Current Research

The DOLPHIN Study aims to identify biological mechanisms underlying the association between gestational diabetes mellitus, perinatal maternal depression, and infant brain development; as well as  investigate the moderating role of perinatal psychosocial support among perinatal persons with metabolic dysfunction. The DOLPHIN study is supported by funding from the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD).

If you are a patient at NYU Langone and are interested in participating in the DOLPHIN Study, please contact us at shuffreylab@nyulangone.org

The HBCD study is a large NIH consortium study currently collecting information beginning at birth from infants born in regions of the country significantly affected by the opioid crisis and continuing through early childhood, including structural and functional brain imaging; anthropometrics; medical history; family history; biospecimens; and social, emotional, and cognitive development.

If you are currently pregnant and living in the New York Metropolitan area and are interested in participating in this study, please contact us at shuffreylab@nyulangone.org

The ECHO Program is currently investigating the role of the environment on maternal-child health and child neurobehavioral outcomes in more than 35 cohorts across the United States. Dr. Shuffrey is a Project Scientist on Dr. Amy Elliott and Dr. Christine Hockett's ECHO study in the Northern Plains.

Our ongoing ECHO analyses are focused on improving early neurodevelopmental screening for autism spectrum disorder and examining changes in child behavioral problems during the COVID-19 pandemic. Through ECHO funding from the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS), we are examining the role of prenatal maternal inflammation on child neurodevelopmental outcomes.

The SEAL Study's purpose is to characterize age-related differences in executive functions across infancy, along with the feasibility and validity of novel eye-tracking tasks across infancy as a method of executive functioning measurement. The study evaluates the association between executive function skills and infant age and validates these eye-tracking tasks against parent-reported executive function metrics.

If you have a child who is currently 30 months old or younger and are interested in participating in this study, please contact us at shuffreylab@nyulangone.org