Jing Yu, Ph.D.

Jing Yu, Ph.D., is a staff scientist in SBSB, working with Dr. Stephen Gilman to examine socioeconomic and racial/ethnic disparities in child development and long-term health. She currently is examining the associations of early life adversity and maternal inflammation during pregnancy with children's neurocognitive functioning and their premature mortality through mid-adulthood. In addition, she is working on risk and resilience factors for adolescent mental health and suicidal behaviors in their transition to young adulthood.

Selected Publications

Yu J, Patel RA, Gilman SE. Childhood disadvantage, neurocognitive development and neuropsychiatric disorders: Evidence of mechanisms. Curr Opin Psychiatry. 2021 May 1;34(3):306-323. doi: 10.1097/YCO.0000000000000701. PMID: 33587493.

Yu J, Patel RA, Haynie DL, Vidal-Ribas P, Govender T, Sundaram R, Gilman SE. Adverse childhood experiences and premature mortality through mid-adulthood: A five-decade prospective study. Lancet Reg Health Am. 2022 Nov;15:100349. doi: 10.1016/j.lana.2022.100349. Epub 2022 Aug 23. PMID: 36467261.

Yu J, Ghassabian A, Chen Z, Goldstein RB, Hornig M, Buka SL, Goldstein JM, Gilman SE. Maternal Immune activity during pregnancy and socioeconomic disparities in children's self-regulation. Brain Behav Immun. 2020 Nov;90:346-352. doi: 10.1016/j.bbi.2020.09.003. Epub 2020 Sep 10. PMID: 32919039.

Yu J, Goldstein RB, Haynie DL, Luk JW, Fairman BJ, Patel RA, Vidal-Ribas P, Maultsby K, Gudal M, Gilman SE. Resilience Factors in the Association Between Depressive Symptoms and Suicidality. J Adolesc Health. 2021 Aug;69(2):280-287. doi: 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2020.12.004. Epub 2021 Jan 9. PMID: 33431248.

ovender T, Yu J, Vidal-Ribas P, Gilman SE, Haynie DL. Adolescent Substance Use Patterns and Risk for Suicidal Thoughts and Behaviors in Young Adulthood. J Stud Alcohol Drugs. 2023 Aug 14. doi: 10.15288/jsad.22-00407. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 37589372.