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Faculty Profile

Madalynn Neu, PhD, RN

Assistant Professor

Madalynn.Neu@ucdenver.edu

Dr. Neu’s research interests encompass infant emotional development and regulation and factors that likely impact emotional development, such as prematurity, illness, mother-infant interaction, stress, and genetics. She has had several funded research grants to study kangaroo holding, and she has numerous publications and presentations on the subject. Dr. Neu incorporates biomarkers of emotional regulation into her research, such as salivary cortisol and vagal tone. She has several publications on salivary cortisol in preterm infants. In the summer of 2008, Dr. Neu was one of 20 nurses selected to attend the Summer Genetics Institute sponsored by the National Institute of Nursing Research, and she plans to incorporate genetics into future research with infants. She has recently completed research on sleep patterns in mothers of children with leukemia. Her current NIH funding is an R-21 to examine the benefits of massage for infants with gastro-esophageal reflux (GERD). Future research will build on findings of the R-21 to investigate more completely the mother-infant relationship and intervention options for infants with GERD, with the goal of broadening prevention and treatment for these infants.

Degree Awarding Institution Field of Study Graduation Date
Postdoctoral University of Colorado Denver, School of Medicine, Department of Psychiatry Infant Emotional Development 1999-2001
PhD University of Colorado Denver, College of Nursing Nursing 1997
MS University of Colorado Denver, College of Nursing Nursing with Neonatal Nursing specialty 1992
BSN St Louis University Nursing 1978
  1. Neu, M., Laudenslager, M.L., & Robinson, J. (2009). Co-Regulation in Salivary Cortisol During Maternal Holding of Preterm Infants. Biological Research for Nursing, 10, 226-240.
  2. Neu, M. & Robinson, J. (2008). Early Weeks After Preterm Birth as Experienced by Latina Adolescents. The American Journal of Maternal Child Nursing. 33, 32-39.
  3. Neu, M., Goldstein, M., Gao, D., & Laudenslager, M. L. (2007). Salivary costisol in preterm infants: Validation of a simple method for collecting saliva for cortisol determination. Journal of Early Human Development, 83, 47-54.
  4. Neu. M. & Holloway N. (2005). Infant Holding and Decibel Levels. [Abstract]. 7th International Family Nursing Conference, Victoria, BC, Canada
  5. Neu, M. (2004). Kangaroo care: Is it for everyone. Neonatal Network, 23(5), 47-54.
  6. Neu, M., & Laudenslager, M. (2004). Diurnal Salivary Cortisol Patterns of Mothers and Their Infants Born at Term and Prematurely [Abstract]. Proceedings of the International Conference on Infant Studies, Chicago, IL.
  7. Neu, M., & Fuller, B. F. (2003). Confounding factors in infant pain assessment during recovery room anesthesia. Journal for Specialists in Pediatric Nursing, 8, 45-51.
  8. Neu, M., & Robinson, J. (2003). Infants with colic: Their childhood characteristics. The Journal of Pediatric Nursing, 18, 12-20.
  9. Neu, M, & Robinson, J. (2003). Infants with colic: Their childhood characteristics. Journal of Pediatric Nursing, 18(1), 12-20.
  10. Neu, M., & Laudenslager, M. L. (2003). Salivary cortisol as a method of assessing stress in the NICU: The filter paper collection method [Abstract]. Proceedings of the Physical and Developmental Environment of the High-Risk Infant.
  11. Neu, M. (2002). Mother-infant salivary cortisol levels and maternal behavior during two holding methods in the neonatal intensive care nursery [Abstract], Proceedings of the 9th International Pediatric Nursing Research Symposium, 31.
  12. Neu, M. (2002). Mothers' choice of holding method: Influencing factors [Abstract], Proceedings of the Physical and Developmental Environment of High-Risk Infant, 213.
  13. Neu, M., & Keefe, M. (2002). Characteristics of school-aged children who had colic as infants: Mothers' views. Journal of the Society of Specialists in Pediatric Nursing, 7(1), 24-33.
  14. Neu, M., & Laudenslager, M. (2002). Effect of holding on cortisol levels of mothers and their preterm infants in the neonatal intensive care nursery [Abstract], Proceedings of the International Conference on Infant Studies.
  • Co-Principal Investigator, Maternal Sleep Patterns and Stress During Pediatric Leukemia Treatment. Child and Maternal Health Program of the Colorado Clinical and Translational Sciences Institute. 2009-2010 Funded
  • Principal Investigator, Massage Therapy for Infants with Symptoms of GERD. RNR011069A, pending.
  • PI, Enhancing Infant Emotional Regulation: Two Holding Methods, National Institute of Child Health and Human Development. 2001 – 2006 Funded.
  • PI, Enhancing Infant Emotional Regulation: Two Holding Methods, Administrative Supplement, National Institute of Child Health and Human Development 2003 – 2005 Funded.
  • PI, Infant Holding, Salivary Cortisol and Development, Pediatric General Clinical Research Center, University of Colorado 2003 – 2005.  Funded.
  • PI, Development of Synchronous Cortisol Circadian Rhythm in Mothers and Their Preterm Infants, University of Colorado College of Nursing Intramural Grant 2003 – 2005 Funded.
  • PI, Mother-infant Attunement and Psychophysiologic and Emotional Regulation of the Preterm Infant, Sigma Theta Tau, Alpha Kappa Chapter-at-large. 2003 Funded.
  • PI, Diurnal Patterns of Salivary Cortisol in Preterm Infants, Newborn Hope.  2002 – 2004 Funded.