HR job title
- Associate Professor
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Brooker, Rebecca Associate Professor
Positions
- Associate Professor, Psychological and Brain Sciences, College of Liberal Arts
- Associate Professor, Educational Psychology, College of Education and Human Development
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Publications
selected publications
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academic article
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Kiel, E. J., Phelps, R. A., & Brooker, R. J.
(2021).
Maternal dynamic respiratory sinus arrhythmia during toddlers’ interactions with novelty. Infancy.
26(3), 388-408.
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Brooker, R. J., Mistry‐Patel, S., Kling, J. L., & Howe, H. A.
(2021).
Deriving within‐person estimates of delta‐beta coupling: A novel measure for identifying individual differences in emotion and neural function in childhood. Dev Psychobiol.
63(6), e22172.
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Hammond, M., Brooker, R. J., Mistry-Patel, S., Schlegel, R. J., Vess, M., Wines, M., & Havens, J.
(2021).
Feelings of Parental Authenticity Moderate Concurrent Links Between Breastfeeding Experience and Symptoms of Postpartum Depression. Frontiers in Global Women's Health.
2, 651244.
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Mathur, V. A., Nyman, T., Nanavaty, N., George, N., & Brooker, R. J.
(2021).
Trajectories of pain during pregnancy predict symptoms of postpartum depression. PAIN Reports.
6(2), e933-e933.
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Clark, D. A., Donnellan, M. B., Durbin, C. E., Brooker, R. J., Neppl, T. K., Gunnar, M., ... Putnam, S. P.
(2020).
Using item response theory to evaluate the Children's Behavior Questionnaire: Considerations of general functioning and assessment length. PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSESSMENT.
32(10), 928-942.
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Rivera, G. N., Vess, M., Brooker, R. J., Stichter, M., & Neiderhiser, J. M.
(2020).
Exploring Relations between Beliefs about the Genetic Etiology of Virtue and the Endorsement of Parenting Practices. Parenting.
21(2), 1-29.
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Nyman, T., Pegg, S., Kiel, E. J., Mistry‐Patel, S., Becker‐Schmall, L. J., & Brooker, R. J.
(2020).
Perceived social support moderates neural reactivity to emotionally valenced stimuli during pregnancy. PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGY.
57(11), e13647.
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Brooker, R. J., Bates, J. E., Buss, K. A., Canen, M. J., Dennis-Tiwary, T. A., Gatzke-Kopp, L. M., ... Schmidt, L. A.
(2020).
Conducting Event-Related Potential (ERP) Research with Young Children: A Review of Components, Special Considerations and Recommendations for Research on Cognition and Emotion. J Psychophysiol.
34(3), 137-158.
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Davis, E. L., Brooker, R. J., & Kahle, S.
(2020).
Considering context in the developmental psychobiology of self‐regulation. Dev Psychobiol.
62(4), 423-435.
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Brooker, R. J., Kiel, E. J., MacNamara, A., Nyman, T., John‐Henderson, N. A., Schmidt, L. A., & Van Lieshout, R. J.
(2019).
Maternal neural reactivity during pregnancy predicts infant temperament. Infancy.
25(1), 46-66.
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Schmidt, N. L., Brooker, R. J., Carroll, I. C., Gagne, J. R., Luo, Z., Moore, M. N., ... Goldsmith, H. H.
(2019).
Longitudinal Research at the Interface of Affective Neuroscience, Developmental Psychopathology, Health and Behavioral Genetics: Findings from the Wisconsin Twin Project. Twin Research and Human Genetics.
22(4), 233-239.
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Brooker, R. J., Moore, M. N., Van Hulle, C. A., Beekman, C. R., Begnoche, J. P., Lemery‐Chalfant, K., & Goldsmith, H. H.
(2019).
Attentional Control Explains Covariation Between Symptoms of Attention‐Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder and Anxiety During Adolescence. Journal of Research on Adolescence.
30(1), 126-141.
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Vess, M., Brooker, R. J., Schlegel, R. J., & Hicks, J. A.
(2019).
Daily Mental Lapses and the Subjective Experience of True Self-Alienation. Journal of Research in Personality.
78, 148-152.
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Vess, M., Brooker, R. J., Stichter, M., & Neiderhiser, J. M.
(2018).
Genes and Virtue: Exploring How Heritability Beliefs Shape Conceptions of Virtue and Its Development. BEHAVIOR GENETICS.
49(2), 168-174.
