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Sharon Kay Hunter

TitleAssociate Professor
InstitutionUniversity of Colorado Denver - Anschutz Medical Campus
DepartmentSOM-PSYCH
Phone303/724-6246

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    R01DA058641     (HUNTER, SHARON K)May 1, 2024 - Feb 28, 2029
    NIH
    Clinical Trial of Maternal Choline Supplements to Mitigate Effects of Prenatal Cannabis Exposure on Early Brain Development.
    Role: Principal Investigator
    R25MH097296     (ROSS, RANDAL G)May 1, 2012 - Mar 31, 2017
    NIH
    Kindling Interest in Translational Developmental NeuroScience (KIDS)
    Role: Co-Principal Investigator
    R03HD058033     (HUNTER, SHARON K)May 27, 2009 - Apr 30, 2011
    NIH
    Attention and Smooth Pursuit in Infants with a Family History of Psychosis
    Role: Principal Investigator

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    1. Uhler KM, Anderson SR, Yoshinaga-Itano C, Walker KA, Hunter S. Speech Discrimination in Infancy Predicts Language Outcomes at 30 Months for Both Children with Normal Hearing and Those with Hearing Differences. J Clin Med. 2022 Sep 30; 11(19). PMID: 36233686.
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    2. Porter AC, Hunter S, Noonan K, Hoffman MC. A Mindfulness Application for Reducing Prenatal Stress. J Midwifery Womens Health. 2022 07; 67(4):442-447. PMID: 35403807.
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    3. Hunter SK, Freedman R, Law AJ, Christians U, Holzman JBW, Johnson Z, Hoffman MC. Maternal corticosteroids and depression during gestation and decreased fetal heart rate variability. Neuroreport. 2021 10 06; 32(14):1170-1174. PMID: 34284445.
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    4. Hunter SK, Hoffman MC, McCarthy L, D'Alessandro A, Wyrwa A, Noonan K, Christians U, Nakimuli-Mpungu E, Zeisel SH, Law AJ, Freedman R. Black American Maternal Prenatal Choline, Offspring Gestational Age at Birth, and Developmental Predisposition to Mental Illness. Schizophr Bull. 2021 07 08; 47(4):896-905. PMID: 33184653.
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    5. Hunter SK, Hoffman MC, McCarthy L, D'Alessandro A, Wyrwa A, Noonan K, Christians U, Nakimuli-Mpungu E, Zeisel SH, Law AJ, Freedman R. Targeting Treatments to Health Disparities. Schizophr Bull. 2021 07 08; 47(4):886-887. PMID: 33940629.
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    6. Hunter SK, Hoffman MC, D'Alessandro A, Walker VK, Balser M, Noonan K, Law AJ, Freedman R. Maternal prenatal choline and inflammation effects on 4-year-olds' performance on the Wechsler Preschool and Primary Scale of Intelligence-IV. J Psychiatr Res. 2021 09; 141:50-56. PMID: 34174557.
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    7. Freedman R, Hunter SK, Law AJ, Hoffman MC. Prenatal prevention of psychiatric illness and childhood development population-wide. World Psychiatry. 2021 Jun; 20(2):226-227. PMID: 34002528.
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    8. Hoffman MC, Freedman R, Law AJ, Clark AM, Hunter SK. Maternal nutrients and effects of gestational COVID-19 infection on fetal brain development. Clin Nutr ESPEN. 2021 06; 43:1-8. PMID: 34024500.
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    9. Freedman R, Hunter SK, Law AJ, Clark AM, Roberts A, Hoffman MC. Choline, folic acid, Vitamin D, and fetal brain development in the psychosis spectrum. Schizophr Res. 2022 09; 247:16-25. PMID: 33838984.
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    10. Hunter SK, Hoffman MC, D'Alessandro A, Wyrwa A, Noonan K, Zeisel SH, Law AJ, Freedman R. Prenatal choline, cannabis, and infection, and their association with offspring development of attention and social problems through 4 years of age. Psychol Med. 2022 10; 52(14):3019-3028. PMID: 33491615.
