Department of PsychologyMaria (Masha) Gartstein

Maria (Masha) Gartstein

  1. Professor
Email Addressgartstma@wsu.edu
Location0348 Academic Faculty Office

Education

  • Ph.D. University of Cincinnati, 1997

Biography

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Classes Taught

  • Psychology 333: Abnormal Psychology
  • Psychology 361: Principals of Developmental Psychology
  • Psychology 440: Introduction to Clinical Psychology
  • Psychology 464: Behavior Disorders of Children and Adolescents
  • Psychology 530: Ethics & Professional Issues
  • Psychology 538: Clinical Supervision
  • Psychology 542: Evidence-Based Therapy for Children and Adolescents

Research Interests

  • Child Temperament
  • Developmental Psychopathology
  • Biological Underpinnings of Temperament
  • Cross-cultural Differences

Selected Publications

  • Seamon, E., *Mattera, J.A. (student author), Keim, S.A., Leerkes, E.M., Rennels, J.E., Kayl, A.J., Kulhaneke, K.M., Narvaez, D., Sanborn, S.M., Grandits, J.B., Dunkel Schetterh, C., Coussons-Read, M., Tarullo, A.R., Schoppe-Sullivan, S.J., Thomason, M.E., Braungart-Rieker, J.M., Lumen, J.C., Lenze, S.N., Christian, L.M., Saxbe, D.E., Stroud, L.R., Rodriguez, C.M., Anzman-Frasca, S., & Gartstein, M.A. (2024). Leveraging machine learning to study how temperament scores predict pre-term birth status. Global Pediatrics, 9, e100220. doi: 10.1016/j.gpeds.2024.100220.
  • *Mattera, J.A., *Erickson, N.L., Barbosa-Leiker, C., & Gartstein, M.A. (2024). COVID-19 pandemic effects: Examining prenatal internalizing symptoms and infant temperament. Infancy, 29, 386–411.
  • *Campagna, A. X. (student author), *Desmarais, E. E. (student author), French, B., *Underwood, J. (student author), Majdandžić, M., Beijers, R., de Weerth, C., Lee, E. G., Huitron, B., Ahmetoglu, E., Benga, O., Raikkonen, K., Heinonen, K., Gonzalez-Salinas, C., Slobodskaya, H., Kozlova, E., Linhares. M. B. M., Lecannelier, F., Casalin, S., Acar, I., Tuovinen, S., Wang, Z., Giusti, R. M. L., Park, S., Han. S., Putnam, S., & Gartstein, M. A. (2023). Temperament and behavior problems: A multilevel analysis of cross-cultural differences. Infant and Child Development, 32, e2443.
  • *Brown, K. (student author), & Gartstein, M.A. (2023). Microstate analysis in infancy. Infant Behavior and Development, 70, 101785. doi: 10.1016/j.infbeh.2022.101785
  • *Mattera, J.A. (student author), Waters, S.F., Lee, S.Y., Connolly, C.P., Gartstein, M.A. (2022). Prenatal internalizing symptoms as a mediator linking maternal adverse childhood experiences with infant temperament. Early Human Development, 168, 105577. doi: 10.1016/j.earlhumdev.2022.105577
  • Gartstein, M.A., Seamon, E., Mattera, J.A., Bosquet Enlow M., Wright, R.J., Perez-Edgar, K., Buss, K.A., LoBue, V., Bell, M.A., Goodman, S.H., Spieker, S., Bridgett, D.J., Salisbury, A.L., Gunnar, M.R., Milner, S.B., Muzik, M., Stifter, C.A., Planalp, E.M., Mehr, S.A., Spelke, S.E., Lukowski, A.F., Groh, A.M., Lickenbrock, D.M., Santelli, R., DuRocher Schudlich, T., Anzman-Frasca, S., Thrasher, C., Diaz, A., Dayton, C., Moding, K.J., & Jordan, E.M. (2022). Using machine learning to understand age and gender classification based on infant temperament. PLoS ONE, 17, e0266026. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0266026
  • Gartstein, M.A., *Warwick, H. (student author), & *Campagna, A.X. (student author) (2021). Electroencephalogram (EEG) frontal asymmetry changes during emotion-eliciting tasks and parent-child interaction dynamics. Social Development, 30, 496–514.
  • *Desmarais, E. E. (student author), *Brown, K. (student author), *Campbell, K. (student author), French, B., Putnam, S., Casalin, S., Linhares, B., Lecannelier, F., Wang, Z., Raikkonen, K., Heinonen, K., Tuovinen, S., Montirosso, R., Provenzi, L., Park, H., Han, S., Lee, E., Huitron, B., de Weerth, C., Beijers, R., Majdandžić, M., Benga, O., Slobodskaya, H., Kozlova, E., Gonzalez-Salinas, C., Acar, I., Ahmetoglu, E., Gartstein, M. A. (2021). Links between television exposure and toddler dysregulation: Does culture matter? Infant Behavior and Development, 63, e101557.
  • Gartstein, M.A., Hancock, G.R., *Potapova, N.V. (student author), Calkins, S.D., & Bell, M.A. (2020). Modeling development of frontal electroencephalogram (EEG) asymmetry: Sex differences and links with temperament. Developmental Science, 23, e12891.
  • *Iverson, S.L. (student author), *Desmarais, E.E. (student author), *Neumann, A.A. (student author), & Gartstein, M.A. (2020). Brief temperament guidance program for parents of infants: A pilot evaluation. Journal of Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Nursing, 33, 38-48.
  • Kozlova, E.A., Slobodskaya, H.R., & Gartstein, M.A. (2020). Early temperament as a predictor of child mental health. International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction, 18, 1493-1506.