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Brooker, R. J.
(2018).
Maternal Behavior and Socioeconomic Status Predict Longitudinal Changes in Error‐Related Negativity in Preschoolers. CHILD DEVELOPMENT.
89(3), 725-733.
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Brooker, R. J., Canen, M. J., Davidson, R. J., & Goldsmith, H. H.
(2017).
Short‐ and long‐term stability of alpha asymmetry in infants: Baseline and affective measures. PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGY.
54(8), 1100-1109.
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Van Hulle, C. A., Moore, M. N., Lemery-Chalfant, K., Goldsmith, H. H., & Brooker, R. J.
(2017).
Infant stranger fear trajectories predict anxious behaviors and diurnal cortisol rhythm during childhood. Dev Psychopathol.
29(3), 1119-1130.
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Canen, M. J., & Brooker, R. J.
(2016).
ERN, theta power, and risk for anxiety problems in preschoolers. BIOLOGICAL PSYCHOLOGY.
123, 103-110.
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Najjar, R., & Brooker, R. J.
(2016).
Delta-beta coupling is associated with paternal caregiving behaviors during preschool. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGY.
112, 31-39.
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Brooker, R. J., Kiel, E. J., & Buss, K. A.
(2016).
Early Social Fear Predicts Kindergarteners’ Socially Anxious Behaviors: Direct Associations, Moderation by Inhibitory Control, and Differences From Nonsocial Fear. Emotion.
16(7), 997-1010.
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Brooker, R. J., Alto, K. M., Marceau, K., Najjar, R., Leve, L. D., Ganiban, J. M., ... Neiderhiser, J. M.
(2016).
Early inherited risk for anxiety moderates the association between fathers’ child-centered parenting and early social inhibition. J Dev Orig Health Dis.
7(6), 602-615.
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Begnoche, J. P., Brooker, R. J., & Vess, M.
(2016).
EEG Asymmetry and ERN: Behavioral Outcomes in Preschoolers. PLOS ONE.
11(5), e0155713-e0155713.
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Brooker, R. J., Neiderhiser, J. M., Leve, L. D., Shaw, D. S., Scaramella, L. V., & Reiss, D.
(2015).
Associations Between Infant Negative Affect and Parent Anxiety Symptoms are Bidirectional: Evidence from Mothers and Fathers. Front Psychol.
6, 1875.
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Brooker, R. J., Phelps, R. A., Davidson, R. J., & Goldsmith, H. H.
(2015).
Context differences in delta beta coupling are associated with neuroendocrine reactivity in infants. Dev Psychobiol.
58(3), 406-418.
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Phelps, R. A., Brooker, R. J., & Buss, K. A.
(2015).
Toddlers’ dysregulated fear predicts delta–beta coupling during preschool. Dev Cogn Neurosci.
17, 28-34.
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Brooker, R. J., Davidson, R. J., & Goldsmith, H. H.
(2015).
Maternal negative affect during infancy is linked to disrupted patterns of diurnal cortisol and alpha asymmetry across contexts during childhood. J Exp Child Psychol.
142, 274-290.
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Brooker, R. J., Buss, K. A., Lemery-Chalfant, K., Aksan, N., Davidson, R. J., & Goldsmith, H. H.
(2014).
Profiles of Observed Infant Anger Predict Preschool Behavior Problems: Moderation by Life Stress. Dev Psychol.
50(10), 2343-2352.
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Brooker, R. J., & Buss, K. A.
(2014).
Harsh parenting and fearfulness in toddlerhood interact to predict amplitudes of preschool error-related negativity. Dev Cogn Neurosci.
9, 148-159.
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Brooker, R. J., Neiderhiser, J. M., Ganiban, J. M., Leve, L. D., Shaw, D. S., & Reiss, D.
(2014).
Birth and adoptive parent anxiety symptoms moderate the link between infant attention control and internalizing problems in toddlerhood. Dev Psychopathol.
26(2), 347-359.
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Brooker, R. J., & Buss, K. A.
(2014).
Toddler Fearfulness Is Linked to Individual Differences in Error-Related Negativity During Preschool. Developmental Neuropsychology.
39(1), 1-8.
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Brooker, R. J., Buss, K. A., Lemery‐Chalfant, K., Aksan, N., Davidson, R. J., & Goldsmith, H. H.
(2013).
The development of stranger fear in infancy and toddlerhood: normative development, individual differences, antecedents, and outcomes. Dev Sci.
