Professor & Vice Chair
University of California, Irvine
Psychiatry & Human Behavior
333 City Blvd. West, Suite 1200
Orange,
CA
USA
92868
Biographical Sketch: Dr. Curt A. Sandman is a Professor & Vice Chair in the Department of Psychiatry at the University of California, Irvine. He is also the Director of the Applied Neurobehavioral Research Institute, Fairview Developmental Center, State of California. He received his undergraduate and graduate degrees from Fresno State College. His Ph.D. was completed in 1971 at Louisiana State University. His numerous distinctions include the Stallone Foundation Award for studies in Autism; IBM/Psychological Corporation THINKable award; American Speech, Language, Hearing Foundation Technology Award; Nightingale Research foundation Cambridge Faculty (Great Britain) award; National Institute of Child Health and Development (leader); & Workshop on Fetal Behavior Development. One area of interest is the effects of stress on development processes during human pregnancy. Current studies are examining the influences of maternal stress on the human fetus and the developing infant as well as the effects of stress on pregnancy outcomes. Selected publications:
Sandman C, Wadhwa P, Glynn L, Chicz-DeMet A, Porto M & Garite TJ (2000). Corticotrophin-releasing hormone (CRH) and fetal responses in human pregnancy. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences 897:66-75.
Sandman CA, Glynn L, Wadhwa PD, Chicz-DeMet A, Porto M & Garite T. (2003). Maternal HPA disregulation during the third trimester influences human fetal behavior. Developmental Neuroscience 25:41-49.
Davis ED, Snidman N, Glynn LM, Wadhwa PD, Dunkel Schetter C & Sandman CA. (2004) Prenatal maternal anxiety and depression predicts infant behavioral reactivity. Infancy, 6: 319-331.
Sandman CA, Glynn LM, Dunkel Schetter C, Wadhwa PD, Garite TJ, Chicz-DeMet A & Hobel C. (2006). Elevated maternal cortisol early in pregnancy predicts third trimester levels of placental corticotropin releasing hormone (CRH): priming the placental clock. Peptides 27: 1457-1453.
Rini C, Dunkel Schetter C, Hobel CJ, Glynn LM & Sandman CA (2006). Effective social support: antecedents and consequences of partner support during pregnancy. Personal Relationships 13: 207-229.