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Mary Lynch PhD

  • Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
    Assistant Professor
  • (404) 712-9815
  • mlynch@emory.edu
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Academic Appointment

Education

Degrees

  • PhD from Cornell University
  • BA from University of Nebraska at Omaha
  • MA from University of Nebraska at Omaha

Research

Focus

  • Impact of prenatal substance use on development; impact of parental characteristics and behavior on child and adolescent development; social and cognitive development in children with galactosemia.

Publications

  • The effect of psychological distress on health outcomes: A systematic review and meta-analysis of prospective studies.
    J Health Psychol Volume: 25 Page(s): 227 - 239
    02/01/2020 Authors: Barry V; Stout ME; Lynch ME; Mattis S; Tran DQ; Antun A; Ribeiro MJ; Stein SF; Kempton CL
  • Developmental outcomes of children with Duarte galactosemia: exploring the bases of an apparent contradiction in the literature.
    Genet Med Volume: 21 Page(s): 2683 - 2685
    12/01/2019 Authors: Fridovich-Keil JL; Carlock G; Coles CD; Lynch ME; Millians MN; Potter NL; Powell K; Richards P; Singh R; Wittenauer A
  • Disease-related distress among adults with haemophilia: A qualitative study.
    Haemophilia Volume: 25 Page(s): 988 - 995
    11/01/2019 Authors: Mattis S; Barry V; Taylor N; Lynch ME; Tatum K; Whitten S; Kempton CL
  • Exploring changes in distress among individuals with bleeding disorders: What is linked to improvements in distress?
    J Health Psychol Volume: 24 Page(s): 1724 - 1733
    10/01/2019 Authors: Barry V; Lynch ME; Tran DQ; Antun A; DeBalsi A; Hicks D; Lasseter F; Mattis S; Ribeiro MJ; Stein SF
  • Association Analysis: Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder and Hypertension Status in Children and Adolescents.
    Alcohol Clin Exp Res Volume: 43 Page(s): 1727 - 1733
    08/01/2019 Authors: Cook JC; Lynch ME; Coles CD
  • Longitudinal changes of amygdala functional connectivity in adolescents prenatally exposed to cocaine.
    Drug Alcohol Depend Volume: 200 Page(s): 50 - 58
    07/01/2019 Authors: Li Z; Lei K; Coles CD; Lynch ME; Hu X
  • Developmental Outcomes in Duarte Galactosemia.
    Pediatrics Volume: 143
    01/01/2019 Authors: Carlock G; Fischer ST; Lynch ME; Potter NL; Coles CD; Epstein MP; Mulle JG; Kable JA; Barrett CE; Edwards SM
  • DEVELOPMENT OF A HEMOPHILIA DISTRESS TOOL
    Volume: 93 Page(s): E46 - E47
    09/01/2018 Authors: Michaels ME; Barry V; Mattis S; Lynch ME; Kempton CL
  • Effects of prenatal alcohol exposure in a prospective sample of young adults: Mental health, substance use, and difficulties with the legal system.
    Neurotoxicol Teratol Volume: 64 Page(s): 50 - 62
    11/01/2017 Authors: Lynch ME; Kable JA; Coles CD
  • Response to Astley's Letter to the Editor.
    Alcohol Clin Exp Res Volume: 41 Page(s): 219
    01/01/2017 Authors: Coles CD; Gailey AR; Mulle JG; Kable JA; Lynch ME; Jones KL
  • Prenatal Alcohol Exposure and Behavior Problems in a Prospective Longitudinal Sample of Young Adults
    BIRTH DEFECTS RESEARCH PART A-CLINICAL AND MOLECULAR TERATOLOGY Volume: 106 Page(s): 449 - 449
    05/01/2016 Authors: Lynch ME; Kable JA; Paige S; Coles CD
  • A Comparison Among 5 Methods for the Clinical Diagnosis of Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders.
