Joy Osofsky

Joy D. Osofsky is a clinical and developmental psychologist, known for her research on infant mental health, how parents nurture their infants and children, and the repercussions that follow exposure to traumatic events and violence. Some of her notable work has examined the aftereffects of Hurricane Katrina, experiences of children raised in broken households, and the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on communities. Osofsky is employed as a Professor of Pediatrics, Psychiatry, and Public Health at the Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, and she is Head of the Division of Pediatric Mental Health at the Louisiana State University School of Medicine. Osofsky holds the Barbara Lemann Professorship of Child Welfare at LSU Health New Orleans.

Biography

Joy Victoria Doniger was born into an American-Jewish family and attended Rye Country Day School. Doniger developed interest in studying psychology at the age of 16, following her father's death from a heart attack. Doniger married Howard Osofsky on September 1, 1963, in Syracuse, New York. Osofsky currently has three children, Hari, Justin, and Michael

Osofsky attended Simmons College for one year before transferring to Syracuse University, where her husband was working at the time. Osofsky received her B.A. degree in Psychology cum laude at Syracuse University in August 1966. She then received her M.A. in June 1967, and her PhD in June 1969, both in Psychology at Syracuse University. During the 1960s, as one of few women at Syracuse University, Osofsky stood up for individual rights and equality for women and was involved in civil rights and anti-war movements.

Osofsky interned in Clinical Psychology at Children's Hospital Medical Center and at Judge Baker Guidance Center at Harvard Medical School from August 1975 to July 1976. She was a Postdoctoral Fellow in Clinical Psychology at the Menninger Foundation from July 1976 to August 1978. She completed psychoanalytic training at the Topeka Institute for Psychoanalysis in July 1985.

Osofsky joined the National Register of Health Service Providers in 1979 and was professionally certified as a clinical psychologist in the State of Louisiana in 1987. Osofsky is a former president and current board member of the Zero to Three organization. Following Hurricane Katrina, Osofsky was the Clinical Director of Louisiana Spirit's Child and Adolescent Initiatives. In addition to her work in disaster recuperation, she has worked with children, families, and law enforcement to address community violence.

Awards

• Harris Award, Chicago Institute for Psychoanalysis (1989-1990)
• Pfizer Award for Excellence in Research, Education, and Patient Care, Louisiana State University Medical Center (1997)
• Badge of Honor Award, New Orleans Police Foundation (1998)
• Best Social Science Reference Text, American Publishers Association (2000)
• Role Model Distinction Award, Young Leadership Council (2001)
• Medal of Honor, Mayor of New Orleans (2002)
• Nicholas Hobbs Award, American Psychological Association Division 37 (2002)
• Outstanding Service Award, Family Services of New Orleans (2007)
• Sarah Haley Award for Clinical Excellence, International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies (2007)
• Distinguished Partners in Education Award, Board of Elementary and Secondary Education of the Louisiana Department of Education (2009)
• Honorary President Distinction, World Association for Infant Mental Health (2010)
• Presidential Commendation, American Psychiatric Association (2010)
• Reginald Lourie Award (2014)
• Lifetime Achievement Award, Zero to Three (2021)

Research

Osofsky's work focuses on the long-term physical, mental, and emotional well-being of children in society, coping methods, and recovery from traumatic events. Osofsky has examined the negative consequences of experiencing violent events within the home or neighborhood setting, where ideally children should feel secure and loved. Osofsky's research indicates growing up in a violent environment may contribute to delays in developmental milestones in infants and toddlers.

Osofsky studied the development of children living in low-income communities throughout the United States, where many have witnessed violence and crime, including shootings, stabbings, drug dealing, and robberies. Children who experience unexpected and random tragedies, including the deaths of family and community members, may come to fear that these events will repeat in the future, which may result in post-traumatic stress disorder. Violence also causes emotional instability, such that when young children interact with others, they display concerning levels of hesitation and fright. Young children may form associations that lead them to anticipate traumatic events, including sensory information they vividly remember from the first time something horrific occurred. Being exposed to mature and explicit visuals may result in a loss of innocence, such that children may mentally begin to normalize the destructive environment, and may be at risk of becoming more combative and delinquent. Osofsky observed that vulnerable children may start to believe their problems can be solved with violence, that it is normal for violence to take place within families, that one can get away with violence in intimate relationships, and that violence can be a strategy for getting people to do what you want. Osofsky has described poverty as a silent form of violence, which may contribute to the occurrence of mental health disorders in one in five impoverished children.

