Faculty

Heather M Joseph

Heather M Joseph, DO

Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Pediatrics

Contact Details

3811 O'Hara St.
Pittsburgh
 
PA
 
15213
Email
Website
Youth and Family Research Program

Education & Training

DO
Medicine, Ohio University, College of Osteopathic Medicine
Psychiatry, UPMC Western Psychiatric Hospital
Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, UPMC Western Psychiatric Hospital
Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine

Specialty Certifications

Board Certification
American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology (Child and Adolescent Psychiatry)

Professional Affiliations

Member, American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
Member, American Professional Society of ADHD and Related Disorders

Selected Honors & Awards

Young Investigator Award, Brain & Behavior Research Foundation
Junior Investigator Award, American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
Klingenstein Third Generation Fellowship in ADHD,

Research Interests

Early childhood attention; Early risk signals for neurodevelopmental disorder; ADHD clinical trials
Selected Research Publications & Products
  1. Joseph HM, Wilson MA, Diaz J, Salisbury A, Lorenzi-Quigley L, Vecchiarelli J, Coughlin C, Iverson JM, Molina BSG. Neonatal neurobehavior and infant temperament amongst offspring born to parents with and without ADHD. Infant Behav Dev. 2025; 79.
  2. Joseph HM, Santosa H, Fisher N, Huppert T, Morgan JK. Greater frontoparietal connectivity during task engagement among infants and toddlers with parent reported inattention. Dev Psychobiology. 2024; 66(7):e22546.
  3. Joseph HM, Lorenzo NE, Fisher N, Novick DR, Gibson C, Rothenberger SD, Foust JE, Chronis-Tuscano A. rsearch review: A systematic review and meta-analysis of infant and toddler temperament as predictors of childhood attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder. J Child Psychol Psychiatry. 2023 May;64(5):715-735.
  4. Joseph HM, Khetarpal SK, Wilson MA, Molina BSG. Parent ADHD Is associated with greater parenting distress in the first year postpartum. J Atten Disord. 2022 Jul;26(9):1257-1268. doi: 10.1177/10870547211066488.
  5. Joseph HM, Kennedy TM, Gnagy EM, Perlman SB, Pelham WE & Molina BS. (2019) Fathers with childhood ADHD, parenting, and their young children's behavior: Offspring of the Pittsburgh ADHD Longitudinal Study (PALS). Child Psychiatry & Human Development, 50(1), 35-44.

Clinical Interests

Pediatric consultation liaison; Perinatal mental health

Education Interests

Research mentorship; Resident & postdoctoral education
Selected Education Publications & Products
  1. Gopalan P, Glance J, Valpey R, Joseph H & Shenai N. (2018) Development of a women's mental health curriculum and evolution to a Women's Mental Health Area of Concentration in a psychiatry residency program. Archives of Women's Mental Health, 21(1), 113-116.

Pitt Psychiatry’s 2024 Research Day, Part I: A Research and Networking Bonanza

Research Day 2024

The 22nd annual Department of Psychiatry Research Day, held on June 13, 2024, was the most highly attended Research Day ever, with 544 faculty members, trainees, and staff gathering at Soldiers & Sailors Memorial Hall & Museum on the University of Pittsburgh campus. Lunchtime Roundtables More than 260 individuals participated in or facilitated one of 19 roundtable discussion groups focused on topics including...

Biological Psychiatry: Cognitive Neuroscience Neuroimaging - Altered Lateral Prefrontal Cortex Functioning During Emotional Interference Resistance Is Associated with Affect Lability in Adults with Persisting Symptoms of ADHD from Childhood

Drs. Cecile Ladouceur and Brooke Molina

Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), characterized by inattention and/or impulsivity/hyperactivity, can include emotional dysregulation (such as affect lability), especially when symptoms persist into adulthood. Some individuals with ADHD have trouble with modulating attention in the context of goal-directed behavior. They may perform significantly worse on cognitive tasks, relative to those without...

Pitt Psychiatry Investigators Receive YourMomCares Research Awards

Pitt Faculty Presented with YourMomCares Award

Congratulations to Heather Joseph, DO (Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Pediatrics), who received the inaugural YourMomCares Brilliance in Research Award. YourMomCares is a kids’ mental health nonprofit, founded by the moms of musicians, actors and athletes, to fund innovations in kids’ mental health and wellbeing. Candice Biernesser, PhD (Assistant Professor of Psychiatry), and Rachel Vaughn-Coaxum, PhD...

Pitt Psychiatry Faculty Members & Residents Recognized at American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Annual Meeting

Pitt Psychiatry Faculty Members & Residents AACAP Collage

The 70th annual meeting of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (AACAP), held in October 2023 highlighted and honored the innovative clinical and research achievements of Pitt Psychiatry faculty and trainees. AACAP Distinguished Fellows Heather Joseph, DO (Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Pediatrics), and Justin Schreiber, DO, MPH (Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Pediatrics) were named...

M-PIRE: The Psychiatry Maternal Perinatal Infant Research Collaborative

Drs. Rachel Kolko Conlon and Heather Joseph

Two years ago, Rachel Kolko Conlon, PhD (Research Assistant Professor of Psychiatry), and Heather Joseph, DO (Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Pediatrics), were looking for opportunities to merge their mutual research interests in perinatal and infant mental health. They formed the Psychiatry Maternal Perinatal Infant Research Collaborative, which brings together faculty and trainees with both research and...