Laura Klein

Professor of Biobehavioral Health

Laura Klein

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 Nursing

Most 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