Assistant, Infant Caregiver Project
University of Delaware, Newark, DE. Advisor: Mary Dozier, Ph.D.
2005 – 2006 Lab Manager, Maryland Child and Family Development Lab
University of Maryland, College Park, MD. Supervisor: Jude Cassidy, Ph.D.
2003 – 2005 Research Assistant, Maryland Child and Family Development Lab University of Maryland, College Park, MD.
Supervisor: Jude Cassidy, Ph.D.
CLINICAL EXPERIENCE
2012 – 2013 Psychology Intern
Department of Psychiatry, University of Illinois at Chicago
2009 – 2012 Child Wellbeing Initiative Therapist, Trauma-Focused CBT
Division of Child Mental Health Services, Delaware
2010 – 2011 Parent Group Leader
Human Emotions Lab, University of Delaware
2009 – 2011 CHOP Project Access Practicum Student Behavioral Health in Urban Schools, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
2008 – 2012 Attachment and Biobehavioral Catch-up Parent Coach and Supervisor
Infant Caregiver Project, University of Delaware
2007 – 2008 Psychological Trainee, Psychological Services Training Center University of Delaware, Newark, DE
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
Society for Research in Child Development (SRCD) Association for Psychological Science (APS)