Laura Klein
Professor of Biobehavioral Health

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Health & Human Dev. East
University Park, - lxk18@psu.edu
- 814-865-8813
Research Summary
Biobehavioral effects of stress on drug abuse; sex differences in neuroendocrine and behavioral stress responses; nicotine regulation of stress reactivity.
Huck Affiliations
Publication Tags
Caregivers Brain Hydrocortisone Testosterone Gene Expression Sleep Dementia Conflict (Psychology) Cognition Family Health Workplace Substrate Ethanol Caffeine Trajectories Nicotine Asthma Health Area Under Curve Depression Child Anger Physiology Anxiety NursingMost Recent Papers
Emotional state can affect inflammatory responses to pain among rheumatoid arthritis patients: Preliminary findings
Jennifer E. Graham-Engeland, Sunmi Song, Ambika Mathur, David A. Wagstaff, Laura Cousino Klein, Courtney Whetzel, William T. Ayoub, 2019, Psychological Reports on p. 2026-2049
Emotional state can affect inflammatory responses to pain among rheumatoid arthritis patients: Preliminary findings
2018, on p. 24
Asthma induction during development and adult lung function, behavior and brain gene expression
Jasmine I. Caulfield, Michael J. Caruso, Rebecca A. Bourne, Nicole R. Chirichella, Laura C. Klein, Timothy Craig, Robert H. Bonneau, Avery August, Sonia A. Cavigelli, 2018, Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience
The influence of adolescent nicotine exposure on ethanol intake and brain gene expression
Constanza P. Silva, William J. Horton, Michael J. Caruso, Aswathy Sebastian, Laura Klein, Istvan Albert, Helen Marie Kamens, 2018, PLoS One
Fitting a model to behavior reveals what changes cognitively when under stress and with caffeine
Sue E. Kase, Frank Edward Ritter, Jeanette M. Bennett, Laura Klein, Michael Schoelles, 2017, Biologically Inspired Cognitive Architectures on p. 1-9
Peri-adolescent asthma symptoms cause adult anxiety-related behavior and neurobiological processes in mice
Jasmine I. Caulfield, Michael J. Caruso, Kerry C. Michael, Rebecca A. Bourne, Nicole R. Chirichella, Laura C. Klein, Timothy Craig, Robert H. Bonneau, Avery August, Sonia A. Cavigelli, 2017, Behavioural Brain Research on p. 244-255
Diurnal salivary alpha-amylase dynamics among dementia family caregivers
Yin Liu, Douglas A. Granger, Kyungmin Kim, Laura C. Klein, David M. Almeida, Steven H. Zarit, 2017, Health Psychology on p. 160-168
Diurnal salivary alpha-amylase dynamics among dementia family caregivers: Daily stressors and adult day services use.
Yin Liu, D Granger, K Kim, Laura Klein, David Almeida, Steven Zarit, 2017, on p. 160-168
Effects on cigarette consumption of a work-family supportive organisational intervention: 6-month results from the work, family and health network study
David A. Hurtado, Cassandra A. Okechukwu, Orfeu M. Buxton, Leslie Hammer, Ginger C. Hanson, Phyllis Moen, Laura Klein, Lisa F. Berkman, 2016, Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health on p. 1155-1161
The effects of a cluster randomized controlled workplace intervention on sleep and work-family conflict outcomes in an extended care setting
Miguel Marino, Marie Killerby, Soomi Lee, Laura Klein, Phyllis Moen, Ryan Olson, Ellen Ernst Kossek, Rosalind King, Leslie Erickson, Lisa F. Berkman, Orfeu M. Buxton, 2016, Sleep Health on p. 297-308
Most-Cited Papers
Effectiveness of the gluten-free, casein-free diet for children diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder
Christine M. Pennesi, Laura Cousino Klein, 2012, Nutritional Neuroscience on p. 85-91
Synchrony of diurnal cortisol pattern in couples
Siwei Liu, Michael J. Rovine, Laura Cousino Klein, David M. Almeida, 2013, Journal of Family Psychology on p. 579-588
Work-family conflict, cardiometabolic risk and sleep duration in nursing employees.
L Berkman, Songqi Liu, L Hammer, P Moen, Laura Klein, E Kelly, M Fay, Kelly Davis, M Durham, G Karuntzos, Orfeu Buxton, 2015, Journal of Occupational Health Psychology on p. 14
A workplace intervention improves sleep: Results from the randomized controlled Work, Family, and Health Study
Ryan Olson, Tori L. Crain, Todd E. Bodner, Rosalind King, Leslie B. Hammer, Laura Cousino Klein, Leslie Erickson, Phyllis Moen, Lisa F. Berkman, Orfeu M. Buxton, 2015, Sleep Health on p. 55-65
The effects of adult day services on family caregivers' daily stress, affect, and health
Steven H. Zarit, Kyungmin Kim, Elia E. Femia, David M. Almeida, Laura C. Klein, 2014, The Gerontologist on p. 570-579
Anticipating an easier day: Effects of adult day services on daily cortisol and stress
Laura Cousino Klein, Kyungmin Kim, David M. Almeida, Elia E. Femia, Michael J. Rovine, Steven H. Zarit, 2016, The Gerontologist on p. 303-312
The role of daily activities in youths' stress physiology
Susan M. McHale, Michelle K. Blocklin, Kimberly N. Walter, Kelly D. Davis, David M. Almeida, Laura Cousino Klein, 2012, Journal of Adolescent Health on p. 623-628
Daily stressors and adult day service use by family caregivers: Effects on depressive symptoms, positive mood, and dehydroepiandrosterone-sulfate
Steven H. Zarit, Courtney A. Whetzel, Kyungmin Kim, Elia E. Femia, David M. Almeida, Michael J. Rovine, Laura Cousino Klein, 2014, American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry on p. 1592-1602
Testosterone trajectories and reference ranges in a large Longitudinal sample of male adolescents
Ammar Khairullah, Laura Klein, Suzanne M. Ingle, Margaret T. May, Courtney A. Whetzel, Elizabeth J. Susman, Tomáš Paus, 2014, PLoS One
Using a cognitive architecture with a physiological substrate to represent effects of a psychological stressor on cognition
Christopher L. Dancy, Frank E. Ritter, Keith A. Berry, Laura C. Klein, 2015, Computational and Mathematical Organization Theory on p. 90-114