Publications

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Outdoor air pollution exposure alters fear regulation and fear-related neural circuitry in adolescence

Zundel, CG, Jakubiec, A, Ely, S, Carpenter, C, Tamimi, R, Brokamp, C, Ryan, R, Strawn, JR, Jovanovic, T, Marusak, HA

Biological Psychiatry: Global Open Science (2026)

Effects of acute treadmill exercise, stretching, and meditation on mood in youth: A randomized controlled trial

Matsko, M, Rogers, S, Bhogal, A, Carpenter, C, Shampine, MM, Evanski, J, Bhargava, S, Arvidson, P, Marusak, HA, Barcelona, J

Translational Journal of the American College of Sports Medicine (2026)

Shorter sleep duration predicts next-day physiologic, behavioral, and corticolimbic responses during fear extinction recall in youth

Carpenter, C, Zundel, CG, Ely, SL, Tamimi, R, Losiowski, J, O’Mara, E, Lewis Czyska, C, Strickland, B, Sharma, K, Thruston, N, Wrubel, J, Marusak, HA

Neurobiology of Learning and Memory (2026)

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Preliminary prospective study of pharmaceutical-grade cannabidiol for seizure frequency, anxiety, and comorbid symptoms in pediatric epilepsy: Associations with circulating endocannabinoids and lipid biomarkers

Hopkins, S, Weber, A, MacDougall, J, Evanski, J, Luat, A, Marusak, HA

Journal of Child Neurology (2026)

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Circulating endocannabinoids in children and adolescents: Associations with anxiety and the impact of selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors

Marusak, HA, Zundel, CG, Shakir, T, Ely, SL, Carpenter, C, Shampine, MM, Tamimi, R, Matsko, M, Rogers, S, Losiowski, J, O’Mara, E-C, Jaster, A, Sharma, K, deRoon-Cassini, T, Hillard, CJ, Shroeder, HK, Mills, JA, Strawn, JR, Barcelona, J

Neuropsychopharmacology (2025)

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Outdoor air pollution and psychiatric symptoms in adolescents: A study of peripheral inflammatory marker associations

Zundel, CG, Shampine, MM, Jakubiec, A, Lewis, C, Brokamp, C, Strawn, J, Jovanovic, T, Ryan, P, Woodcock, E, Yang, Z, Petriello, M, Marusak, HA

Frontiers in Psychiatry (2025)

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Mindful young brains and minds: a systematic review of the neural
correlates of mindfulness-based interventions in youth

Jande, J., Treves, IN, Ely, SL, Gowatch, LC, Carpenter, C, Shampine, MM, Webb, CA, Sacchet, MD, Gabrielli, JDE, Marusak, HA

Brain Imaging and Behavior (2025)

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Endocannabinoid dysregulation and PTSD in urban adolescents: Associations with anandamide concentrations and FAAH genotype

Marusak, HA, Ely, SL, Zundel, CG, Gowatch, LC, Shampine, MM, Carpenter, C, Tamimi, R, Jaster, AM, Shakir, T, May, L, deRoon-Cassini, TA, Hillard, CJ

Psychopharmacology (2024)

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Endocannabinoids and stress-related disorders: A systematic review and meta-analysis of basal concentrations and response to acute psychosocial stress

Gowatch, LC, Evanski, JM, Ely, SL, Zundel, CG, Bhogal, A, Carpenter, C, Shampine, MM, O’Mara, E-C, Mazurka, R, Barcelona, J, Mayo, LM, Marusak, HA

Cannabis and Cannabinoid Research (2024)

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Attention, attention! Posttraumatic stress disorder is associated with altered attention-related brain function

Ely, S, Zundel, C, Gowatch, LC, Evanski, J, Bhogal, Carpenter, C, Shampine, MM, Marusak, HA

Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience (2023)

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Associations of endocannabinoids and related lipid mediators with depressive symptoms during perimenopause

Rajasekera, TA, Rahman, SA, Fida, D, Roy, A, Gallegos, P, Wilson, JC, Wiley, A, Marusak, HA, Gur, TL, Hillard, CJ, Joffe, H, Spagnolo, PA

Psychoneuroendocrinology (2026)

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Feasibility of precision functional mapping in youth multi-echo fMRI data

Treves, IN, Pagliaccio, D, Patel, G, Tamimi, R, Kim, J, Auerbach, RP, Marusak, HA

Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience (2026)

