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

Health Caregivers Family Work Brain Sleep Hydrocortisone Gene Expression Testosterone Dementia Occupational Groups Conflict (Psychology) Employee Family Health Nicotine Workplace Ethanol Trajectories Caffeine Asthma Area Under Curve Depression Time Child Psychological Stress Anger

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 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

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 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

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.

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

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

The Speedometer of Life

David M. Almeida, Jennifer R. Piazza, Robert S. Stawski, Laura C. Klein, 2011, on p. 191-206

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

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

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

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