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    11. Uhler K, Hunter S, Gilley PM. Mismatched response predicts behavioral speech discrimination outcomes in infants with hearing loss and normal hearing. Infancy. 2021 03; 26(2):327-348. PMID: 33481354.
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    12. Freedman R, Hunter SK, Noonan K, Wyrwa A, Christians U, Law AJ, Hoffman MC. Maternal Prenatal Depression in Pregnancies With Female and Male Fetuses and Developmental Associations With C-reactive Protein and Cortisol. Biol Psychiatry Cogn Neurosci Neuroimaging. 2021 03; 6(3):310-320. PMID: 33060035.
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    13. Freedman R, Hunter SK, Law AJ, D'Alessandro A, Noonan K, Wyrwa A, Camille Hoffman M. Maternal choline and respiratory coronavirus effects on fetal brain development. J Psychiatr Res. 2020 09; 128:1-4. PMID: 32474140.
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    14. Hunter SK, Hoffman MC, D'Alessandro A, Noonan K, Wyrwa A, Freedman R, Law AJ. Male fetus susceptibility to maternal inflammation: C-reactive protein and brain development. Psychol Med. 2021 02; 51(3):450-459. PMID: 31787129.
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    15. Hoffman MC, Hunter SK, D'Alessandro A, Noonan K, Wyrwa A, Freedman R. Interaction of maternal choline levels and prenatal Marijuana's effects on the offspring. Psychol Med. 2020 07; 50(10):1716-1726. PMID: 31364525.
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    16. Freedman R, Hunter SK, Law AJ, Wagner BD, D'Alessandro A, Christians U, Noonan K, Wyrwa A, Hoffman MC. Higher Gestational Choline Levels in Maternal Infection Are Protective for Infant Brain Development. J Pediatr. 2019 05; 208:198-206.e2. PMID: 30879727.
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    17. Hoffman MC, Olincy A, D'Alessandro A, Reisz JA, Hansen KC, Hunter SK, Freedman R, Ross RG. Effects of phosphatidylcholine and betaine supplements on women's serum choline. J Nutr Intermed Metab. 2019 Jun; 16. PMID: 36330042.
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    18. Freedman R, Hunter SK, Hoffman MC. Prenatal Primary Prevention of Mental Illness by Micronutrient Supplements in Pregnancy. Am J Psychiatry. 2018 07 01; 175(7):607-619. PMID: 29558816.
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    19. Uhler KM, Hunter SK, Tierney E, Gilley PM. The relationship between mismatch response and the acoustic change complex in normal hearing infants. Clin Neurophysiol. 2018 06; 129(6):1148-1160. PMID: 29635099.
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    20. Wei PP, Hunter SK, Ross RG. Sleep Spindles and Auditory Sensory Gating: Two Measures of Cerebral Inhibition in Preschool-Aged Children are Strongly Correlated. Colo J Psychiatry Psychol. 2017 Jan; 2(1):75-83. PMID: 33880461.
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    21. Hutchison AK, Hunter SK, Wagner BD, Calvin EA, Zerbe GO, Ross RG. Diminished Infant P50 Sensory Gating Predicts Increased 40-Month-Old Attention, Anxiety/Depression, and Externalizing Symptoms. J Atten Disord. 2017 02; 21(3):209-218. PMID: 23757333.
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    22. Ross RG, Hunter SK, Hoffman MC, McCarthy L, Chambers BM, Law AJ, Leonard S, Zerbe GO, Freedman R. Perinatal Phosphatidylcholine Supplementation and Early Childhood Behavior Problems: Evidence for CHRNA7 Moderation. Am J Psychiatry. 2016 05 01; 173(5):509-16. PMID: 26651393.
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    23. Hunter SK, Gillow SJ, Ross RG. Stability of P50 auditory sensory gating during sleep from infancy to 4 years of age. Brain Cogn. 2015 Mar; 94:4-9. PMID: 25596494.
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    24. Wylie KP, Rojas DC, Ross RG, Hunter SK, Maharajh K, Cornier MA, Tregellas JR. Reduced brain resting-state network specificity in infants compared with adults. Neuropsychiatr Dis Treat. 2014; 10:1349-59. PMID: 25092980.
