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Natasha Chaku

Social Sciences · Indiana University

OpenAlex ORCID
Early Childhood Education and DevelopmentChild and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional DevelopmentStress Responses and CortisolHypothalamic control of reproductive hormonesCognitive Abilities and Testing

Publications

63

Citations

763

Est. group size

—

Recurring co-author estimate

Active years

10

Publishing since 2017

Research summary
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Natasha Chaku studies how young people develop through childhood and adolescence, with particular attention to the timing of puberty and how it relates to brain development, mental health, and stress. Much of the work examines how life circumstances—such as family environment, adversity, and social media—shape emotional and cognitive outcomes for teens.

Pubertal timing and neurodevelopmentAdolescent mental health and wellbeingEffects of stress and adversity on developmentChild and adolescent cognitive developmentFamily and social context of development

Publication activity has grown over the past decade, rising from a few papers per year in the late 2010s to roughly ten per year recently.

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

Publication cadence
Publications per year over the last 10 years — averaging 9.8/year recently
2017: 1 publication172018: 1 publication182019: 3 publications192020: 3 publications202021: 6 publications212022: 12 publications12222023: 6 publications232024: 10 publications242025: 9 publications252026: 12 publications1226
Recent publications
Publishes in
  • Psychoneuroendocrinology×6
  • Scientific Data×4
  • Figshare×4
  • Journal of Youth and Adolescence×3
  • OSF Preprints (OSF Preprints)×3

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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