Andrea L. Roberts

Andrea L. Roberts studies how childhood abuse, trauma, and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) are linked to long-term physical and mental health outcomes, such as inflammation, cognitive decline, thyroid function, cancer risk, and autoimmune conditions. Much of this work uses large longitudinal cohorts (groups of people followed over many years) and combines survey data with biological measures like genetics and epigenetics (chemical modifications that affect gene activity) to understand how early-life stress leaves lasting biological traces. The research often draws on large-scale studies of women's health, such as the Nurses' Health Study.

Publication output has been fairly steady over the past decade, averaging around 11-13 papers per year with a slight decline in the most recent years.

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