    Alcohol Clin Exp Res Volume: 40 Page(s): 1000 - 1009
    05/01/2016 Authors: Coles CD; Gailey AR; Mulle JG; Kable JA; Lynch ME; Jones KL
  • Longitudinal changes of amygdala and default mode activation in adolescents prenatally exposed to cocaine.
    Neurotoxicol Teratol Volume: 53 Page(s): 24 - 32
    01/01/2016 Authors: Li Z; Coles CD; Lynch ME; Luo Y; Hu X
  • Distress in patients with bleeding disorders: a single institutional cross-sectional study.
    Haemophilia Volume: 21 Page(s): e456 - e464
    11/01/2015 Authors: Barry V; Lynch ME; Tran DQ; Antun A; Cohen HG; DeBalsi A; Hicks D; Mattis S; Ribeiro MJA; Stein SF
  • Prenatal alcohol exposure, adaptive function, and entry into adult roles in a prospective study of young adults.
    Neurotoxicol Teratol Volume: 51 Page(s): 52 - 60
    01/01/2015 Authors: Lynch ME; Kable JA; Coles CD
  • Developmental Outcomes of School-Age Children with Duarte Galactosemia: A Pilot Study.
    JIMD Rep Volume: 19 Page(s): 75 - 84
    01/01/2015 Authors: Lynch ME; Potter NL; Coles CD; Fridovich-Keil JL
  • Math Dysfunction in Young Adults Exposed Prenatally to Alcohol: 20-Year Follow-Up
    BIRTH DEFECTS RESEARCH PART A-CLINICAL AND MOLECULAR TERATOLOGY Volume: 100 Page(s): 400 - 400
    05/01/2014 Authors: Coles CD; Kable JA; Lynch ME; Goldstein F
  • Prenatal Tobacco Exposure and Behavior Regulation at 24 Months: Child Language and Maternal Psychological Symptoms as Moderators
    BIRTH DEFECTS RESEARCH PART A-CLINICAL AND MOLECULAR TERATOLOGY Volume: 100 Page(s): 419 - 419
    05/01/2014 Authors: Coles CD; Kable JA; Lynch ME
  • Cryptic residual GALT activity is a potential modifier of scholastic outcome in school age children with classic galactosemia.
    J Inherit Metab Dis Volume: 36 Page(s): 1049 - 1061
    11/01/2013 Authors: Ryan EL; Lynch ME; Taddeo E; Gleason TJ; Epstein MP; Fridovich-Keil JL
  • Connectomics signatures of prenatal cocaine exposure affected adolescent brains.
    Hum Brain Mapp Volume: 34 Page(s): 2494 - 2510
    10/01/2013 Authors: Li K; Zhu D; Guo L; Li Z; Lynch ME; Coles C; Hu X; Liu T
  • Prenatal cocaine exposure alters functional activation in the ventral prefrontal cortex and its structural connectivity with the amygdala.
    Psychiatry Res Volume: 213 Page(s): 47 - 55
    07/30/2013 Authors: Li Z; Santhanam P; Coles CD; Ellen Lynch M; Hamann S; Peltier S; Hu X
  • Understanding specific effects of prenatal alcohol exposure on brain structure in young adults.
    Hum Brain Mapp Volume: 33 Page(s): 1663 - 1676
    07/01/2012 Authors: Chen X; Coles CD; Lynch ME; Hu X
  • Default mode network dysfunction in adults with prenatal alcohol exposure.
    Psychiatry Res Volume: 194 Page(s): 354 - 362
    12/30/2011 Authors: Santhanam P; Coles CD; Li Z; Li L; Lynch ME; Hu X
  • Smoking in pregnancy and parenting stress: maternal psychological symptoms and socioeconomic status as potential mediating variables.
    Nicotine Tob Res Volume: 13 Page(s): 532 - 539
    07/01/2011 Authors: Lynch ME; Johnson KC; Kable JA; Carroll J; Coles CD
  • ADAPTIVE OUTCOMES AND SUBSTANCE USE IN A COMMUNITY SAMPLE OF ALCOHOL-AFFECTED YOUNG ADULTS
    ALCOHOLISM-CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL RESEARCH Volume: 35 Page(s): 113A - 113A
    06/01/2011 Authors: Lynch ME; Coles CD; Kable JA; Paige S; Foster C
