Amy J. Mikolajewski, PhD

Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences

Phone
504-988-4526
School of Medicine
Amy Mikolajewski, PhD

Education & Affiliations

Michigan State University 2006 B.S., Psychology
Florida State University 2011 M.S., Clinical Psychology
Federal Medical Center Lexington, Federal Bureau of Prisons 2014-2015, Psychology Internship
Florida State University 2015 Ph.D., Clinical Psychology
Tulane University School of Medicine 2015-2019 Postdoctoral Research Fellow

Biography

Years at Tulane:
Since 2015

Dr Mikolajewski's research interests focus on externalizing disorders over the lifespan, with a particular interest in biological, dispositional, and environmental correlates. Her current research focuses on identifying underlying mechanisms and early manifestations of disruptive behaviors in preschool children. The ultimate goal of her research is a better understanding of the heterogeneity in risk for later disorders, which will have implications for developing individualized interventions for children exhibiting these disruptive behaviors

Contributions

Mikolajewski, A. J., Allan, N., Merrill, L., Carter, M., Manguno-Mire, G. (online 2021). Employing the Risk-Need-Responsivity (RNR) Model and predicting successful completion in an alternative drug court program: Preliminary findings from the Orleans Parish Drug Court. Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment, 131. doi:10.1016/j.jsat.2021.108453

Thompson, J.W., Mikolajewski, A. J., Kissinger, P., McCrossen, P., Smither, A., Chamarthi, G. D., Lin, Z., Tian, D. (2020). An epidemiologic study of COVID-19 patients in a state psychiatric hospital: High penetrance rate despite following initial CDC guidelines. Psychiatric Services, 71, 1285-1287. doi:10.1176/appi.ps.202000270

Walker, T. M., Frick, P. J., Matlasz, T., Robertson, E. L., Mikolajewski, A. J., Mitchell, C, Lopez-Duran, N., Monk, C., Hyde, L. W. (2020). Psychometric properties of a semi-structured interview to assess limited prosocial emotions. Assessment. doi:10.1177/1073191120947796

Mikolajewski, A. J., Hart, S. A., & Taylor, J. (2019). The Developmental Propensity Model extends to oppositional defiant disorder: A twin study. Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology, 47, 1611-1623. doi.org/10.1007/s10802-019-00556-z

Mikolajewski, A. J., & Scheeringa, M. S. (2018). Examining the prospective relationship between pre-disaster respiratory sinus arrhythmia and post-disaster posttraumatic stress disorder symptoms in children. Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology, 46, 1535-1545. doi:10.1007/s10802-017-0396-0

Presentations Given:

  • Mikolajewski, A. J., & Scheeringa, M. S. (April 2021). Trauma type, baseline respiratory sinus arrhythmia, and oppositional defiant disorder dimensions. Presented at the biennial meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development, held virtually.