Assistant Research Scientist
Contact Information:
Email: steph22@umbc.edu
Lab: EQUIPS Lab, Department of Psychology
Lab Website: EQUIPS Lab
Education:
Ph.D. – Clinical Psychology, Temple University (2024)
Area of Study:
Clinical Psychology; Early Psychosis (clinical high-risk and first-episode); Sleep; Social-Cognitive Functioning; Big Data; Passive Sensing; Neuroimaging; Psychoneuroimmunology (PNI)
Research Interests:
Dr. Stephanie Korenic is an Assistant Research Scientist within the EQUIPS Lab. She is a clinical psychologist with advanced training in statistical and neuroimaging methods.
Dr. Korenic’s primary research interests deal with utilizing multidisciplinary, “big data”-driven approaches to: 1) examine psychosis risk and conversion longitudinally; 2) better understand the interplay between sleep and psychosis-spectrum symptom onset and exacerbation (e.g., probing mechanistic contributors such as glymphatic system dysfunction); and 3) develop digital solutions to augment evidence-based treatment options for individuals with early psychosis.
Courses Taught:
None for Fall 2024
Graduate Research and Training Opportunities:
Please email Dr. Korenic directly to discuss opportunities for co-mentorship within the context of the EQUIPS Lab: https://equips.umbc.edu/
Undergraduate Research and Training Opportunities:
Yes, limited research opportunities are available. Please email Dr. Korenic directly for information on how you can apply to work with her through the EQUIPS Lab: https://equips.umbc.edu/
Leadership roles in the Department/College/University:
N/A
Selected Publications:
Capizzi, R., Korenic, S.A., Klugman, J., Damme, K.S.F., Vargas, T., Mittal, V.A., Schiffman, J., Ellman, L.M. (2024). Developmental Changes in the Endorsement of Psychotic-like Experiences from Middle Childhood Through Young Adulthood. Journal of Psychiatric Research, 175, 425-431.
Richie-Halford, A., Cieslak, M., Ai, L., Caffarra, S., Covitz, S., Franco, A.R., Karipidis, I.I., Kruper, J., Milham, M., Avelar-Pereira, B., Roy, E., Snydor, V.J., Yeatman, J., The Fibr Community Science Consortium, Satterthwaite, T.D., Roken, A. (2022). An analysis-ready and quality controlled resource for pediatric brain white-matter research. Scientific Data, 9, 616.
Korenic, S.A., Ered, A., Pierce, K.M., Calvo, E.M., Olino, T.M., Murty, V.P., Ellman, L.M. (2021). Examining self-reported social functioning, sleep quality, and psychotic-like experiences in college students. Journal of Psychiatric Research, 143, 54–59.
Lunsford-Avery, J.R., Pelletier-Baldelli, A., Korenic, S.A., Schiffman, J., Ellman, L.M., Jackson, L., Mittal, V.A. (2021). Eveningness Chronotype Preference among Individuals at Clinical High Risk for Psychosis. Schizophrenia Research, 236, 3-8.
Korenic, S.A., Klingaman, E.A., Wickwire, E.M., Gaston, F.E., Chen, H., Wijtenburg, S.A. Rowland, L.M. (2020). Sleep Quality is Related to Brain Glutamate and Symptom Severity in Schizophrenia. Journal of Psychiatric Research, 120, 14-20.
Chen, M.H., Korenic, S.A., Wickwire, E.M., Wijtenburg, S.A., Hong, L.E., Rowland, L.M. (2019). Sex Differences in Subjective Sleep Quality Patterns in Schizophrenia. Behavioral Sleep Medicine, 18(5), 668-679.
Wijtenburg, S.A., Wright, S.N., Korenic, S.A., Gaston, F.E., Ndubuizu, N., Chiappelli, J., McMahon, R.P., Chen, H., Savransky, A., Du, X., Wang, D.J., Kochunov, P., Hong, L.E., Rowland, L.M. (2017). Altered Glutamate and Regional Cerebral Blood Flow Levels in Schizophrenia: A 1H-MRS and pCASL Study. Neuropsychopharmacology, 42(2), 562-571.
Rowland, L.M., Pradhan, S., Korenic, S.A., Wijtenburg, S.A., Hong, L.E., Edden, R.A., Barker, P.B. (2016). Elevated Brain Lactate in Schizophrenia: A 7 Tesla Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy Study. Translational Psychiatry, 6(11), e967.
Korenic, S.A., Nisonger, S.J., Krause, B.W., Wijtenburg, S.A., Hong, L.E., Rowland, L.M. (2016). Effectiveness of fast mapping to promote learning in schizophrenia. Schizophrenia Research: Cognition, 4, 24-31.