  • IS THERE A DISCONNECTION SYNDROME IN FETAL ALCOHOL SYNDROME? EVIDENCE FOR AN IMPACT ON CROSS CALLOSAL FUNCTION
    ALCOHOLISM-CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL RESEARCH Volume: 35 Page(s): 110A - 110A
    06/01/2011 Authors: Coles CD; Lynch ME; Goldstein F; Kable JA
  • Increased "default mode" activity in adolescents prenatally exposed to cocaine.
    Hum Brain Mapp Volume: 32 Page(s): 759 - 770
    05/01/2011 Authors: Li Z; Santhanam P; Coles CD; Lynch ME; Hamann S; Peltier S; Hu X
  • Memory and brain volume in adults prenatally exposed to alcohol.
    Brain Cogn Volume: 75 Page(s): 67 - 77
    02/01/2011 Authors: Coles CD; Goldstein FC; Lynch ME; Chen X; Kable JA; Johnson KC; Hu X
  • Recursive cluster elimination based support vector machine for disease state prediction using resting state functional and effective brain connectivity.
    PLoS One Volume: 5 Page(s): e14277
    12/09/2010 Authors: Deshpande G; Li Z; Santhanam P; Coles CD; Lynch ME; Hamann S; Hu X
  • MEMORY AND BRAIN VOLUME IN ADULTS PRENATALLY EXPOSED TO ALCOHOL
    ALCOHOLISM-CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL RESEARCH Volume: 34 Page(s): 94A - 94A
    06/01/2010 Authors: Coles CD; Goldstein F; Lynch ME; Chen X; Kable JA; Johnson KC; Hu X
  • COGNITIVE/MOTOR FUNCTION AND WHITE MATTER INTEGRITY IN CORPUS CALLOSUM OF ADULTS PRENATALLY EXPOSED TO ALCOHOL
    ALCOHOLISM-CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL RESEARCH Volume: 34 Page(s): 94A - 94A
    06/01/2010 Authors: Coles CD; Goldstein F; Li L; Kable JA; Lynch ME; Hu X
  • UNDERSTANDING THE UNDERYLING COGNITIVE DEFICITS ASSOCIATED WITH MATH DISABILITY IN INDIVIDUALS WITH PRENATAL ALCOHOL EXPOSURE
    ALCOHOLISM-CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL RESEARCH Volume: 34 Page(s): 95A - 95A
    06/01/2010 Authors: Kable JA; Coles CD; Lynch ME; Goldstein FC
  • Verbal and nonverbal memory in adults prenatally exposed to alcohol.
    Alcohol Clin Exp Res Volume: 34 Page(s): 897 - 906
    05/01/2010 Authors: Coles CD; Lynch ME; Kable JA; Johnson KC; Goldstein FC
  • Effects of prenatal alcohol exposure on brain activation during an arithmetic task: an fMRI study.
    Alcohol Clin Exp Res Volume: 33 Page(s): 1901 - 1908
    11/01/2009 Authors: Santhanam P; Li Z; Hu X; Lynch ME; Coles CD
  • Voxelwise and skeleton-based region of interest analysis of fetal alcohol syndrome and fetal alcohol spectrum disorders in young adults.
    Hum Brain Mapp Volume: 30 Page(s): 3265 - 3274
    10/01/2009 Authors: Li L; Coles CD; Lynch ME; Hu X
  • The impact of maternal smoking on fast auditory brainstem responses.
    Neurotoxicol Teratol Volume: 31 Page(s): 216 - 224
    01/01/2009 Authors: Kable JA; Coles CD; Lynch ME; Carroll J
  • Prenatal cocaine exposure alters emotional arousal regulation and its effects on working memory.
    Neurotoxicol Teratol Volume: 31 Page(s): 342 - 348
    01/01/2009 Authors: Li Z; Coles CD; Lynch ME; Hamann S; Peltier S; LaConte S; Hu X
  • Increased mortality among women who drank alcohol during pregnancy.
    Alcohol Volume: 42 Page(s): 603 - 610
    11/01/2008 Authors: Berg JP; Lynch ME; Coles CD
  • Physiological responses to social and cognitive challenges in 8-year olds with a history of prenatal cocaine exposure.
    Dev Psychobiol Volume: 50 Page(s): 251 - 265
