John N.I. Dieter, Ph.D.
Dr. Dieter is currently Director of Clinical Research at CPAHD. He is an Associate Research Professor in the Department of Gynecology & Obstetrics. Dr. Dieter’s research focuses on the effects of psychosocial stress and maternal psychopathology on early human neurobehavioral development and functioning. In addition, he is interested in evaluating interventions provided to the pregnant mother or infant to ameliorate these effects.
Dr. Dieter obtained his Ph.D. in
Clinical Psychology from
Recent & Relevant Publications
Dieter, J.N.I., Emory, E.K., Cederberg, K.A., Field, T.,
Hernandez-Reif, M., Ansari, Z., & Raynor, B.D.
(in press). Maternal depression
and anxiety effects on the fetus: Preliminary findings and clinical
implications. Infant Mental Health Journal.
Emory, E.K., Dieter, J.N.I. & Parcells, D-A (in
press). Maternal depression and psychotropic medication effects on
the human fetus. Annals
of the
Field, T, Diego, M., Dieter,
J., Hernandez-Reif, M., Schanberg, S., Kuhn, C., Yando.,
R. Bendell, D. (2004). Prenatal depression effects on the fetus and the newborn. Infant
Behavior and Development, 27, 216-229
Dieter, J.N.I., Field, T, Hernandez-Reif, M., Emory, E.K.,
& Redzepi, M. (2003). Stable preterm infants gain
more weight and sleep less following 5 days of massage therapy. Journal of
Pediatric Psychology, 28, 403-411.
Dieter, J.N.I. (2003) Effects of maternal depression on
fetal behavior across gestation (Abstract). Biological
Psychiatry, 53, 172S-173S.
Diego,
M.A., Dieter, J.N.I., Field, T.,
Hernandez-Reif, M., Buettler, J., Largie,
S., Salman, F.A., & Lecanuet, J-P. (2002) Fetal activity following vibratory stimulation of the
mother's abdomen, feet and hands. Developmental Psychobiology, 41,
396-406.
Dieter, J.N.I., & Emory, E.K. (2002). Supplemental
tactile and kinesthetic stimulation for preterm infants (pp. 135-164).
In R. Grant (Ed), Massage Research: Evidence for Practice.
Dieter, J.N.I., Field, T., Jones, N.A., Lecanuet, J-P,
Hernandez-Reif, M. & Salman, F.A. Prenatal
depression and increased fetal activity (2001). Journal of Obstetrics
and Gynaecology, 21, 460-465.
Field, T., Diego, M.A., Dieter,
J., Hernandez-Reif, M., Schanberg, S., Kuhn, C., Yando, R., & Bendell, D.
(2001). Depressed withdrawn and intrusive mothers’
effects on their fetuses and neonates. Infant Behavior and
Development, 24, 27-39.
Gonzalez, E.A., Dieter, J.N.I.,
Natale, R.A., & Tanner, S.L. (2001). Neuropsychological functioning in the homeless: A
comparison of an abbreviated test battery to the Mini-Mental State Exam. Journal
of Nervous and Mental Disease, 189, 176-181.
Gonzalez,
E.A., & Dieter, J.N.I. (1999). Incidence
of neuropsychological impairment in a homeless population (Abstract). Clinical
Neuropsychologist, 13, 217.
Dieter,
J.N.I. (1999) An introduction to clinical
neuropsychology. In B. Swerdlow
(Ed), Whiplash and related headaches (pp. 827-877).
Dieter,
J.N.I. (1999) The neuropsychology of minor head
injury. In B. Swerdlow (Ed), Whiplash
and related headaches (879-915).
Dieter,
J.N.I. (1999) The effects of tactile/kinesthetic
stimulation on the physiology and behavior of preterm infants. Dissertation Abstracts International, B 60/05, 2335, Nov.
Dieter, J.N.I. (1998). A sequential multimodal
approach to the supplemental stimulation of premature infants: A treatment
model and preliminary findings (Abstract). In D.M. Hann, L.C.
Huffman, I.I. Lederhendler, & D. Meinecke (Eds), Advancing research on developmental plasticity
integrating the behavioral science and neuroscience of mental health. National
Institute of Mental Health.
Dieter, J.N.I. & Emory, E.K. (1997). Supplemental stimulation of
premature infants: A treatment model. Journal of Pediatric Psychology, 22,
281-295.
2004 – 2008: National
Institutes of Health – National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH).
Fetal Reactivity and
Maternal Psychopathology
1RO1 MH64732-01A1
($1,644,975)
Role:
Co-Principal Investigator
2003 – 2005: Clinical Research LRP Award, National
Institutes of Health (NIH) – National
2003: Young Investigator Scholarship, Society of Biological
Psychiatry
2002 – 2003:
Effects of Pregnancy
Massage on the Mother and Fetus ($29, 580).
Role: Co-Principal Investigator
2001 – 2004: National
Young Investigator Award.
Effects of Maternal Depression and Psychotropic
Medication on Fetal and Newborn Development ($59,992).
Role: Principal
Investigator
1995 - 1997: National Institutes of Health – National
Institute of Mental Health (NIMH).
Individual National Research
Service Award (NRSA 1 F31 MH11161-01). Differential Effects of Stimulation on
Premature Infants (approx. $26,000)
Role: Principal Investigator
1996:
A. Heilburn Award for Outstanding Clinical
Research. Department of
Psychology,
1993:
Psychology,
1992:
Psychology,
2006 – Present: Ad hoc Reviewer, Developmental Psychology
2005 – Present: Ad
hoc Reviewer, Journal of the American
College of Nutrition
2004 – Present:
International Panel Reviewer, Medical
Science Monitor
2004 – Present: Ad
hoc Reviewer, Infant Mental Health
Journal
2003 – Present:
Ad hoc Reviewer, Journal of
Pediatric Psychology