RENEE GOODWIN

Title	Associate Professor
Area	Clinical Psychology
Ph.D.	Northwestern University
Office	A-344 Science Building
E-mail	renee.goodwin@qc.cuny.edu
Office Phone	718-997-3247
Lab Phone	718-997-3225

Professional Activities:

Society Memberships:
    American Psychopathological Association
    American Psychological Association
    American Public Health Association


Editorial Board:
    Depression and Anxiety

Associate Professor of Clinical Epidemiology, Department of Epidemiology, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University, New York, New York

Associated Investigator, Christchurch Health and Development Study, Christchurch, New Zealand

Associated Scientist, Institute for Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy, Technical University-Dresden, Dresden, Germany

Research Interests:

Our current research focuses on anxiety/mood/behavior disorders and physical health problems; interrelationships between anxiety/mood/behavior disorders, cigarette smoking and nicotine dependence and other substance use problems; and suicide behavior from an intergenerational life course perspective. Specifically, we are investigating the relationship between asthma/allergy and mental health in early life, how these disorders interact and influence each other throughout development toward understanding intergenerational influences on these problems.  In addition to using longitudinal data and birth cohort studies to try to better understand these relationships from the prenatal period throughout development (e.g., examining interactions between potential role of family functioning, environmental exposures and biological mechanisms), we are carrying this work forward in two ways. First, we have begun applying our findings from population-based studies to clinical populations in urban settings in order to use what we have learned to develop interventions that can improve health in the community. Our lab is currently working toward developing integrated treatments for asthma and anxiety and depression, treatments for families of children with asthma/allergy, as well as interventions for other co-occurring physical and mental health problems.  Second, we are trying to identify potential biological mechanisms underlying the observed associations between asthma/allergy and mental disorders.  Relatedly, another goal of the lab is to understand the impact of individual, social and environmental exposures on the development and persistence of cigarette smoking, nicotine dependence and other substance use problems among adults, as well as the potential impact of indirect exposure to substance use, such as (secondhand smoke, on physical and mental health of youth (offspring) across the lifecourse).  A parallel focus is on identifying possible explanations for the stagnation in smoking decline over the past decade. Specifically, we are investigating the possible role of mental and substance use disorders in these trends.  We welcome inquiries from prospective undergraduate students, graduate students, and post-docs interested in joining us in our research.

Selected Publications:

   Goodwin RD, Perkonigg A, Hoefler M, Wittchen HU (in press).  Mental disorders and smoking trajectories: A 10-year prospective study among adolescents and young adults in the community.  Drug and Alcohol Dependence.

   Goodwin RD, Robinson M, McKeague I, Sly P, Susser E, Mattes E (in press).  Severity of asthma and mental health outcomes: A birth cohort study. Psychological Medicine.

   Goodwin RD, Galea S, Perzanowski M, Jacobi F (in press). Impact of allergy treatment on the association between allergies and mood and anxiety in a population sample.  Clinical and Experimental Allergy.

   Grover K, Zvolensky MJ, Lemeshow AR, Galea S, Goodwin RD (in press). Does quitting smoking during pregnancy have a long-term impact on smoking status?  Drug and Alcohol Dependence 2012; 123: 110-114.

   Goodwin RD, Pagura J, Lemeshow AR, Spiwak R, Sareen J. Predictors of persistent nicotine dependence among adults. Drug and Alcohol Dependence 2011; 118(2-3):127-33.

   Goodwin RD, Keyes KM, Simuro N. Mental disorders and nicotine dependence among pregnant women in the United States. Obstetrics and Gynecology 2007; 109: 875-883.

   Goodwin RD, Fergusson DM, Horwood LJ. Asthma and depressive and anxiety disorders among young persons in the community.  Psychological Medicine, 2005;34: 1465-74.

   Goodwin RD, Lieb R, Hoefler M, Bittner A, Beesdo K, Wittchen HU.  Panic attack as a risk factor for severe psychopathology.  American Journal of Psychiatry, 2004; 161 (12): 2207-2214.