Whitney Barnett

Medicine · Health Sciences

27h-index2.8kcitations72works3.82yr avg
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Research Topics

Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum(16), Child Abuse and Trauma(15), Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health(9), Child Nutrition and Water Access(9), HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions(7)

Publications72 total

Measuring Caregiver–Child Proximity in Daily Life: Feasibility and Acceptability of the TotTag Wearable Sensor
PsyArXiv (OSF Preprints)·2026
Measuring Caregiver–Child Proximity in Daily Life: Feasibility and Acceptability of the TotTag Wearable Sensor
2026
Association of maternal antenatal anxiety with amygdala-prefrontal cortex functional connectivity in children from a South African cohort
Proceedings on CD-ROM - International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine. Scientific Meeting and Exhibition/Proceedings of the International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine, Scientific Meeting and Exhibition·2025
Maternal intimate partner violence exposure is associated with differences in cortical structure in 2-to-3-year-old children: A prospective investigation from the Drakenstein Child Health Study (DCHS)
2025Open Access
Child Care Labor Division: Expectations, Experiences, and Relationship With Life Goal Satisfaction
Journal of Marriage and the Family·2025Open Access
An Introduction To Mental Health Equity
2025
Reading the mind in infant eyes test: A measure of the recognition of infant emotion
Development and Psychopathology·2025Open Access
Longitudinal investigation of neurobiological changes across pregnancy
Communications Biology·2025· 15 citedOpen Access
Association of Maternal Antenatal Distress with Child Amygdala-Prefrontal Cortex Functional Connectivity at 2-3 Years in a South African Birth Cohort Study
SSRN Electronic Journal·2025Open Access
Language outcomes of preschool children who are HIV-exposed uninfected: An analysis of a South African cohort
PLoS ONE·2024· 4 citedOpen Access
Longitudinal Investigation of Neurobiological Changes Across Pregnancy
2024· 5 citedOpen Access
Stressful life events and prenatal representations of the child
Attachment & Human Development·2024· 5 citedOpen Access
Caregiving relationships are a cornerstone of developmental psychopathology
Development and Psychopathology·2024· 12 citedOpen Access
Risk and rates of hospitalisation in young children: A prospective study of a South African birth cohort
PLOS Global Public Health·2024· 12 citedOpen Access
Risk and rates of hospitalisation in young children: a prospective study of a South African birth cohort
2023· 2 citedOpen Access
Antenatal maternal intimate partner violence exposure is associated with sex-specific alterations in brain structure among young infants: Evidence from a South African birth cohort
Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience·2023· 9 citedOpen Access
Identifying what works for whom: Implementation outcomes following <i>iLookOut</i>, a child abuse identification and referral training program
Journal of Clinical and Translational Science·2023Open Access
Association of Maternal and Child Anemia With Brain Structure in Early Life in South Africa
JAMA Network Open·2022· 27 citedOpen Access
Personal monitoring of fine particulate matter (PM2.5) exposure in mothers and young children in a South African birth cohort study – A pilot study
Atmospheric Environment·2022· 13 cited
Antenatal Maternal Intimate Partner Violence Exposure Predicts Sex-Specific Alterations in Brain Structure Among Neonates in Urban South Africa
SSRN Electronic Journal·2022Open Access
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Frequent Co-authors

Heather J. Zar(44), Dan J. Stein(33), Kirsten A. Donald(19), Nastassja Koen(18), Catherine J. Wedderburn(12), Landon Myer(10), Nadia Hoffman(9), Raymond T. Nhapi(8), Aneesa Vanker(8), Mark P. Nicol(7), Jacob A M Stadler(7), Kirsty Brittain(7), Jennifer Pellowski(6), Sheri‐Michelle Koopowitz(5), Polite M. Nduru(5), Rae MacGinty(5), Sarah L. Halligan(4), Bronwyn Myers(3), Annerine Roos(3), Andrea M. Rehman(3)