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Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Psychology
Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic 
University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
Email: hipwellae@upmc.edu
Phone: 412-647 7543Fax: 412-647 7577
Assistant: Jen Bressanelli, 412-647 6207, bressanellijl@upmc.edu

Life histories group website: http://www.wpic.pitt.edu/research/famhist

Research Program
Dr Hipwell’s research interests focus primarily on the identification of developmental precursors
to female psychopathology (conduct disorder, depression, anxiety, somatization) in the context
of parental mental health disorders and family adversity. In addition, she has conducted research
examining psychosocial predictors of maternal mental health problems associated with
childbearing, and the sequelae of prenatal and postnatal symptomatology for both mother and
child. More recently her interests have broadened to include the interface between psychological
and physical health with research examining stress reactivity in girls with somatic complaints,
pain sensitivity as a potential risk factor for depression, and mental health risks for the
development of obesity and related cardiovascular problems.
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Leadership Positions and Honors
Research Fellow, Clare Hall, Cambridge University, UK, 1994-1998 
Life member, Clare Hall, Cambridge University, UK, 1998-present
Co-Director, Developmental Processes course, Child Psychiatry Residency Training Program,
Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, 2003-present

Representative Publications 
Hipwell AE, Kumar R: Maternal psychopathology and prediction of outcome based on
mother-infant interaction ratings (BMIS). Br J Psychiatry 169:655-661, 1996.
Hipwell AE, Kumar R: The impact of postpartum psychosis on the child. In L Murray,
PJ Cooper (Eds), Postpartum Depression & Child Development. New York: Guilford Press,
1997, pp. 265-294.
Hipwell AE, Loeber R, Stouthamer-Loeber M, Keenan K, Raskin-White H: Characteristics
of girls with early onset disruptive and antisocial behaviour. Criminal Behav Ment Health
12:99-118, 2002.
Hipwell AE, Murray L, Decournau P, Stein A: The effects of maternal depression and parental
conflict on children’s peer play. Child Care Health Dev 31:11-23, 2005.
Keenan K, Hipwell AE: Preadolescent clues to depression. Clin Child Fam Psychol Rev
8:89-105, 2005.
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