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Nicole (Nicki) Bush

@nicolebushphd.bsky.social
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Child Psychologist / Pediatrics, Developmental Medicine Researcher/Clinician— with a #stress #Populationhealth #sdoh #SocialJustice #Resiliency focus. Prof at UCSF. Activist.

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Nicole (Nicki) Bush @nicolebushphd.bsky.social · 01/05/2026
So proud to have our work in @greatergoodmag.bsky.social magazine! I talk about our latest research on stress & what parents can do to mitigate its effects on themselves & their kids greatergood.berkeley.edu/article/item... Let's invest in parent & child wellbeing! @alliesullivan.bsky.social
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How Can Families Cope With Stress Together?
A new paper looks at how stress affects children's development, and how parents can help protect kids from harm.
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Dr. Lucky Tran @luckytran.com · 26/03/2026
A gigantic record-breaking heat dome is baking the US and war is skyrocketing fuel prices and the cost of living. If only scientists and climate activists had warned us…. Oh wait they did.
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Stress, Aging, and Relationships Lab @starlabteam.bsky.social · 29/11/2025
🧩 Available now! The latest episode of the Stress Puzzle podcast with Dr. Danielle King and host @ryanlinnbrown.bsky.social focused on the challenges of conceptualizing and measuring resilience. Listen now: www.stressmeasurement.org/podcast/epis... #psychscisky #resilience #socialpsych #scicomm
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Ellen Roche @ellroche.bsky.social · 20/01/2026
👀 Fantastic new review of disparate literature on stress & development across cog, emo and phys domains. "Early Life Stress Effects on Children's Biology, Behavior, & Health: Evidence, Mediators, Moderators, & Solutions" @nicolebushphd.bsky.social @alliesullivan.bsky.social & Amanda Noroña-Zhou
Abstract: This review synthesizes and critiques research on early life adversity and stress effects on multidomain health outcomes in child samples to fill a gap in the literature that has largely focused on adults. Prioritizing evidence from meta-analytic and systematic reviews as well as findings from (quasi-)experimental or large prospective longitudinal studies, we integrate interdisciplinary findings to characterize patterns of evidence for stress associations with child outcomes, including mental, physical, and positive health; academic, social, and justice system–related domains; and intermediary phenotypes that may predict disease, including biomarkers. We note cohesive evidence for sensitive periods of susceptibility to stress exposure and describe key mediators and moderators of stress effects, especially family-level factors. Then we highlight interventions targeting malleable factors that hold promise for ameliorating the effects of stress on children. Leveraging a developmental lens, we conclude with field-wide limitations and propose future directions for stress and health research that centers child development.
Infographic of moderators linking childhood stress to cognitive, emotional and physical developmentSnapshot of evidence base for protective effects of policy interventions, eg Early Head Start
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Nicole (Nicki) Bush @nicolebushphd.bsky.social · 21/01/2026
Excited to share this Annual Review synthesizing 75+ yrs of research (150+ studies) on stress effects--from pregnancy through adolescence--on children’s mental, physical, social, and functional health. This review fills a critical gap & finds pervasive stress effects. www.ucsf.edu/news/2026/01...
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Trauma or Toxic? A Deep Dive into the Impact of Stress on Kids’ Health
UCSF researchers found evidence that stress occurring as early as before birth or as late as adolescence can affect multiple conditions in kids, from asthma to mental health to cognitive functioning.
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Nicole (Nicki) Bush @nicolebushphd.bsky.social · 21/01/2026
This is my Intergenerational Developmental Health Program--it brings together the expertise of researchers, care providers, community groups, advocates, & policymakers working to improve child & family wellbeing. IDHP strives to develop pipelines of reciprocal learning/translation devhealth.ucsf.edu
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Intergenerational Developmental Health Program
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Nicole (Nicki) Bush @nicolebushphd.bsky.social · 21/01/2026
This is my LinkedIn Page, where I share more thoughts: www.linkedin.com/in/nicole-nicki-bush-13578414
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Nicole (Nicki) Bush @nicolebushphd.bsky.social · 21/01/2026
Hi! Slow to Blusky but eager to rediscover information exchange! This is work me: profiles.ucsf.edu/nicki.bush
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Nicki Bush • UCSF Profiles
Nicki Bush's profile, publications, research topics, and co-authors
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