Pieper, Dr. S. (Suzanne)
Position:
- Postdoctoral researcher
Academic Career
- Postdocoral researcher in the field of biological psychology and attachment with special emphasis on stress reactivity and genetic influences; Centre for Child and Family Studies, Leiden University.
- Scientific researcher, developing a knowledge ontology on depression and obesity; Emotional Brain, Almere (2006-2008).
- PhD student in the field of prolonged cardiovascular activity, worry and daily life stress; Department of Psychology, Clinical and Health Psychology, Leiden University (2008).
- MA, Bilogical Psychology; Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam (2000).
- Internship studying the relation between asthma and depression; Institute of Behavioral Genetics, Boulder, CO, USA (2000).
- Research assistant, supervising interviews collecting Composite International Diagnostic Interviews from twins; Biological Psychology, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam (1998).
- Research assistant, collecting ambulatory heart rate and blood pressure measurements; Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam (1997-1998).
Academic Awards
PhD-award 2004-2005, Department of Psychology, Leiden University.
Research areas and activities
- Physiological differences in stress response
- Prolonged stress response
- Perseverative cognition
- Attachment
- Multi-level statistics
- Ambulatory measurements
- Effects of crying
- Behavioural genetics
International publications
- Pieper, S., Brosschot, J.F., Leeden, R. van der, Thayer J.F. Cardiac effects of momentary assessed worry episodes and stressful events. Psychosomitic Medicine. 2007, 69(9): 901-9.
- Pieper, S., Brosschot, J.F. Prolonged stress-related cardiovascular activation: Is there any? Annals of Behavioral Medicine. 2005, 30(2):91-103.
- Brosschot J.F., Pieper, S., Thayer J.F. Expanding stress theory: prolonged activation and perseverative cognition. Psychoneuroendocrinology. 2005, 30(10):1043-9.
2011
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Pieper, S. & Out, D. & Bakermans-Kranenburg, M.J. & IJzendoorn, M.H., van (2011)
Behavioral and molecular genetics of dissociation: The role of the serotonin transporter gene (5-HTTLPR). Journal of Traumatic Stress, 24, pp. 373-380.
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Prevoo, M.J.L. & Mesman, J. & IJzendoorn, M.H., van & Pieper, S. (2011)
Bilingual toddlers reap the language they sow: ethnic minority toddlers' childcare attendance increases maternal host language use. Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, 32, pp. 561-576.
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Pieper, S. & Out, D. & Bakermans-Kranenburg, M.J. & IJzendoorn, M.H., van (2011)
Dissociation and adults’ perception of and intended caregiving responses to infant crying. Montreal, Canada
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Riem, M.M.E. & Bakermans-Kranenburg, M.J. & Pieper, S. & Tops, M. & Boksem, M.A.S. & Vermeiren, R.R.J.M. & IJzendoorn, M.H., van & Rombouts, S.A.R.B. (2011)
Oxytocin modulates amygdala, insula, and inferior frontal gyrus responses to infant crying: A randomized controlled trial. Biological Psychiatry, 70, pp. 291-297.
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Riem, M.M.E. & Pieper, S. & Out, D. & Bakermans-Kranenburg, M.J. & IJzendoorn, M.H., van (2011)
Oxytocin receptor gene and depressive symptoms associated with physiological reactivity to infant crying. Social Cognitive & Affective Neuroscience, 6, pp. 294-300.
(Article)
2010
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Out, D. & Pieper, S. & Bakermans-Kranenburg, M.J. & Zeskind, P.S. & IJzendoorn, M.H., van (2010)
Intended sensitive and harsh caregiving responses to infant crying: the role of cry pitch and perceived urgency in an adult twin sample. Child Abuse and Neglect, 34 (11), pp. 863-873.
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Out, D. & Pieper, S. & Bakermans-Kranenburg, M.J. & IJzendoorn, M.H., van (2010)
Physiological reactivity to infant crying: A behavioral genetic study. Genes Brain and Behavior, 9, pp. 868-876.