    04/01/2008 Authors: Kable JA; Coles CD; Lynch ME; Platzman K
  • Occipital-temporal Reduction and Sustained Visual Attention Deficit in Prenatal Alcohol Exposed Adults.
    Brain Imaging Behav Volume: 2 Page(s): 39 - 48
    03/01/2008 Authors: Li Z; Ma X; Peltier S; Hu X; Coles CD; Lynch ME
  • Academic achievement of young adults prenatally exposed to alcohol
    ALCOHOLISM-CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL RESEARCH Volume: 31 Page(s): 183A - 183A
    06/01/2007 Authors: Coles CD; Lynch ME; Kable JA; Paige S; Hall C
  • Interhemispheric transmission in adults prenatally exposed to alcohol an FMRI study
    Volume: 31 Page(s): 186A - 186A
    06/01/2007 Authors: Santhanam P; Hu X; Peltier SJ; Li Z; Lynch ME; Coles CD
  • Alcohol and drug use in young adults with prenatal alcohol exposure
    Volume: 31 Page(s): 185A - 185A
    06/01/2007 Authors: Lynch ME; Coles CD; Mast JR; Foster CJ; Means TM
  • A descriptive study of social outcomes in alcohol-affected young adults
    Volume: 30 Page(s): 230A - 230A
    06/01/2006 Authors: Lynch ME; Coles CD; Paige-Whitaker S; Foster C; Means T
  • Using functional neuroimaging to evaluate the effect of prenatal alcohol exposure on brain activation in young adults during an arithmetic task
    Volume: 30 Page(s): 230A - 230A
    06/01/2006 Authors: Santhanam P; Lynch ME; Peltier SJ; Li Z; Hu X; Coles CD
  • Evaluation of corpus callosum anisotropy in young adults with fetal alcohol syndrome according to diffusion tensor imaging.
    Alcohol Clin Exp Res Volume: 29 Page(s): 1214 - 1222
    07/01/2005 Authors: Ma X; Coles CD; Lynch ME; Laconte SM; Zurkiya O; Wang D; Hu X
  • Longitudinal effects of prenatal alcohol exposure on growth and dysmorphic features
    Volume: 28 Page(s): 42A - 42A
    05/01/2004 Authors: Lynch ME; Coles CD; Fernhoff P; Schmieding S
  • Prenatal cocaine exposure: a comparison of 2-year-old children in parental and nonparental care.
    Child Dev Volume: 75 Page(s): 1282 - 1295
    01/01/2004 Authors: Brown JV; Bakeman R; Coles CD; Platzman KA; Lynch ME
  • Examining delinquency in adolescents differentially prenatally exposed to alcohol: the role of proximal and distal risk factors.
    Volume: 64 Page(s): 678 - 686
    09/01/2003 Authors: Lynch ME; Coles CD; Corley T; Falek A
  • Auditory and visual sustained attention in adolescents prenatally exposed to alcohol.
    Alcohol Clin Exp Res Volume: 26 Page(s): 263 - 271
    02/01/2002 Authors: Coles CD; Platzman KA; Lynch ME; Freides D
  • The effects of prenatal drug exposure, term status, and caregiving on arousal and arousal modulation in 8-week-old infants.
    Dev Psychobiol Volume: 36 Page(s): 194 - 212
    04/01/2000 Authors: Bard KA; Coles CD; Platzman KA; Lynch ME
  • Attentional response at eight weeks in prenatally drug-exposed and preterm infants.
    Neurotoxicol Teratol Volume: 21 Page(s): 527 - 537
    01/01/1999 Authors: Coles CD; Bard KA; Platzman KA; Lynch ME
  • Social and emotional competence in children of depressed mothers.
    Child Dev Volume: 64 Page(s): 516 - 531
    04/01/1993 Authors: Goodman SH; Brogan D; Lynch ME; Fielding B
  • Menarcheal status and parent-child relations in families of seventh-grade girls.
    J Youth Adolesc Volume: 14 Page(s): 301 - 316
    08/01/1985 Authors: Hill JP; Holmbeck GN; Marlow L; Green TM; Lynch ME
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