Education
- PhD - University of Missouri
- MA - University of Missouri
- BA - Baylor University
Contact
Stephanie earned her PhD in Clinical Psychology from the University of Missouri-Columbia in 2007 and completed postdoctoral training at Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic.
Stephanie has been working with the Pittsburgh Girls Study since February 2009 and is currently an Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Psychology at the University of Pittsburgh. Her research interests are in risk factors for the development of borderline personality disorder in children and adolescents. She is also interested in statistical methods to model longitudinal data and improve assessment instruments.
Current Studies
Girls Personality Study
The Girls Personality Study (GPS; PI: Stephanie Stepp; K01 MH086713) is a substudy of the Pittsburgh Girls Study. The goal of this study is to better understand how emotion plays a role in the development of personality and personality disorders in adolescent girls.
MOOD-Y
MOOD-Y (PI: Stephanie Stepp; R01 MH101088) is a new study recruiting 11-13 year old youth and their parents for a study to examine family responses to emotion in order to better understand the development of personality and personality disorders.
Representative Publications
Stepp, S. D., Pilkonis, P. A., Hipwell, A. E., Loeber, R., & Stouthamer-Loeber, M. (2010). Stability of borderline personality disorder features in girls. Journal of Personality Disorders, 24, 460-472.
Loeber, R., Stepp, S. D., Chung, T., Hipwell, A. E., & White, H. R. (2010). Time-varying associations between conduct problems and alcohol use in adolescent girls: The moderating role of race. Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs, 74, 544-553. PMID: 20553663
Stepp, S. D., Pardini, D. A., Loeber, R., & Morris, N. (in press). The relation between adolescent social competence and young adult delinquency and educational attainment among at-risk youth: The mediating role of peer delinquency. Canadian Journal of Psychiatry.
Stepp, S. D., Pardini, D. A., Loeber, R., & Morris, N. (in press). The relation between adolescent social competence and young adult delinquency and educational attainment among at-risk youth: The mediating role of peer delinquency. Canadian Journal of Psychiatry.
Stepp, S. D., Whalen, D. J., Pilkonis, P. A., Hipwell, A. E., & Levine, M. D. (in press). Children of mothers with borderline personality disorder: Identifying parenting behaviors as potential targets for intervention. Personality Disorders: Theory, Research, and Treatment.