Jessie B Northrup, PhD

Assistant Professor of Psychiatry

Areas of Expertise

  • Children & Adolescents
  • Neurodevelopmental Disorders
  • Sleep & Circadian Health
  • Mood Disorders
Jessie B Northrup, PhD

Expertise & Interests

Research Interests

Mother-child interactions; Social and emotional development; Autism spectrum disorders

Selected Publications

  1. Northrup JB, Nuske HJ, Hipwell AE, Mazefsky CA. Review and developmental model: Early childhood emotion regulation and co-regulation in autism. J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry. 2025. doi:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jaac.2025.07.1063
  2. Northrup JB, Hartman AG, MacKenzie KT, Sivathasan S, Eldeeb S, Mazefsky CA. Emotion dysregulation in autism: Severity and correlates in early childhood. Autism Res. 2024 Dec;17(12):2662-2675. doi: 10.1002/aur.3264.
  3. Northrup JB, Cortez KB, Mazefsky CA, Iverson JM. Expression and co-regulation of negative emotion in 18-month-olds at increased likelihood for autism with diverse developmental outcomes. Autism. 2024 Oct;28(10):2534-2548. doi: 10.1177/13623613241233664.
  4. orthrup JB, Mazefsky CA, Day TN. Valence and intensity of emotional expression in autistic and non-autistic toddlers. J Autism Dev Disord. 2024 Feb 3;. doi: 10.1007/s10803-024-06268-8.
  5. Northrup JB, Goodwin MS, Peura CB, Chen Q, Taylor BJ, Siegel MS, Mazefsky CA. Mapping the time course of overt emotion dysregulation, self-injurious behavior, and aggression in psychiatrically hospitalized autistic youth: A naturalistic study. Autism Res. 2022 Jun 25; doi: 10.1002/aur.2773.

Education & Credentials

Education & Training

Education
PhD, Clinical and Developmental Psychology, University of Pittsburgh, Department of Psychology
Internship
Clinical Psychology, UPMC Western Psychiatric Hospital
Postdoctoral
Clinical Psychology, University of Pittsburgh

Professional Affiliations

  • Member, International Society on Infant Studies
  • Member, Society for Research in Child Development
  • Member, International Society for Autism Research

Selected Honors & Awards

  • Slifka-Ritvo Innovation in Autism Research Award, International Society for Autism Research
  • Early Career Investigator Award, International Society for Autism Research