Heather M Joseph, DO

Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Pediatrics

Areas of Expertise

  • Children & Adolescents
  • Consultation-Liaison
Heather M Joseph
Expertise & Interests Selected Publications Education & Credentials Related News

Expertise & Interests

Research Interests

Early childhood attention; Early risk signals for neurodevelopmental disorder; ADHD clinical trials

Clinical Interests

Pediatric consultation liaison; Perinatal mental health

Education Interests

Research mentorship; Resident & postdoctoral education

Selected Publications

  1. Joseph HM, Wilson MA, Diaz J, Salisbury A, Lorenzi-Quigley L, Vecchiarelli J, Coughlin C, Iverson JM, Molina BSG. Neonatal neurobehavior and infant temperament amongst offspring born to parents with and without ADHD. Infant Behav Dev. 2025; 79.
  2. Joseph HM, Santosa H, Fisher N, Huppert T, Morgan JK. Greater frontoparietal connectivity during task engagement among infants and toddlers with parent reported inattention. Dev Psychobiology. 2024; 66(7):e22546.
  3. Joseph HM, Lorenzo NE, Fisher N, Novick DR, Gibson C, Rothenberger SD, Foust JE, Chronis-Tuscano A. rsearch review: A systematic review and meta-analysis of infant and toddler temperament as predictors of childhood attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder. J Child Psychol Psychiatry. 2023 May;64(5):715-735.
  4. Joseph HM, Khetarpal SK, Wilson MA, Molina BSG. Parent ADHD Is associated with greater parenting distress in the first year postpartum. J Atten Disord. 2022 Jul;26(9):1257-1268. doi: 10.1177/10870547211066488.
  5. Joseph HM, Kennedy TM, Gnagy EM, Perlman SB, Pelham WE & Molina BS. (2019) Fathers with childhood ADHD, parenting, and their young children's behavior: Offspring of the Pittsburgh ADHD Longitudinal Study (PALS). Child Psychiatry & Human Development, 50(1), 35-44.
  6. Gopalan P, Glance J, Valpey R, Joseph H & Shenai N. (2018) Development of a women's mental health curriculum and evolution to a Women's Mental Health Area of Concentration in a psychiatry residency program. Archives of Women's Mental Health, 21(1), 113-116.

Education & Credentials

Education & Training

Education
DO, Medicine, Ohio University, College of Osteopathic Medicine
Residency
Psychiatry, UPMC Western Psychiatric Hospital
Fellowship
Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, UPMC Western Psychiatric Hospital
Postdoctoral
Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine

Professional Affiliations

  • Member, American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
  • Member, American Professional Society of ADHD and Related Disorders

Selected Honors & Awards

  • Young Investigator Award, Brain & Behavior Research Foundation
  • Junior Investigator Award, American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
  • Klingenstein Third Generation Fellowship in ADHD,

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