Books

• Emde, R. N., Osofsky, J. D., & Butterfield, P. M. (Eds.). (1993). The IFEEL pictures: A new instrument for interpreting emotions. International Universities Press, Inc.
• Katz, L. F., Lederman, C. S., Osofsky, J. D., & Maze, C. (Collaborator). (2011). Child-centered practices for the courtroom and community: A guide to working effectively with young children and their families in the child welfare system. Paul H Brookes Publishing.
• Osofsky, H. J., & Osofsky, J. D. (1973). The abortion experience: Psychological & medical impact. Harper & Row.
• Osofsky, J.D. (Ed.) (1987). Handbook of Infant Development, 2nd Edition. John Wiley and Sons.
• Osofsky, J.D. (Ed.) (1997). Children in a Violent Society. Guilford Publishers.
• Osofsky, J.D. (Ed) (2004). Young Children and Trauma: Intervention and Treatment. Guilford Publishers.
• Osofsky, J.D. (Ed) (2011). Clinical Work with Traumatized Young Children: Regaining their Future. Guilford Publishers.
• Osofsky, J. D., & Fenichel, E. (Eds.). (1994). Caring for infants and toddlers in violent environments hurt, healing, and hope. Distributed by ERIC Clearinghouse.
• Osofsky, J. D., & Fenichel, E. S. (1996). Islands of safety: Assessing and treating young victims of violence. Zero To Three.
• Osofsky, J. D., & Fenichel, E. S. (Eds.). (2000). Protecting young children in violent environments: Building staff and community strengths. Zero to Three.
• Osofsky, J.D. & Fitzgerald, H.E. (Eds.). (2000). WAIMH Handbook of Infant Mental Health. John Wiley and Sons.
• Osofsky, J. D., & Groves, B. M. A. (Eds.). (2018). Violence and trauma in the lives of children: Overview of exposure (Vol. 1). Praeger, an Imprint of ABC-CLIO, LLC.
• Osofsky, J. D., & Groves, B. M. A. (Eds.). (2018). Violence and trauma in the lives of children: Prevention and intervention (Vol. 2). Praeger, an Imprint of ABC-CLIO, LLC.
• Osofsky, J. D., Stepka, P. T., & King, L. S. (2017). Treating infants and young children impacted by trauma: Interventions that promote healthy development. American Psychological Association.