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Pieper, S. & Brosschot, J.F. & Leeden, M., van der & Thayer, J.F. (2010)
Prolonged cardiac effects of momentary assessed stressful events and worry episodes. Psychosomatic Medicine, 72, pp. 570-577.
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Bakermans-Kranenburg, M.J. & IJzendoorn, M.H., van & Out, D. & Pieper, S. (2010)
Reactivity to infant crying and troublesome toddlers: Parents’ genetic vulnerability to environmental stress. Baltimore, USA
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Pieper, S. & Out, D. & Bakermans-Kranenburg, M.J. & IJzendoorn, M.H., van (2010)
Responses to infant crying. Lusaka, Zambia
(Other)
2009
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Brosschot, J.F. & Pieper, S. & Leeden, M., van der & Thayer, J.F. (2009)
Prolonged cardiac effects of momentary assessed stressful events and worry episodes. Psychophysiology, 46, pp. S11.
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Brosschot, J.F. & Pieper, S. & Leeden, M., van der & Thayer, J.F. (2009)
Prolonged cardiac effects of momentary assessed stressful events and worry episodes. Psychosomatic Medicine, 71, pp. A132.
(Article)
2008
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Pieper, S. (2008)
Prolonged cardiac activation, stressful events and worry in daily life. LEI Universiteit Leiden, 184pp. S. Maes & J.F. Brosschot.
(Dissertation)
2007
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Pieper, S. & Brosschot, J.F. & Leeden, M., van der & Thayer, J.F. (2007)
Cardiac effects of momentary assessed worry episodes and stressful events. Psychosomatic Medicine, 69, pp. 901-909.
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Brosschot, J.F. & Pieper, S. & Leeden, M., van der & Thayer, J.F. (2007)
Momentary assessments of worry episodes, stressors, and cardiac activity in daily life. Psychosomatic Medicine, 69, p. A-21.
(Article)
2006
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Brosschot, J.F. & Pieper, S. & Leeden, M., van der & Thayer, J.F. (2006)
Momentary assessment of stressors, worry episodes and cardiac activity in daily life. International Journal of Behavioral Medicine, 13 (Suppl.), p. 350.
(Article)
2005
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Brosschot, J.F. & Pieper, S. & Thayer, J.F. (2005)
Expanding stress theory: prolonged activation and perseverative cognition. Psychoneuroendocrinology, 30, pp. 1043-1049.
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Pieper, S. & Brosschot, J.F. (2005)
Prolonged stress-related cardiovascular activation: is there any? Annals of Behavioral Medicine, 30, pp. 91-103.
(Article)
2004
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Pieper, S. & Brosschot, J.F. & Thayer, J.F. (2004)
Cardiac activity during waking and sleeping and dispositional depression, anxiety and hostility and worry. International Journal of Behavioral Medicine, 11S, p. 68.
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Brosschot, J.F. & Pieper, S. & Thayer, J.F. (2004)
Cardiac activity during waking and sleeping and dispositional worry, -anger, -anxiety, and depression. Psychology and Health, 19S, p. 28.
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Pieper, S. & Brosschot, J.F. & Thayer, J.F. (2004)
Dispositional depression, worry, anxiety and hostility and cardiac activity during waking and sleeping. Psychosomatic Medicine, 66, p. A27.
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Sardhi, I. & Pieper, S. & Brosschot, J.F. (2004)
Effects of high heart rate (HR) and low heart rate variability (HRV) on anger. Psychology and Health, 19S, p. 151.
(Article)
2002
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Pieper, S. & Brosschot, J.F. (2002)
Using an electronic diary with the VU-AMS. In Noldus, L.P.J.J., Ballintijn, M.R., Bruisten-Jeannot, C.A., Burfield, I.J., Gronert, M.J., Spink, A.J. (Eds.) Measuring Behavior, 4th International Conference on Methods and Techniques in Behavioral Genetics, Proceedings (p. 205). Wageningen: Noldus Information Technology.
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Pieper, S. & Brosschot, J.F. (2002)
Worry and cardiac recovery after laboratory stressors. Psychosomatic Medicine, 64, p. 152.
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