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
Health Sleep Family Work Caregivers Hydrocortisone Brain Gene Expression Testosterone Dementia Occupational Groups Conflict (Psychology) Cognition Employee Family Health Nicotine Substrate Trajectories Workplace Ethanol Caffeine Asthma Interaction Depression Anger AnxietyMost Recent Publications
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
J Graham, Sunmi Song, Ambika Mathur, David Wagstaff, Laura Klein, C Whetzel, William Ayoub, 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 C. Klein, Istvan Albert, Helen M. Kamens, 2018, PLoS One
Fitting a model to behavior reveals what changes cognitively when under stress and with caffeine
Sue E. Kase, Frank E. Ritter, Jeanette M. Bennett, Laura Cousino 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: Daily stressors and adult day services use.
Yin Liu, D Granger, K Kim, Laura Klein, D Almeida, S 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 C. 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 Cousino 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
Sleep duration and the cortisol awakening response in dementia caregivers utilizing adult day services
Amanda N. Leggett, Yin Liu, Laura Cousino Klein, Steven H. Zarit, 2016, Health Psychology on p. 465-473
Most-Cited Papers
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
Lisa F. Berkman, Sze Yan Liu, Leslie Hammer, Phyllis Moen, Laura Cousino Klein, Erin Kelly, Martha Fay, Kelly Davis, Mary Durham, Georgia Karuntzos, Orfeu M. Buxton, 2015, Journal of Occupational Health Psychology on p. 14
The effects of adult day services on family caregivers' daily stress, affect, and health: Outcomes from the daily stress and health (DaSH) study
Steven Zarit, Kyungmin Kim, Elia Femia, David M. Almeida, Laura C. Klein, 2013, The Gerontologist on p. Advance online publication
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
Anticipating an easier day: Effects of adult day services on daily cortisol and stress
Laura Cousino Klein, K Kim, David M. Almeida, E Femia, M Rovine, Steven Zarit, 2014, The Gerontologist on p. 303-312
Testosterone trajectories and reference ranges in a large Longitudinal sample of male adolescents
Ammar Khairullah, Laura Cousino 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
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
Associations between the awakening responses of salivary α-amylase and cortisol with self-report indicators of health and wellbeing among educators
Deirdre A. Katz, Mark T. Greenberg, Patricia A. Jennings, Laura Cousino Klein, 2016, Teaching and Teacher Education on p. 98-106
Prenatal cocaine exposure differentially affects stress responses in girls and boys: Associations with future substance use
Tara M. Chaplin, Kari Jeanne Visconti, Peter J. Molfese, Elizabeth J. Susman, Laura Cousino Klein, Rajita Sinha, Linda C. Mayes, 2014, Development and Psychopathology on p. 163-180