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    25. Ross AS, Hunter SK, Groth MA, Ross RG. P50 sensory gating in infants. J Vis Exp. 2013 Dec 26; (82):50065. PMID: 24430259.
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    26. Calvin EA, Hunter SK, Ross RG. Preschoolers of Mothers with Affective and Anxiety Disorders Show Impairments in Cognitive Inhibition During a Chimeric Animal Stroop. Int Neuropsychiatr Dis J. 2013 Jan-Jun; 1(1):1-15. PMID: 34179184.
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    27. Ross RG, Hunter SK, McCarthy L, Beuler J, Hutchison AK, Wagner BD, Leonard S, Stevens KE, Freedman R. Perinatal choline effects on neonatal pathophysiology related to later schizophrenia risk. Am J Psychiatry. 2013 Mar; 170(3):290-8. PMID: 23318559.
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    28. D'Anna-Hernandez KL, Zerbe GO, Hunter SK, Ross RG. Paternal psychopathology and maternal depressive symptom trajectory during the first year postpartum. Ment Illn. 2013 Feb 11; 5(1):e1. PMID: 25478124.
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    29. Reidy RE, Ross RG, Hunter SK. Theory of Mind Development is Impaired in 4-year-old Children with Prenatal Exposure to Maternal Tobacco Smoking. Int Neuropsychiatr Dis J. 2013; 1(1):24-34. PMID: 25558458.
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    30. Pellegrino L, Ross RG, Hunter SK. In Six-month-old Infants, Prenatal Exposure to Maternal Anxiety is Associated with Less Developed Smooth Pursuit Eye Movements: An Initial Study. Int Neuropsychiatr Dis J. 2013; 1(1):89-103. PMID: 25558459.
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    31. Ross RG, Hunter SK, Zerbe GO, Hanna K. Mothers and fathers do not accurately report each other's psychopathology. Ment Illn. 2012 Jul 26; 4(2):e14. PMID: 25478115.
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    32. Hunter SK, Mendoza JH, D'Anna K, Zerbe GO, McCarthy L, Hoffman C, Freedman R, Ross RG. Antidepressants may mitigate the effects of prenatal maternal anxiety on infant auditory sensory gating. Am J Psychiatry. 2012 Jun; 169(6):616-24. PMID: 22581104.
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    33. Sparks TA, Hunter SK, Backman TL, Morgan GA, Ross RG. Maternal parenting stress and mothers' reports of their infants' mastery motivation. Infant Behav Dev. 2012 Feb; 35(1):167-73. PMID: 21890208.
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    34. Hunter SK, Kisley MA, McCarthy L, Freedman R, Ross RG. Diminished cerebral inhibition in neonates associated with risk factors for schizophrenia: parental psychosis, maternal depression, and nicotine use. Schizophr Bull. 2011 Nov; 37(6):1200-8. PMID: 20403924.
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    35. Ross RG, Stevens KE, Proctor WR, Leonard S, Kisley MA, Hunter SK, Freedman R, Adams CE. Research review: Cholinergic mechanisms, early brain development, and risk for schizophrenia. J Child Psychol Psychiatry. 2010 May; 51(5):535-49. PMID: 19925602.
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    36. Hunter SK, Corral N, Ponicsan H, Ross RG. Reliability of P50 auditory sensory gating measures in infants during active sleep. Neuroreport. 2008 Jan 08; 19(1):79-82. PMID: 18281897.
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    37. Freedman R, Ross R, Leonard S, Myles-Worsley M, Adams CE, Waldo M, Tregellas J, Martin L, Olincy A, Tanabe J, Kisley MA, Hunter S, Stevens KE. Early biomarkers of psychosis. Dialogues Clin Neurosci. 2005; 7(1):17-29. PMID: 16060593.
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    38. Hunter SK, Richards JE. Peripheral Stimulus Localization by 5- to 14-Week-Old Infants During Phases of Attention. Infancy. 2003; 4(1):1-25. PMID: 17576430.
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