Biography

Website:
Prevention Science Lab
National Library of Medicine
Research with Rowan 
Google Scholar

Education:
Post-Doctoral Associate, Vanderbilt University
Ph.D., Psychology, University of Michigan
M.S., Psychology, University of Michigan
B.A., Psychology, University of Pennsylvania

Research Expertise:
Prevention Science | Developmental Origins of Disease | Depression

My research focuses on developing, evaluating, and implementing interventions to prevent common health problems. Much of my research has focused on the prevention of depression in late childhood and early adolescence. My recent work evaluates the role of maternal perinatal adversity in the development of chronic health complications in offspring (e.g., asthma, allergies, and mental health problems) and whether perinatal interventions might prevent the transmission of risk from mother to child. Additionally, I have a strong interest in causal modeling strategies—particularly structural equation modeling—and strategies for implementing preventive care effectively in real-world settings.

Professional Memberships:
Association of Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies
Society for Prevention Research
Postpartum Support International
Marcé of North America 

Selected Publications:
Brunwasser SM, Snyder BM, Driscoll AJ, Fell DB, Savitz DA, Feikin DR, Skidmore B, Bhat N, Bont LJ, Dupont WD, Wu P, Gebretsadik T, Holt PG, Zar HJ, Ortiz JO, Hartert TV. Assessing the strength of evidence for a causal effect of respiratory syncytial virus lower respiratory tract infection on subsequent wheezing illness: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Lancet Respiratory Medicine. 2020 Aug;8(8):795-806. doi: 10.1016/S2213-2600(20)30109-0. https://www.thelancet.com/pdfs/journals/lanres/PIIS2213-2600(20)30109-0.pdf

Nian H, Odland R, Mindlin S, Ammar L, Tindle H, Miller AM, Ryckman KK, Xie E, Hartert TV, Snyder BM, Brunwasser SM, Wu P. Demographic characteristics, perinatal smoking patterns, and risk for neonatal health complications among pregnant smokers in the United States who begin using electronic cigarettes during pregnancy: A descriptive study using population-based surveillance data. Nicotine and Tobacco Research. 2024 May 23:ntae119.

Hartert TV, Wu P, Brunwasser SM. Respiratory syncytial virus and asthma: untying the Gordian knot. The Lancet Respiratory Medicine. 2021 Oct 1;9(10):1092-4.

Gotham K, Brunwasser SM, Lord C. Depressive and anxiety symptom trajectories from school age through young adulthood in samples with autism spectrum disorder and developmental delay. Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry. 2015 May 1;54(5):369-76.

Brunwasser SM, Gillham JE, Kim ES. A meta-analytic review of the Penn Resiliency Program’s effect on depressive symptoms. Journal of consulting and clinical psychology. 2009 Dec;77(6):1042.