Overview
Dr. Brie Reid is a developmental psychobiologist studying how early social experiences and nutrition shape human development. Her research investigates how human physiology adapts to social and nutritional contexts across the lifespan, focusing on stress, the immune system, and nutrient metabolism.
Research Interests
Stress physiology, developmental psychology, nutrition, immune development
Selected Publications
Reid, B.M. (2024). Early Life Stress and Iron Metabolism in Developmental Psychoneuroimmunology. Brain, Behavior, & Immunity – Health
Reid, B.M., Desjardins, C., Thyagarajan, B., Linden, M.A., Gunnar, M. (2024). Early Life Stress is Associated with Alterations in Lymphocyte Subsets Independent of Increased Inflammation in Adolescents. Biomolecules.
Reid, B. M., & Georgieff, M. K. (2023) The Interaction between Psychological Stress and Iron Status on Early-Life Neurodevelopmental Outcomes. Nutrients, 15(17), 3798.
Reid, B.M., Aubuchon-Endsley, N.L., Tyrka, A., Marsit, C.J., Stroud, L.R. (2023) Placenta DNA methylation levels of the promoter region of the leptin receptor gene are associated with infant cortisol. Psychoneuroendocrinology.
Reid, B.M., Sokol, N., Aubuchon-Endsley, N.L., & Stroud, L. (2022) Maternal prenatal cortisol and the interaction of income and pre-pregnancy body mass index are independently associated with newborn cortisol reactivity. Developmental Psychobiology.
