Faculty

Natacha M DeGenna, PhD

Natacha M DeGenna, PhD

Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Assistant Professor of Epidemiology

Contact Details

3811 O'Hara St.
Pittsburgh
 
PA
 
15213

Education & Training

PhD
Developmental Psychology, Concordia University
Substance Use Epidemiology, University of Pittsburgh

Professional Affiliations

Member, Society for Research in Nicotine and Tobacco
Member, College for Problems of Drug Dependence
Member, Developmental Neurotoxicology Society

Selected Honors & Awards

Associate Editor, Nicotine and Tobacco Research
Outstanding Reviewer, Addictive Behaviors, American Journal of Preventative Medicine, Drug and Alcohol Dependence, Journal of Adolescent Health, Journal of Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics, Journal of Youth and Adolescence,Neurotoxicology and Teratology

Research Interests

Perinatal substance use; Dual use of cannabis and cigarettes; Syndemics of reproductive health
Selected Research Publications & Products
  1. De Genna NM, Coulter RWS, Goldschmidt L, Boss N, Hossain F, Richardson GA. Prenatal substance use among young pregnant sexual minority people. LGBT Health. In press.
  2. De Genna NM, Qu Y, Cheng Y, Tavernier RL, Kolko RP, Levine MD. Trajectories of return to cigarette smoking up to one year among people who quit smoking during pregnancy. Nic Tob Res, 2023;25: 875-881. PMID: 36402742
  3. De Genna NM, Willford JA, Richardson GA. Long-term effects of prenatal cannabis exposure: pathways to adolescent and adult outcomes. Pharmacol Biochem Behav, 2022; 214:173358. PMID: 35216971
  4. Hill AV, Mendez DD, Haggerty CL, Miller E, De Genna NM. Syndemics of sexually transmitted infections in a sample of racially diverse pregnant young women. Matern Child Health J, 2022;1-10. PMID: 34993752
  5. De Genna NM, Stroud LR, Eiden RD. Co-use of tobacco and marijuana during pregnancy: Impact on nervous system development. Neurotoxicology Teratol, 2019;74:106807. PMID: 31054901

Education Interests

Research mentorship; Graduate student mentorship