  • *Neumann, A.A. (student author), *Desmarais, E.E. (student author), *Iverson, S.L. (student author), & Gartstein, M.A. (2020). Ecological contributions to maternal-infant functioning: Differences between rural and urban family contexts. Journal of Community Psychology. doi: 10.1002/jcop.22313
  • Sánchez-Pérez, N., Putnam, S.P., Gartstein, M.A. & González-Salinas, C. (2020). ADHD and ODD symptoms in toddlers: Common and specific associations with temperament dimensions. Child Psychiatry and Human Development, 51, 310-320.
  • *Underwood, J. (student author), *Kirchhoff, C. (student author), *Warwick, H. (student author) & Gartstein, M.A. (2020). Leveraging Python to process cross-cultural temperament interviews: A novel platform for text analysis. Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology, 51, 168-181.
  • *Erickson, N.L. (student author), Hancock, G.R., Oberlander, T.F., Brain, U., Grunau, R.E., & Gartstein, M.A. (2019). Prenatal SSRI antidepressant use and maternal internalizing symptoms during pregnancy and postpartum: Exploring effects on infant temperament trajectories for boys and girls. Journal of Affective Disorders, 258, 179–194.
  • Gartstein, M.A. (2019). Frontal electroencephalogram (EEG) asymmetry: Exploring contributors to the Still Face procedure response. International Journal of Behavioral Development, 44, 193–204.
  • Gartstein, M.A. & Hancock, G.R. (2019). Temperamental growth in infancy: demographic, maternal symptom, and stress contributions to over-arching and fine-grained dimensions. Merrill-Palmer Quarterly, 65, 121-157.
  • Gartstein, M.A. & Skinner, M.K. (2018). Prenatal influences on temperament development: The role of environmental epigenetics. Development and Psychopathology, 30, 1269-1303.
  • Gartstein, M.A., Seamon, E., Lengua, L.J., & Thompson, S.F. (2018). Community Crime Exposure and Risk for Obesity in Preschool Children: Moderation by the Hypothalamic–Pituitary–Adrenal (HPA)-Axis. Journal of Pediatric Psychology, 43, 353–365.
  • Gartstein, M.A., Hancock, G.R., & Iverson*, S.L. (student author) (2018). Positive affectivity and fear trajectories in infancy: Contributions of mother-child interaction factors. Child Development, 89, 1519-1534
  • *Desmarais, E. (student author), Majdandzic, M., Gartstein, M.A. *Bridgett, D.J. (student author), French, B. (2017). Cross-cultural differences in temperament: Comparing paternal ratings of US and Dutch infants. European Journal of Developmental Psychology, doi: 10.1080/17405629.2017.1356713
  • *Erickson, N. L. (student author), Gartstein, M. A. & Beauchaine, T. P. (2017) Infant predictors of toddler effortful control: A multi-method developmentally sensitive approach. Infant and Child Development, 26, e1971. doi: 10.1002/icd.1971.
  • Gartstein, M.A., Hookenson, K.V., Brain, U., Devlin, A.M., Grunau, R.E., & Oberlander, T.F. (2016). Sculpting infant soothability: The role of prenatal SSRI antidepressant exposure and neonatal SLC6A4 methylation status. Developmental Psychobiology, 58, 745-758.
  • Gartstein, M.A., Putnam, S.P., & *Kliewer, R. (student author) (2016). Do infant temperament characteristics predict core academic abilities in preschool-aged children? Learning and Individual Differences, 45, 299–306.
  • *LowKapalu, C. (student author) & Gartstein, M.A. (2016). Boys with Fragile X Syndrome: Investigating temperament in early childhood. Journal of Intellectual Disability Research, 60, 891-900.
  • Bornstein, M.H., Putnick, D.L., Gartstein, M.A., Hahn, C., Kwak, K., Auestad, N., & O’Connor, D.L. (2015). Infant Temperament across the First Years of Postnatal Life: Stability by Age, Gender, Birth Order, Term Status, and SES. Child Development, 86, 844–863.
  • Gartstein, M.A., Putnick, D.L., Kwak, K., Hahn, C., Bornstein, M.H. (2015). Stability of Temperament in South Korean Infants from 6 to 12 to 18 Months: Moderation by Age, Sex, and Birth Order. Infant Behavior and Development, 40, 103-107.
  • Gartstein, M.A., Bell, M.A., & Calkins, S.D. (2014). EEG Asymmetry at 10 Months of Age: Are Temperament Trait Predictors Different for Boys and Girls? Developmental Psychobiology, 56, 1327–1340.
  • Gartstein, M.A., Seamon, D.E., & Dishion, T.J. (2014). The Geospatial Ecology of Adolescent Problem Behavior and Alcohol Use: Proximal Effects of Peers and Parent Monitoring. Journal of Community Psychology, 42, 299–315.
  • Gartstein, M.A., *Bridgett, D.J. (student author), *Young, B.N. (student author), Panksepp, J., & Power, T. (2013). Origins of Effortful Control: Infant and Parent Contributions. Infancy, 18(2), 149-183.
  • Gartstein, M.A., *Bridgett, D.J. (student author), Rothbart, M.K., *Robertson, C. (student author), *Iddins, E. (student author), *Ramsay, K. (student author), & *Schlect, S. (student author) (2010). A Latent Growth Examination of Fear Development in Infancy: Contributions of Maternal Depression and the Risk for Toddler Anxiety. Developmental Psychology, 46, 651-668.

* indicates student or former student co-author