Chapters

• Cohen, C., & Osofsky, J. D. (2018). Judicial perspective on violence and trauma within the family. In J. D. Osofsky & B. M. Groves (Eds.), Violence and trauma in the lives of children: Prevention and intervention (pp. 173-191). Praeger/ABC-CLIO.
• Fick, A. C., Osofsky, J. D., & Lewis, M. L. (1997). Perceptions of violence: Children, parents, and police officers. In J. D. Osofsky (Ed.), Children in a violent society (pp. 261-276). The Guilford Press.
• Groves, B. M., & Osofsky, J. D. (2018). Introduction. In J. D. Osofsky & B. M. Groves (Eds.), Violence and trauma in the lives of children: Prevention and intervention (pp. 1-5). Praeger/ABC-CLIO.
• Ippen, C. G., Lieberman, A. F., & Osofsky, J. D. (2014). 'My daddy is a star in the sky': Understanding and treating traumatic grief in early childhood. In P. Cohen, K. M. Sossin, & R. Ruth (Eds.), Healing after parent loss in childhood and adolescence: Therapeutic interventions and theoretical considerations (pp. 73-93). Rowman & Littlefield.
• Jenkins, P., Seydlitz, R., Osofsky, J. D., & Fick, A. C. (1997). Cops and kids: Issues for community policing. In J. D. Osofsky (Ed.), Children in a violent society (pp. 300-322). The Guilford Press.
• King, L. S., & Osofsky, J. D. (2018). Violence in childhood and adolescence: An interpersonal-developmental perspective. In J. D. Osofsky & B. M. Groves (Eds.), Violence and trauma in the lives of children: Overview of exposure (pp. 9-28). Praeger/ABC-CLIO.
• Lewis, M. L., & Osofsky, J. D. (1997). Violent cities, violent streets: Children draw their neighborhoods. In J. D. Osofsky (Ed.), Children in a violent society (pp. 277-299). The Guilford Press.
• Many, M. M., & Osofsky, J. D. (2012). Working with survivors of child sexual abuse: Secondary trauma and vicarious traumatization. In P. Goodyear-Brown (Ed.), Handbook of child sexual abuse: Identification, assessment, and treatment (pp. 509-529). John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
• Masten, A. S., Narayan, A. J., Silverman, W. K., & Osofsky, J. D. (2015). Children in war and disaster. In M. H. Bornstein, T. Leventhal, & R. M. Lerner (Eds.), Handbook of child psychology and developmental science: Ecological settings and processes (pp. 704-745). John Wiley & Sons.
• Osofsky, H. J., & Osofsky, J. D. (2004). Children's exposure to community violence: Psychoanalytic perspectives on evaluation and treatment. In B. Sklarew, S. W. Twemlow, & S. M. Wilkinson (Eds.), Analysts in the trenches: Streets, schools, war zones (pp. 237-256). Analytic Press.
• Osofsky, H. J., Osofsky, J. D., Speier, A. H., & Hansel, T. C. (2018). Exposure to terrorism and disasters. In J. D. Osofsky & B. M. Groves (Eds.), Violence and trauma in the lives of children: Prevention and intervention (pp. 153-171). Praeger/ABC-CLIO.
• Osofsky, J. D. (1986). Perspectives on infant mental health. In M. Kessler, & S. E. Goldston (Eds.), A decade of progress in primary prevention (pp. 181-201). University Press of New England.
• Osofsky, J. D. (1992). Affective development and early relationships: Clinical implications. In J. W. Barron, M. N. Eagle, & D. L. Wolitzky (Eds.), Interface of psychoanalysis and psychology (pp. 233-244). American Psychological Association. http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/10118-009
• Osofsky, J. D. (1995). Applied psychoanalysis: How research with infants and adolescents at high psychosocial risk informs psychoanalysis. In T. Shapiro, & R. N. Emde (Eds.), Research in psychoanalysis: Process, development, outcome (pp. 193-207). International Universities Press, Inc.
• Osofsky, J. D. (1997). The effects of exposure to violence on young children. In J. M. Notterman (Ed.), The evolution of psychology: Fifty years of the American Psychologist, (pp. 725-740). American Psychological Association. http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/10254-050
• Osofsky, J. D. (1997). The Violence Intervention Project for children and families. In J. D. Osofsky (Ed.), Children in a violent society (pp. 256-260). The Guilford Press.
• Osofsky, J. D. (1998). Children as invisible victims of domestic and community violence. In G. W. Holden, R. Geffner, & E. N. Jouriles (Eds.), Children exposed to marital violence: Theory, research, and applied issues (pp. 95-117). American Psychological Association. http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/10257-003
• Osofsky, J. D. (2004). Perspectives on work with traumatized young children: How to deal with the feelings emerging from trauma work. In J. D. Osofsky (Ed.), Young children and trauma: Intervention and treatment (pp. 326-338). Guilford Press.
• Osofsky, J. D. (2011). Introduction: Trauma through the eyes of a young child. In J. D. Osofsky (Ed.), Clinical work with traumatized young children (pp. 1-7). The Guilford Press.
• Osofsky, J. D. (2011). Vicarious traumatization and the need for self-care in working with traumatized young children. In J. D. Osofsky (Ed.), Clinical work with traumatized young children (pp. 336-348). The Guilford Press.
• Osofsky, J. D. (2011). Young children and disasters: Lessons learned from Hurricane Katrina about the impact of disasters and postdisaster recovery. In J. D. Osofsky (Ed.), Clinical work with traumatized young children (pp. 295-312). The Guilford Press.
• Osofsky, J. D. (2016). Infant mental health. In J. C. Norcross, G. R. VandenBos, D. K. Freedheim, & M. M. Domenech Rodriguez (Eds.), APA handbook of clinical psychology: Roots and branches (pp. 43-58). American Psychological Association. http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/14772-003
• Osofsky, J. D. (2017). Afterword: Conclusions and future directions. In J. D. Osofsky, P. T. Stepka, & L. S. King (Eds.), Treating infants and young children impacted by trauma: Interventions that promote health development (pp. 109-113). American Psychological Association. http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/0000030-007
• Osofsky, J. D., & Culp, A. M. (1993). Perceptions of infant emotions in adolescent mothers. In R. N. Emde, J. D. Osofsky, & P. M. Butterfield (Eds.), The IFEEL pictures: A new instrument for interpreting emotions (pp. 149-160). International Universities Press, Inc.
• Osofsky, J. D., & Culp, R. (1993). A relationship perspective on the transition to parenthood. In G. H. Pollock, & S. I. Greenspan (Eds.), The course of life, Vol. 5: Early adulthood (pp. 75-98). International Universities Press, