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Sara L Kornfield
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Director, Maternal Wellness Initiative, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
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Senior Center Director, Penn Center for Women's Behavioral Wellness, Psychiatry Department, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA.
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3e Barnard College, Columbia University , 2003.
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2a Drexel University, 2008.
21 a Ph.D. 27 (Clinical Health Psychology) c
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21 9 B.A. 17 (Psychology) c
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24 80 Pre-doctoral Internship in Psychology, Northport Veterans’ Affairs Medical Center, Northport, NY, 2009-2010.
24 af Fellowship, Primary Care-Mental Health Integration, Philadelphia, Veterans’ Affairs Medical Center/University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, 2010-2012.
24 ae Fellowship, Perinatal Mental Health and the Neurobiology of Pregnancy , University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, 2013-2014.
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24 af Fellowship, Primary Care-Mental Health Integration, Philadelphia, Veterans’ Affairs Medical Center/University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, 2010-2012.
24 ae Fellowship, Perinatal Mental Health and the Neurobiology of Pregnancy , University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, 2013-2014.
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159 Wisniewski, K., Henry, N., Flanagan, A. Y., Popoola, A., Weaver, N., Iglio, L., Alexandre, C.,Myers, D., Tieu, T., Waller, R., Kornfield, S. L., Gur, R. E., Momplaisir, F., & Njoroge, W. F. M.: Examining the Impact of the Syndemic on Black Birthing Individuals in the USA: A Systematic Review. 36 Journal of racial and ethnic health disparities 2 2e 13(2): 1013–1027, 2026.
12e Kornfield, S. L.*, Henry, N.* Waller, R. White, L., Gur, R., Myers, D., Wisniewski, K., Momplaisir,F., Njoroge, W.F.M. *denotes shared first author: Traumatic birth experiences and maternal caregiving behaviors and attitudes in black and white women. 59 Archives of Women’s Mental Health online ahead of print, 2026.
89 White, L.K., Perlstein, S., Gorgone, A., Himes, M.M., Kornfield, S.L., Shanmugan, S. Weitz, d3 E., Njoroge, W.F.M., Duncan, A.F., Burris, H.H., Laney, N., Gur, R.E., Waller, R.E., Chaiyachati, B.H.: Evidence for Missed Cases of Postpartum Depression Based on Pediatric Clinical Care Screenings. 3c British Journal of Psychiatry 2025.
1db Keller, A. S., Sun, K. Y., Francisco, A., Robinson, H., Beydler, E., Bassett, D. S., Cieslak, M., Cui, Z., Davatzikos, C., Fan, Y., Gardner, M., Kishton, R., Kornfield, S. L., Larsen, B., Li, H., Linder, I., Pines, A., Pritschet, L., Raznahan, A., Roalf, D. R., … Shanmugan, S.: Reproducible Sex Differences in Personalized Functional Network Topography in Youth. British Journal of Psychiatry 2025.
1a0 Perlstein, S., Njoroge, W.F.M., White, S.K., Parish-Morris, J., Williams, A.I., Malone, K.S., Rodriguez, Y., Sun, S., Wisniewski, K., Popoola, A., Flum, M., Kornfield, S.L., Seidlitz, J., Chaiyachati, B.H., Barzilay, R., Gur, R.E., & Waller, R.: Characterizing Social Communication Difficulties in Young Children within a Longitudinal Ecological Systems Framework. 4f Research on Child and Adolescent Psychopathology 2025.
195 Njoroge, W.F.M., Tieu, T., Eckhardt, D., Himes, M., Alexandre, C., Hall, Waynitra, Wisniewski, K., Popoola, A., Holloway, K., Rodriguez, Y., Kornfield, S.L., Momplaisir, F., Wang, X., Gur, R., Waller, R. : The Impact of the Pandemic on Mothers and Children, with a Focus on Syndemic Effects on Black Families: The "Prenatal to Preschool" Study Protocol. 7a Frontiers in Psychiatry-Perinatal Psychiatry 14, January 2024 Notes: 10.3389/fpsyt.2023.1281666.
179 Lenze, S. N., McKay-Gist, K., Paul, R., Tepe, M., Mathews, K., Kornfield, S., Phillips, C., Smith, R., Stoermer, A., & Carter, E. B. : Elevating Voices, Addressing Depression, Toxic Stress, and Equity Through Group Prenatal Care: A Pilot Study. Health Equity 8(1): 87-95, 2024 Notes: https://doi.org/10.1089/heq.2023.0160 14
ef Kaplan, K., Obasi, M., Kundra, L., Blaine, V., Purcell, F., Kornfield, S.L. : MotherSHIPP: An App in development for education and support of perinatal women with substance use disorders. 3c Alternative Media/mHealth App 2024.
198 Waller, R., Paz, Y., Himes, M. M., White, L. K., Rodriguez, Y., Gorgone, A., Luby, J., Gerstein, E. D., Brady, R. G., Chaiyachati, B. H., Duncan, A., Barzilay, R., Kornfield, S. L., Burris, H. H., Seidlitz, J., Parish-Morris, J., Laney, N., Gur, R. E., & Njoroge, W. F. M. : Observations of Positive Parenting from Online Parent-Child Interactions at Age 1. 81 Parenting, science and practice 24(1): 39-65, 2024 Notes: https://doi.org/10.1080/15295192.2023.2286454.
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Selected Publications
8e Kornfield, S.L., Farber, E., Reisinger, E.M., Bhadra-Heintz, N., Roder, N., Hamm, R.F., Kranzler, 9c H., Mandell, D.S., Becker-Haimes, E. : An intervention mapping approach to closing the gap in maternal OUD and infant NOWS care: a study protocol. 57 BMC Pregnancy Childbirth online ahead of print, February 2026.159 Wisniewski, K., Henry, N., Flanagan, A. Y., Popoola, A., Weaver, N., Iglio, L., Alexandre, C.,Myers, D., Tieu, T., Waller, R., Kornfield, S. L., Gur, R. E., Momplaisir, F., & Njoroge, W. F. M.: Examining the Impact of the Syndemic on Black Birthing Individuals in the USA: A Systematic Review. 36 Journal of racial and ethnic health disparities 2 2e 13(2): 1013–1027, 2026.
12e Kornfield, S. L.*, Henry, N.* Waller, R. White, L., Gur, R., Myers, D., Wisniewski, K., Momplaisir,F., Njoroge, W.F.M. *denotes shared first author: Traumatic birth experiences and maternal caregiving behaviors and attitudes in black and white women. 59 Archives of Women’s Mental Health online ahead of print, 2026.
89 White, L.K., Perlstein, S., Gorgone, A., Himes, M.M., Kornfield, S.L., Shanmugan, S. Weitz, d3 E., Njoroge, W.F.M., Duncan, A.F., Burris, H.H., Laney, N., Gur, R.E., Waller, R.E., Chaiyachati, B.H.: Evidence for Missed Cases of Postpartum Depression Based on Pediatric Clinical Care Screenings. 3c British Journal of Psychiatry 2025.
1db Keller, A. S., Sun, K. Y., Francisco, A., Robinson, H., Beydler, E., Bassett, D. S., Cieslak, M., Cui, Z., Davatzikos, C., Fan, Y., Gardner, M., Kishton, R., Kornfield, S. L., Larsen, B., Li, H., Linder, I., Pines, A., Pritschet, L., Raznahan, A., Roalf, D. R., … Shanmugan, S.: Reproducible Sex Differences in Personalized Functional Network Topography in Youth. British Journal of Psychiatry 2025.
1a0 Perlstein, S., Njoroge, W.F.M., White, S.K., Parish-Morris, J., Williams, A.I., Malone, K.S., Rodriguez, Y., Sun, S., Wisniewski, K., Popoola, A., Flum, M., Kornfield, S.L., Seidlitz, J., Chaiyachati, B.H., Barzilay, R., Gur, R.E., & Waller, R.: Characterizing Social Communication Difficulties in Young Children within a Longitudinal Ecological Systems Framework. 4f Research on Child and Adolescent Psychopathology 2025.
195 Njoroge, W.F.M., Tieu, T., Eckhardt, D., Himes, M., Alexandre, C., Hall, Waynitra, Wisniewski, K., Popoola, A., Holloway, K., Rodriguez, Y., Kornfield, S.L., Momplaisir, F., Wang, X., Gur, R., Waller, R. : The Impact of the Pandemic on Mothers and Children, with a Focus on Syndemic Effects on Black Families: The "Prenatal to Preschool" Study Protocol. 7a Frontiers in Psychiatry-Perinatal Psychiatry 14, January 2024 Notes: 10.3389/fpsyt.2023.1281666.
179 Lenze, S. N., McKay-Gist, K., Paul, R., Tepe, M., Mathews, K., Kornfield, S., Phillips, C., Smith, R., Stoermer, A., & Carter, E. B. : Elevating Voices, Addressing Depression, Toxic Stress, and Equity Through Group Prenatal Care: A Pilot Study. Health Equity 8(1): 87-95, 2024 Notes: https://doi.org/10.1089/heq.2023.0160 14
ef Kaplan, K., Obasi, M., Kundra, L., Blaine, V., Purcell, F., Kornfield, S.L. : MotherSHIPP: An App in development for education and support of perinatal women with substance use disorders. 3c Alternative Media/mHealth App 2024.
198 Waller, R., Paz, Y., Himes, M. M., White, L. K., Rodriguez, Y., Gorgone, A., Luby, J., Gerstein, E. D., Brady, R. G., Chaiyachati, B. H., Duncan, A., Barzilay, R., Kornfield, S. L., Burris, H. H., Seidlitz, J., Parish-Morris, J., Laney, N., Gur, R. E., & Njoroge, W. F. M. : Observations of Positive Parenting from Online Parent-Child Interactions at Age 1. 81 Parenting, science and practice 24(1): 39-65, 2024 Notes: https://doi.org/10.1080/15295192.2023.2286454.
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