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Devon LoParo

  • Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
    Assistant Professor
  • devon.loparo@emory.edu
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Academic Appointment

  • Assistant Professor, Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Emory University School of Medicine

Education

Degrees

  • PhD from Emory University
  • BS from Duke University

Research

Publications

  • Enhancing prediction of major depressive disorder onset in adolescents: A machine learning approach.
    J Psychiatr Res Volume: 182 Page(s): 235 - 242
    02/01/2025 Authors: LoParo D; Matos AP; Arnarson E; Craighead WE
  • Anxiety and Depression from Childhood to Young Adulthood: Trajectories and Risk Factors.
    Child Psychiatry Hum Dev Volume: 55 Page(s): 127 - 136
    02/01/2024 Authors: LoParo D; Fonseca AC; Matos APM; Craighead WE
  • A Developmental Cascade Analysis of Peer Rejection, Depression, Anxiety, and Externalizing Problems from Childhood through Young Adulthood.
    Res Child Adolesc Psychopathol Volume: 51 Page(s): 1303 - 1314
    09/01/2023 Authors: LoParo D; Fonseca AC; Matos AP; Craighead WE
  • Self-compassion and dissonance-based interventions for body image distress in young adult women.
    Body Image Volume: 38 Page(s): 191 - 200
    09/01/2021 Authors: Toole AM; LoParo D; Craighead LW
  • Referral patterns and demographic factors predict treatment dropout in suicidal youth.
    Suicide Life Threat Behav Volume: 51 Page(s): 616 - 623
    06/01/2021 Authors: Clarke C; Oh J; Khan H; LoParo D; Lamis DA
  • Adaptation and Pilot Testing of the Women's Recovery Group for Young Adults (WRG-YA).
    Alcohol Treat Q Volume: 39 Page(s): 225 - 237
    01/01/2021 Authors: Welsh JW; Hunnicutt-Ferguson K; Cattie JE; Shentu Y; Mataczynski MJ; LoParo D; Greenfield SF
  • Adverse childhood experiences in African Americans: Framework, practice, and policy.
    Am Psychol Volume: 76 Page(s): 314 - 325
    01/01/2021 Authors: Hampton-Anderson JN; Carter S; Fani N; Gillespie CF; Henry TL; Holmes E; Lamis DA; LoParo D; Maples-Keller JL; Powers A
  • Perceived Parental Knowledge and Adolescent Substance Use Outcomes.
    J Sch Health Volume: 90 Page(s): 711 - 717
    09/01/2020 Authors: Fay H; LoParo D; Shentu Y; Vasquez D; Welsh JW
  • Somatic symptoms in treatment-nave Hispanic and non-Hispanic patients with major depression.
    Depress Anxiety Volume: 37 Page(s): 156 - 165
    02/01/2020 Authors: Dunlop BW; Still S; LoParo D; Aponte-Rivera V; Johnson BN; Schneider RL; Nemeroff CB; Mayberg HS; Craighead WE
  • Early Identification of Youth at Risk for Suicidal Behavior.
    Crisis Volume: 40 Page(s): 326 - 332
    09/01/2019 Authors: Florez IA; LoParo D; Valentine N; Lamis DA
  • Associations of Suicide Prevention Trainings with Practices and Confidence among Clinicians at Community Mental Health Centers.
    Suicide Life Threat Behav Volume: 49 Page(s): 1148 - 1156
    08/01/2019 Authors: LoParo D; Florez IA; Valentine N; Lamis DA
  • Benefits of Sequentially Adding Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy or Antidepressant Medication for Adults With Nonremitting Depression.
    Am J Psychiatry Volume: 176 Page(s): 275 - 286
    04/01/2019 Authors: Dunlop BW; LoParo D; Kinkead B; Mletzko-Crowe T; Cole SP; Nemeroff CB; Mayberg HS; Craighead WE
  • Genome-Wide Association Studies of a Broad Spectrum of Antisocial Behavior.
    JAMA Psychiatry Volume: 74 Page(s): 1242 - 1250
    12/01/2017 Authors: Tielbeek JJ; Johansson A; Polderman TJC; Rautiainen M-R; Jansen P; Taylor M; Tong X; Lu Q; Burt AS; Tiemeier H
  • Emotional Benefits and Barriers of Psychological Services Scale: Initial construction and validation among African American women.
    J Couns Psychol Volume: 64 Page(s): 684 - 695
    11/01/2017 Authors: Watson-Singleton NN; Okunoren O; LoParo D; Hunter CD
  • Childhood emotional abuse, self/other attachment, and hopelessness in African-American women.
    Attach Hum Dev Volume: 19 Page(s): 22 - 37
    02/01/2017 Authors: Gaskin-Wasson AL; Calamaras MR; LoParo D; Goodnight BL; Remmert BC; Salami T; Mack S; Kaslow NJ
  • Rigorous tests of gene-environment interactions in a lab study of the oxytocin receptor gene (OXTR), alcohol exposure, and aggression.
    Am J Med Genet B Neuropsychiatr Genet Volume: 171 Page(s): 589 - 602
    07/01/2016 Authors: LoParo D; Johansson A; Walum H; Westberg L; Santtila P; Waldman I
  • The oxytocin receptor gene (OXTR) is associated with autism spectrum disorder: a meta-analysis.
    Mol Psychiatry Volume: 20 Page(s): 640 - 646
    05/01/2015 Authors: LoParo D; Waldman ID
  • Twins' rearing environment similarity and childhood externalizing disorders: a test of the equal environments assumption.
    Behav Genet Volume: 44 Page(s): 606 - 613
    11/01/2014 Authors: LoParo D; Waldman I
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