Lauren S. Wakschlag MD
Child & Adolescent Psychiatry
Professor, Medical Social Sciences, Northwestern University, The Feinberg School of Medicine
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1740 W Taylor StChicago, IL 60612
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Summary
- Dr. Lauren Wakschlag, MD is a psychiatrist in Chicago, Illinois. She is currently licensed to practice medicine in Illinois. She is a Professor at Northwestern University.
Certifications & Licensure
IL State Medical License 1994 - 2026
Clinical Trials
- Wellness For 2: A Feasibility and Acceptability Pilot Start of enrollment: 2018 Jul 30
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Evaluating the Construct Validity of Sentence-Focused Diversity Measures With Late-Talking Toddlers and Same-Age Peers.Pamela A Hadley, Emily K Harrington, Windi C Krok, Tracy Preza, Emily M Harriott
Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research. 2025-03-26 - Characterizing Olfactory Brain Responses in Young Infants.Laura K Shanahan, Leena B Mithal, Marci Messina, Emma Office, Lauren Wakschlag
The Journal of Neuroscience. 2025-03-12 - Maternal Oral Reading Expressiveness in Relation to Toddlers' Concurrent Language Skills Across a Continuum of Early Language Abilities.Jennifer Zuk, Kelsey E Davison, Laura A Doherty, Brittany L Manning, Lauren S Wakschlag
Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research. 2025-03-05
Press Mentions
Survey Helps Tell Difference in Expectable, Worrisome Behavior in ChildrenAugust 3rd, 2015
When Do Kids' Tantrums Forecast Future Mental Illness?February 12th, 2016
Grant Support
- Advancing community-driven optimization for equitable implementation of early childhood mental health prevention in pediatric learning health systems: Mental Health, Earlier ALACRITY Research CenterNORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY AT CHICAGO2024–2029
- Advancing community-driven optimization for equitable implementation of early childhood mental health prevention in pediatric learning health systems: Mental Health, Earlier ALACRITY Research CenterNORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY AT CHICAGO2024–2029
- Advancing community-driven optimization for equitable implementation of early childhood mental health prevention in pediatric learning health systems: Mental Health, Earlier ALACRITY Research CenterNORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY AT CHICAGO2024–2029
- Advancing community-driven optimization for equitable implementation of early childhood mental health prevention in pediatric learning health systems: Mental Health, Earlier ALACRITY Research CenterNORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY AT CHICAGO2024–2029
- Northwestern University Mental Health, Earlier: Transdiagnostic, Transdisciplinary, Translational Training Program in Neurodevelopmental Mechanisms of PsychopathologyNORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY AT CHICAGO2021–2026
- 9/24- Healthy Brain and Child Development National ConsortiumNORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY AT CHICAGO2021–2026
- 9/24- Healthy Brain and Child Development National ConsortiumNORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY AT CHICAGO2021–2026
- 9/24- Healthy Brain and Child Development National ConsortiumNORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY AT CHICAGO2021–2026
- 9/24- Healthy Brain and Child Development National ConsortiumNORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY AT CHICAGO2021–2026
- Northwestern University Mental Health, Earlier: Transdiagnostic, Transdisciplinary, Translational Training Program in Neurodevelopmental Mechanisms of PsychopathologyNORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY AT CHICAGO2021–2026
- Northwestern University Mental Health, Earlier: Transdiagnostic, Transdisciplinary, Translational Training Program in Neurodevelopmental Mechanisms of PsychopathologyNORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY AT CHICAGO2021–2026
- 9/24- Healthy Brain and Child Development National ConsortiumNORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY AT CHICAGO2021–2026
- Northwestern University Mental Health, Earlier: Transdiagnostic, Transdisciplinary, Translational Training Program in Neurodevelopmental Mechanisms of PsychopathologyNORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY AT CHICAGO2021–2026
- 9/24- Healthy Brain and Child Development National ConsortiumNORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY AT CHICAGO2021–2026
- 9/24- Healthy Brain and Child Development National ConsortiumNORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY AT CHICAGO2021–2026
- 9/24- Healthy Brain and Child Development National ConsortiumNORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY AT CHICAGO2021–2026
- 9/24- Healthy Brain and Child Development National ConsortiumNORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY AT CHICAGO2021–2026
- Optimizing prediction of preschool psychopathology from brain: behavior markers of emotion dysregulation from birth: A computational, developmental cognitive neuroscience approachNORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY AT CHICAGO2020–2025
- Optimizing prediction of preschool psychopathology from brain: behavior markers of emotion dysregulation from birth: A computational, developmental cognitive neuroscience approachNORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY AT CHICAGO2020–2025
- Optimizing prediction of preschool psychopathology from brain: behavior markers of emotion dysregulation from birth: A computational, developmental cognitive neuroscience approachNORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY AT CHICAGO2020–2025
- The When to Worry about Language Study (W2W-L): Joint consideration of developmental patterning and neural substrates for enhancing earlyidentification of language impairmentNORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY2018–2025
- Prenatal Smoking And The Substrates Of Disruptive Behavior In Early LifeNational Institute On Drug Abuse2011–2012
- Developmental Characterization Of Preschool Disruptive BehaviorNational Institute Of Mental Health2011–2012
- Prenatal Smoking And The Substrates Of Disruptive Behavior In Early LifeNational Institute On Drug Abuse2010
- Developmental Characterization Of Preschool Disruptive BehaviorNational Institute Of Mental Health2010
- Prenatal Smoking And The Substrates Of Disruptive Behavior In Early LifeNational Institute On Drug Abuse2009
- Developmental Characterization Of Preschool Disruptive BehaviorNational Institute Of Mental Health2009
- Developmental Influences On Adolescent Smoking PatternsNational Cancer Institute2008
- Observational Measurement Of Preschool Behavior ProblemsNational Institute Of Mental Health2005–2008
- Prenatal Smoking And Patterns Of Youth Problem BehaviorNational Institute On Drug Abuse2005–2007
- Observational Measurement Of Preschool Behavior ProblemsNational Institute Of Mental Health2004–2005
- Prenatal Smoking And Patterns Of Youth Problem BehaviorNational Institute On Drug Abuse2003–2005
- Prenatal Smoking And Preschool Behavior ProblemsNational Institute On Drug Abuse1997–2001
