Lane Strathearn, MBBS, PhD, FRACP
Professor of Pediatrics-Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics
Introduction
Dr. Strathearn is a Professor of Pediatrics at the University of Iowa, Director of the Division of Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics, and Physician Director of the Center for Disabilities and Development (CDD). As co-director of the University of Iowa Autism Center, he is also interested in developmental, behavioral and genetic risk markers for autism and has conducted eye tracking research in children with autism.
Current Positions
- Professor of Pediatrics - Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics
- Professor of Psychiatry, Neuroscience and Pharmacology, and Psychological and Brain Sciences
- William E. Bell/Gial A. McGuinness Chair in Pediatric Neurodevelopment
- Division Director, Division of Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics
- Physician Director, Center for Disabilities and Development
- Co-director, Hawkeye Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Research Center (Hawk-IDDRC)
- Co-Director, Autism Center, Stead Family Department of Pediatrics
Education
- MBBS, University of Queensland Medical School, Bisbane, Australia
- PhD, University of Queensland School of Medicine, Brisbane, Australia
- Resident in Pediatrics, Mater Children's Hospital, Brisband, Queensland, Australia
- Fellow in Child Protection and Neurodevelopment, Mater Children's Hospital, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
- Fellow in Child Maltreatment- Research Fellowship, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
- Fellow in Developmental Pediatrics, Texas Children's Hospital/Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, United States
Graduate Program Affiliations
Center, Program and Institute Affiliations
Licenses & Certifications
- Iowa Medical License, Iowa Board of Medicine, Iowa, United States
- Board certification to practice medicine as a developmental pediatrician, Royal Australiasian College of Physicians, Australia
Selected Publications
- Rutherford HJ, Kim S, Yip SW, Potenza MN, Mayes LC, Strathearn L. Parenting and addictions: Current insights from human neuroscience. Curr Addict Rep. 2021 Sep;8(3):380-388. doi: 10.1007/s40429-021-00384-6. Epub 2021 Jul 9. PMID: 36185758
- Strathearn L., Momany A, Kovács EH, Guiler W, Ladd-Acosta C. The intersection of genome, epigenome and social experience in autism spectrum disorder: Exploring modifiable pathways for intervention. Neurobiol Learn Mem. 2023 Jul;202:107761. doi: 10.1016/j.nlm.2023.107761. Epub 2023 Apr 28. PMID: 3712146
- Zarei, Kasra, Xu, Guifeng, Zimmerman, Bridget, Giannotti, Michele, & Strathearn, L. (2021). Adverse Childhood Experiences Predict Common Neurodevelopmental and Behavioral Health Conditions among U.S. Children. Children, 8(9). doi: https://doi.org/10.3390/children8090761
- Strathearn, L., Giannotti, M., Mills, R., Kisely, S., Najman, J. & Abajobir, A. A. Long-term Cognitive, Psychological and Health Outcomes Associated with Child Abuse and Neglect. Pediatrics. 2020 Oct;146(4):e20200438. doi: 10.1542/peds.2020-0438. Epub 2020 Sep 17. PMID: 32943535
- Xu, G., Strathearn, L., Liu, B. & Bao, W. (2018). Prevalence of Autism Spectrum Disorder Among US Children and Adolescents, 2014-2016. JAMA 319 (1) 81-82. DOI: 10.1001/jama.2017.17812. PMID: 29297068.
- Xu, G., Strathearn, L., Liu, B., Yang, B. & Bao, W. (2018). Twenty-year trends in diagnosed attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder among US children and adolescents, 1997-2016. JAMA Network Open 1 (4). DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2018.1471.
- Strathearn, L. Neurobiology of Attachment. In: Cambridge Textbook of Neuroscience for Psychiatry. pp.354-365. Cambridge University Press. 2023.
- Kim, S., Iyengar, U., Mayes, L. C., Potenza, M. N., Rutherford HJV & Strathearn, L. (2017). Mothers with substance addictions show reduced reward responses when viewing their own infant's face. Human brain mapping 38 (11) 5421-5439. DOI: 10.1002/hbm.23731. PMID: 28746733. PMCID: PMC5763911.
- Kim, S., Fonagy, P., Koos, O., Dorsett, K. & Strathearn, L. (2014). Maternal oxytocin response predicts mother-to-infant gaze. Brain research 1580 133-42. DOI: 10.1016/j.brainres.2013.10.050. PMID: 24184574.
- Strathearn, L. (2011). Maternal neglect: oxytocin, dopamine and the neurobiology of attachment. Journal of neuroendocrinology 23 (11) 1054-65. DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2826.2011.02228.x. PMID: 21951160.