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Child & Adolescent Psychiatry Faculty

Julie A. Larrieu, Ph.D.
Julie A. Larrieu Ph.D.


Current Positions:

Professor of Psychiatry and Neurology
Infant Team, Associate Director and Supervising Psychologist
Director of Clinical Psychology Internship Training
Consultant, Office of Public Health, Maternal Child Health

Education and Training:
Southeastern Louisiana University 1979 B.A. (summa cum laude) Psychology
Purdue University 1981 M.S., Developmental Psychology
Purdue University 1983 Ph.D., Developmental Psychology
Kent State University 1991 Clinical Respecialization, Clinical Psychology
University of California, Institute of Human Development 8/83-7/84 Postdoctoral Fellow - Developmental Psychology
Baylor College of Medicine 9/90-8/91 Psychology Internship
The Cleveland Clinic Foundation 9/91-9/92 Postdoctoral Fellow - Health Psychology

Years at Tulane:
Since July 1, 1998

Interests:
My research focuses on infant mental health issues, developmental psychopathology, and training and policy issues. Most of my work deals with abuse and neglect of infants and toddlers, including identifying risk factors for abuse as well as predictors of successful treatment for abusive parents. Current research projects address assessment of caregiver-infant relationships and resilience in the face of maltreatment. Measuring the effectiveness of various types of mental health interventions with high-risk families, which include very young children, is another interest of mine. Currently I am involved in providing training in infant mental health to professionals who are skilled in working with school-age children, and to public health nurses who work with a variety of at-risk families.

Selected Publications:
Hinshaw-Fuselier, S., Zeanah, P., & Larrieu, J. (in press). Training in infant mental health. In C. H. Zeanah (Ed.), Handbook of Infant Mental Health (3rd Edition), New York, Guilford Press.

Larrieu, J. A., Heller, S. H., Smyke, A. T., & Zeanah, C. H. (2008). Predictors of permanent loss of custody for mothers of infants and toddlers in foster care. Infant Mental Health Journal, 29, 48-60.

Boris, N., Larrieu, J., Nagle, G., Zeanah, P., Steier, A., & McNeill, P. (2006). The process and promise of mental health augmentation of nurse home-visiting programs: Data from the Louisiana Nurse-Family Partnership. Infant Mental Health Journal, 27, 26-40.

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Phone: (504) 988-5402
Fax: (504) 988-4264
E-mail: jlarrie@.tulane.edu

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