Sheri Berenbaum

Professor of Psychology and Pediatrics

Moore Bldg
University Park,
sab31@psu.edu

Research Summary

Development and neuroendocrine basis of human sex-typed cognition and social behavior.

Huck Affiliations

Neuroscience Institute

One Health Microbiome Center

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Androgens Cognition Puberty Psychology Sex Characteristics Gender Brain Problem Behavior Hormones Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia Gonadal Steroid Hormones Methodology Research Design Personality Suppression Consensus Transgender Persons Ethinylestradiol Socialization Sex Differences Genes Twins Covariation Therapeutics Experiment

Most Recent Publications

Design and methods of the mobile assessment of cognition, environment, and sleep (MACES) feasibility study in newly diagnosed breast cancer patients

Rebecca Derbes, Jonathan Hakun, Daniel Elbich, Lindsay Master, Sheri Berenbaum, Xuemei Huang, Orfeu M. Buxton, Anne-Marie Chang, Cristina I. Truica, Kathleen Sturgeon, 2024, Scientific Reports

Prenatal androgen influences on the brain: A review, critique, and illustration of research on congenital adrenal hyperplasia

Adriene M. Beltz, Michael I. Demidenko, Stephen J. Wilson, Sheri A. Berenbaum, 2023, Journal of Neuroscience Research on p. 563-574

Vision contributes to sex differences in spatial cognition and activity interests

Yiming Qian, Sheri A. Berenbaum, Rick O. Gilmore, 2022, Scientific Reports

Family environmental antecedents of pubertal timing in girls and boys: A review and open questions

Holly T. Pham, Lisabeth F. DiLalla, Robin P. Corley, Lorah D. Dorn, Sheri A. Berenbaum, 2022, Hormones and Behavior

Twin studies of puberty and behavior

Holly T. Pham, Adriene M. Beltz, Robin P. Corley, Sheri A. Berenbaum, 2022, on p. 457-474

Evidence and Implications From a Natural Experiment of Prenatal Androgen Effects on Gendered Behavior

Sheri A. Berenbaum, Adriene M. Beltz, 2021, Current Directions in Psychological Science on p. 202-210

Family Experiences and Parent Personality as Antecedents of Pubertal Timing in Girls and Boys

Lisabeth F. DiLalla, Holly T. Pham, Robin P. Corley, Sally Wadsworth, Sheri A. Berenbaum, 2021, Journal of Youth and Adolescence on p. 1017-1033

Consensus Parameter: Research Methodologies to Evaluate Neurodevelopmental Effects of Pubertal Suppression in Transgender Youth

Diane Chen, John F. Strang, Victoria D. Kolbuck, Stephen M. Rosenthal, Kim Wallen, Deborah P. Waber, Laurence Steinberg, Cheryl L. Sisk, Judith Ross, Tomas Paus, Sven C. Mueller, Margaret M. Mccarthy, Paul E. Micevych, Carol L. Martin, Baudewijntje P.C. Kreukels, Lauren Kenworthy, Megan M. Herting, Agneta Herlitz, Ira R.J.Hebold Haraldsen, Ronald Dahl, Eveline A. Crone, Gordon J. Chelune, Sarah M. Burke, Sheri A. Berenbaum, Adriene M. Beltz, Julie Bakker, Lise Eliot, Eric Vilain, Gregory L. Wallace, Eric E. Nelson, Robert Garofalo, 2020, Transgender Health on p. 246-257

Does puberty affect the development of behavior problems as a mediator, moderator, or unique predictor?

Adriene M. Beltz, Robin P. Corley, Sally J. Wadsworth, Lisabeth F. Dilalla, Sheri A. Berenbaum, 2020, Development and Psychopathology on p. 1473-1485

Erratum: From genes to behavior through sex hormones and socialization: The example of gender development (Twin Research and Human Genetics (2018) 21:4 (289-294) DOI: 10.1017/thg.2018.39)

Sheri A. Berenbaum, Adriene M. Beltz, 2019, Twin Research and Human Genetics

Most-Cited Papers

How early hormones shape gender development

Sheri A. Berenbaum, Adriene M. Beltz, 2016, Current Opinion in Behavioral Sciences on p. 53-60

Modeling pubertal timing and tempo and examining links to behavior problems

Adriene M. Beltz, Robin P. Corley, Josh B. Bricker, Sally J. Wadsworth, Sheri A. Berenbaum, 2014, Developmental Psychology on p. 2715-2726

Oral contraceptives and cognition: A role for ethinyl estradiol

Adriene M. Beltz, Elizabeth Hampson, Sheri A. Berenbaum, 2015, Hormones and Behavior on p. 209-217

Brain responses to sexual images in 46,XY women with complete androgen insensitivity syndrome are female-typical

Stephan Hamann, Jennifer Stevens, Janice Hassett Vick, Kristina Bryk, Charmian A. Quigley, Sheri A. Berenbaum, Kim Wallen, 2014, Hormones and Behavior on p. 724-730

Consensus Parameter: Research Methodologies to Evaluate Neurodevelopmental Effects of Pubertal Suppression in Transgender Youth

Gender development and sexuality in disorders of sex development

S. A. Berenbaum, H. F.L. Meyer-Bahlburg, 2015, Hormone and Metabolic Research on p. 361-366

Sex differences in resting state brain function of cigarette smokers and links to nicotine dependence

Adriene M. Beltz, Sheri A. Berenbaum, Stephen J. Wilson, 2015, Experimental and Clinical Psychopharmacology on p. 247-254

Gendered Peer Involvement in Girls with Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia: Effects of Prenatal Androgens, Gendered Activities, and Gender Cognitions

Sheri A. Berenbaum, Adriene M. Beltz, Kristina Bryk, Susan Marie McHale, 2018, Archives of Sexual Behavior on p. 915-929

Beyond Pink and Blue: The Complexity of Early Androgen Effects on Gender Development

Sheri A. Berenbaum, 2018, Child Development Perspectives on p. 58-64

Genetic Influences on Pubertal Development and Links to Behavior Problems

Robin P. Corley, Adriene M. Beltz, Sally J. Wadsworth, Sheri A. Berenbaum, 2015, Behavior Genetics on p. 294-312

News Articles Featuring Sheri Berenbaum

Feb 13, 2024

Alberta proposes policy to prohibit access to puberty blockers for minors. What to know about the medication, its uses and where politicians stand

Information about puberty blockers and what experts and politicians have said

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