Selected Conference Posters and Presentations:
(*denotes equal authorship contribution)
Korenic, S.A., Buchanan, R.W., Calkins, M.E., Dickerson, F.B., Kohler, C.G., Margolis, R.L., Sarpal, D.K., Bennett, M.E. (2024). Characterizing Baseline Sleep Disturbances in Early Psychosis Within the Connection Learning Healthcare System. Poster presented at the University of Maryland 2024 Department of Psychiatry Research Day. Baltimore, MD. 10 June 2024.
Abdourazak, H.*, Korenic, S.A.*, Kring, A.M., Mohyee, R., Ballard, I., Patwardhan, B.P., Cookson, S., O’Brien, K.J., Elliott, B.L., Olson, I.O., Cohn, B.A., Cirillo, P.M., Kringbaum, N.Y., Olino, T.M., D’Esposito, M.T., Cogan, A.B., Ellman, L.M. (2024). Associations Between Sleep Duration Across Development and Hippocampal Subfield Volumes at Midlife. Poster presented at the 79th Annual Meeting of the Society for Biological Psychiatry (SOBP). Austin, TX. 10 May 2024.
Korenic, S.A., Schiffman, J., Strauss, G.P., Mittal, V.A., Ellman, L.M. (2023). Does Sleep Quality Impact Symptoms Associated with Psychosis Risk through Verbal Memory? Poster presented at the 36h Annual Meeting of the Society for Research in Psychopathology (SRP). St. Louis, MO, USA. 21 September 2023.
Korenic, S.A., Murty, V.P., Schiffman, J., Mittal., V.A., Ellman, L.M. (2022). Facial Emotion Recognition and Sleep Quality in Community Participants at Clinical High-Risk for Psychosis. Poster presented at the Perelman School of Medicine 2022 Annual Chronobiology and Sleep Institute (CSI) Research Retreat. Philadelphia, PA, USA. 12 October 2022.
Korenic, S.A., O’Brien, K.J., Creatura, G., Murty, V.P., Ellman, L.M. (2021). Social Anxiety, Sleep Quality, and Psychotic-Like Experiences. Poster presented at the 34th Annual Meeting of the Society for Research in Psychopathology (SRP). Virtual. 25 September 2021.
Capizzi, R., Korenic, S.A., Mittal, V.A., Schiffman, J., Ellman, L.M. (2021). Examining Psychotic-Like Experiences from Childhood through Early Adulthood using the Prodromal Questionnaire-Brief. Poster presented at the 34th Annual Meeting of the Society for Research in Psychopathology (SRP). Virtual. 23 September 2021.
Korenic, S.A., Ered, A., Pierce, K.M., Maxwell, S.D., Ellman, L.M. (2019). Social Functioning, Sleep Quality, and Psychotic-Like Experiences: Towards an Additive Prediction Model. Poster presented at the 33rd Annual Meeting of the Society for Research in Psychopathology (SRP). Buffalo, NY, USA. 19 September 2019.
Korenic, S.A., Wijtenburg, S.A., Gaston, F.E., Chen, H., Kochunov, P., Rowland, L.M. (2018). Relationships between objective and subjective sleep quality and cerebral blood flow in schizophrenia. Poster presented at the 32nd Annual Meeting of the Society for Research in Psychopathology (SRP). Indianapolis, IN, USA. 20 September 2018.
Korenic, S.A., Klingaman, E.A., Gaston, F.E., Chen, H., Wijtenburg, S.A., Rowland, L.M. (2017). Perceived sleep quality is related to cortical glutamate and symptom severity in schizophrenia. Poster presented at the 31st Annual Meeting of the Society for Research in Psychopathology (SRP). Denver, CO, USA. 14 September 2017.
Rowland, L.M., Pradhan, S., Korenic, S.A., Wijtenburg, S.A., Hong, L.E., Edden, R., Barker, P. (2017). Elevated brain lactate and glutamine/glutamate in schizophrenia: A 7T MRS study. Symposia presentation at the 16th International Congress on Schizophrenia Research (ICOSR). San Diego, CA, USA. 20 March 2017.
Rowland, L.M., Korenic, S.A., Gaston, F., Chen, H., Chiappelli, J., Kochunov, P., Hong, L.E., Wijtenburg, S.A. (2017). Glutamatergic alterations across the schizophrenia illness course. Symposia presentation at the 16th International Congress on Schizophrenia Research (ICOSR). San Diego, CA, USA. 20 March 2017.
Korenic, S.A., West, J., Roberts, M., Kochunov, P., Rowland, L.M. (2016). White matter integrity and emotion regulation in schizophrenia. (2016). Poster presented at the 30th Annual Meeting of the Society for Research in Psychopathology (SRP). Baltimore, MD, USA. 29 September 2016.