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Keri J. Heilman

Medicine · Indiana University

OpenAlex ORCID
Heart Rate Variability and Autonomic ControlChild and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional DevelopmentMental Health Research TopicsAutism Spectrum Disorder ResearchInfant Health and Development

Publications

57

Citations

969

Est. group size

—

Recurring co-author estimate

Active years

21

Publishing since 2006

Research summary
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Keri J. Heilman studies how the body's automatic nervous system—especially heart rate variability, a measure of how the heart's rhythm adapts to stress and calm—relates to emotional and psychological development. Much of the work focuses on infants, children, and families, including how mothers and babies physiologically influence one another and how these patterns connect to conditions like mood disorders, adversity, and medical complexity. Other studies extend these physiological measures to older adults, chronic pain, and behavioral interventions.

Heart rate variability and autonomic nervous system functionInfant and child emotional developmentMother-infant physiological coregulationMood and behavioral disorders in childrenPhysiological effects of health interventions

Publication activity has been fairly steady over the last decade, averaging about five papers per year in recent years after some quieter years around 2018-2020.

Generated by claude-opus-4-8 from public bibliographic data · Jul 11, 2026

Publication cadence
Publications per year over the last 10 years — averaging 4.8/year recently
2017: 6 publications172018: 3 publications182019: 1 publication192020: 2 publications202021: 5 publications212022: 7 publications7222023: 6 publications232024: 6 publications242025: 4 publications252026: 1 publication26
Recent publications
Publishes in
  • UNC Libraries×4
  • International Journal of Psychophysiology×2
  • Brain Sciences×2
  • SSRN Electronic Journal×2
  • British Journal of Developmental Psychology×1

This profile was generated automatically from public scholarly data (OpenAlex). Group size and activity levels are estimates derived from co-authorship patterns.

Last updated Jul 11, 2026.

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