16(6), 864-878.
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Buss, K. A., Davis, E. L., Kiel, E. J., Brooker, R. J., Beekman, C., & Early, M. C.
(2013).
Dysregulated Fear Predicts Social Wariness and Social Anxiety Symptoms during Kindergarten. J Clin Child Adolesc Psychol.
42(5), 1-14.
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Schmidt, N. L., Van Hulle, C. A., Brooker, R. J., Meyer, L. R., Lemery-Chalfant, K., & Goldsmith, H. H.
(2012).
Wisconsin Twin Research: Early Development, Childhood Psychopathology, Autism, and Sensory Over-responsivity. Twin Research and Human Genetics.
16(1), 376-384.
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Brooker, R. J., Berenbaum, S. A., Bricker, J., Corley, R. P., & Wadsworth, S. A.
(2012).
Pubertal Timing as a Potential Mediator of Adoption Effects on Problem Behaviors. Journal of Research on Adolescence.
22(4), 739-745.
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Buss, K. A., Dennis, T. A., Brooker, R. J., & Sippel, L. M.
(2011).
An ERP study of conflict monitoring in 4–8-year old children: Associations with temperament. Dev Cogn Neurosci.
1(2), 131-140.
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Brooker, R. J., Buss, K. A., & Dennis, T. A.
(2011).
Error-monitoring brain activity is associated with affective behaviors in young children. Dev Cogn Neurosci.
1(2), 141-152.
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Brooker, R. J., Neiderhiser, J. M., Kiel, E. J., Leve, L. D., Shaw, D. S., & Reiss, D.
(2011).
The Association Between Infants’ Attention Control and Social Inhibition is Moderated by Genetic and Environmental Risk for Anxiety. Infancy.
16(5), 490-507.
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Brooker, R. J., & Buss, K. A.
(2010).
Dynamic measures of RSA predict distress and regulation in toddlers. Dev Psychobiol.
52(4), 372-382.
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Buss, K. A., Brooker, R. J., & Leuty, M.
(2008).
Girls Most of the Time, Boys Some of the Time: Gender Differences in Toddlers' Use of Maternal Proximity and Comfort Seeking. Infancy.
13(1), 1-29.
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Kiel, E. J., Phelps, R. A., & Brooker, R. J.
(2021).
Maternal dynamic respiratory sinus arrhythmia during toddlers’ interactions with novelty. Infancy.
26(3), 388-408.
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conference paper
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Brooker, R. J.
(2021).
PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGICAL TOOLS FOR UNDERSTANDING DEVELOPMENTAL CHANGE IN CHILDREN AND ADULTS. PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGY.
S16-S16.
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Brooker, R. J.
(2021).
PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGICAL TOOLS FOR UNDERSTANDING DEVELOPMENTAL CHANGE IN CHILDREN AND ADULTS. PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGY.
S16-S16.
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webpage
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Brooker, R., & Nyman, T.
(2021).
Pregnant women’s brains show troubling signs of stress – but feeling strong social support can break those patterns
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Brooker, R., & Nyman, T.
(2021).
Pregnant women’s brains show troubling signs of stress – but feeling strong social support can break those patterns
Research
principal investigator on
awards and honors
Teaching
teaching activities
- EPSY689 Sptp: Advanced Development Sci Instructor
- NRSC485 Directed Studies Instructor
- NRSC491 Hnr-research Instructor
- PSYC307 Developmntl Psychology Instructor
- PSYC425 Psychology Emotion Instructor
- PSYC484 Field Experiences Instructor
- PSYC485 Directed Studies Instructor
- PSYC491 Hnr-research Instructor
- PSYC636 Sem In Developmntl Psy Instructor
- PSYC671 Exp Design Behav Scien Instructor
- PSYC685 Directed Studies Instructor
- PSYC690 Cognoscenti Prof Issues Instructor
- PSYC691 Research Instructor
Background
education and training
- Ph.D. in Developmental Psychology, Pennsylvania State University - (State College, Pennsylvania, United States) 2011
- M.S. in Developmental Psychology, Pennsylvania State University - (State College, Pennsylvania, United States) 2008
- B.A. in Psychology, Central College - (Pella, Iowa, United States) 2003
Contact
first name
- Rebecca
has last name
- Brooker
mailing address
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Texas A&M University
Psychology
4235 TAMU
College Station, TX 77843-4235
USA
Other
- rebeccabrooker@tamu.edu