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Understanding chronic health conditions related to childhood adversities: The role of heart rate variability and the endocannabinoid system

Shakir, T, Marusak, HA

Journal of the American Academy of Experts in Traumatic Stress (2026)

Research review: What we have learned about the endocannabinoid system in developmental psychopathology

Tansey, RC, Ferger, MD, Marusak, HA, Mayo, LM

The Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry (2025)

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Relationship between circulating plasma endocannabinoids in adolescents and maternal depressive symptoms

Jaster, A, Ely, SL, Zundel, CG, Gowatch, LC, Shampine, MM, Carpenter, C, O'Mara, E-C, Bhogal, A, Tamimi, R, Lewis, C, Sharma, K, Losiowski, J, Marusak, HA

Psychopharmacology (2025)

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Racial discrimination and fear-based symptoms: Links to avoidance behavior and hippocampal activity in Black youth

Bhogal, A, Zundel, CG, Ely, SL, Tamimi, R, Gowatch, L, Carpenter, C, Shampine, MM, O’Mara, E-C, Losiowski, J, Sharma, K, Jaster, AM, Lewis, C, Fani, N, Harnett, NG, Jovanovic, T, Marusak, HA

Developmental Psychobiology (2025)

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Puberty, sex, and fear extinction retention: A neuroimaging study in youth

Bhargava, S, Zundel, CG, Shampine, MM, Ely, SL, Carpenter, C, Losiowski, J, Chanamolu, S, Jande, J, Tamimi, R, Sharma, K, O’Mara, E-C, Jaster, AM, Marusak, HA

Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience (2025)

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Threat sensitivity mediates the association between perceived safety and anxiety in adolescents from urban communities

Carpenter, C, Heeter, AR, Shampine, MM, Gowatch, LC, Ely, SL, Bhogal, A, O'Mara, E-C, Zundel, CG, Lipanski, NM, Borg, BA, Marshall, S, Benjamins, LJ, Schacter, H, Youngman, C, Marusak, HA

Journal of Psychiatric Research (2024)

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Genetic variation in endocannabinoid signaling: Anxiety, depression, and threat- and reward-related brain functioning during the transition into adolescence

Desai, S, Zundel, C, Evanski, J, Gowatch, LC, Bhogal, A, Ely., S, Carpenter, C, Shampine, MM, O’Mara, E-C, Rabinak, C, Marusak, HA

Behavioural Brain Research (2024)

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Publications

Outdoor air pollution exposure alters fear regulation and fear-related neural circuitry in adolescence

Effects of acute treadmill exercise, stretching, and meditation on mood in youth: A randomized controlled trial

Shorter sleep duration predicts next-day physiologic, behavioral, and corticolimbic responses during fear extinction recall in youth

Preliminary prospective study of pharmaceutical-grade cannabidiol for seizure frequency, anxiety, and comorbid symptoms in pediatric epilepsy: Associations with circulating endocannabinoids and lipid biomarkers

Circulating endocannabinoids in children and adolescents: Associations with anxiety and the impact of selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors

Outdoor air pollution and psychiatric symptoms in adolescents: A study of peripheral inflammatory marker associations

Mindful young brains and minds: a systematic review of the neural correlates of mindfulness-based interventions in youth

Endocannabinoid dysregulation and PTSD in urban adolescents: Associations with anandamide concentrations and FAAH genotype

Endocannabinoids and stress-related disorders: A systematic review and meta-analysis of basal concentrations and response to acute psychosocial stress

Attention, attention! Posttraumatic stress disorder is associated with altered attention-related brain function

Associations of endocannabinoids and related lipid mediators with depressive symptoms during perimenopause

Feasibility of precision functional mapping in youth multi-echo fMRI data

Understanding chronic health conditions related to childhood adversities: The role of heart rate variability and the endocannabinoid system

Research review: What we have learned about the endocannabinoid system in developmental psychopathology

Relationship between circulating plasma endocannabinoids in adolescents and maternal depressive symptoms

Racial discrimination and fear-based symptoms: Links to avoidance behavior and hippocampal activity in Black youth

Puberty, sex, and fear extinction retention: A neuroimaging study in youth

Threat sensitivity mediates the association between perceived safety and anxiety in adolescents from urban communities

Genetic variation in endocannabinoid signaling: Anxiety, depression, and threat- and reward-related brain functioning during the transition into adolescence

Mindful young brains and minds: a systematic review of the neural
correlates of mindfulness-based interventions in youth