Researcher Profile

Megan R. Gunnar

🏛 Institute of Child Development, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN 55455

0000-0003-2296-9739

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Publications

Journal Article Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews May 01, 2025

Association of childhood adversity with HPA axis activity in children and adolescents: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Li Niu · Qianqian Gao · Tiffany Yip · Megan R. Gunnar +4 more

10.1016/j.neubiorev.2025.106124 13 citations

Journal Article Development and Psychopathology Mar 03, 2020

Life stress and cortisol reactivity: An exploratory analysis of the effects of stress exposure across life on HPA-axis functioning

Ethan S. Young · Jenalee R. Doom · Allison K. Farrell · Elizabeth A. Carlson +5 more

10.1017/s0954579419001779 95 citations

Journal Article International Journal of Developmental Neuroscience Jul 30, 2019

Neglect, HPA axis reactivity, and development

Emily B. Reilly · Megan R. Gunnar

10.1016/j.ijdevneu.2019.07.010 45 citations

Journal Article Annual Review of Developmental Psychology Dec 24, 2019

Early Deprivation Revisited: Contemporary Studies of the Impact on Young Children of Institutional Care

Megan R. Gunnar · Brie M. Reid

10.1146/annurev-devpsych-121318-085013 46 citations

Journal Article Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences Nov 11, 2019

Pubertal stress recalibration reverses the effects of early life stress in postinstitutionalized children

Megan R. Gunnar · Carrie E. DePasquale · Brie M. Reid · Bonny Donzella +1 more

10.1073/pnas.1909699116 171 citations

Open Access Journal Article Developmental Psychology Nov 01, 2015

Early social deprivation and the social buffering of cortisol stress responses in late childhood: An experimental study.

Camelia E. Hostinar · Anna E. Johnson · Megan R. Gunnar

10.1037/dev0000029 78 citations

Journal Article Psychoneuroendocrinology Dec 01, 2014

Social deprivation and the HPA axis in early development

Kalsea J. Koss · Camelia E. Hostinar · Bonny Donzella · Megan R. Gunnar

10.1016/j.psyneuen.2014.07.028 82 citations

Journal Article Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences Oct 09, 2012

Associations between early life adversity and executive function in children adopted internationally from orphanages

Camelia E. Hostinar · Sarah A. Stellern · Catherine Schaefer · Stephanie M. Carlson +1 more

10.1073/pnas.1121246109 185 citations

Journal Article Nature Reviews Neuroscience Apr 29, 2009

Effects of stress throughout the lifespan on the brain, behaviour and cognition

Sonia J. Lupien · Bruce S. McEwen · Megan R. Gunnar · Christine Heim

10.1038/nrn2639 5,012 citations

Journal Article Journal of Developmental & Behavioral Pediatrics Oct 01, 2009

Postinstitutionalized Children’s Development: Growth, Cognitive, and Language Outcomes

Michelle M. Loman · Kristen L. Wiik · Kristin A. Frenn · Seth D. Pollak +1 more

10.1097/dbp.0b013e3181b1fd08 115 citations

Journal Article Developmental Science Dec 09, 2009

Prolonged institutional rearing is associated with atypically large amygdala volume and difficulties in emotion regulation

Nim Tottenham · Todd A. Hare · Brian T. Quinn · Thomas W. McCarry +13 more

10.1111/j.1467-7687.2009.00852.x 680 citations

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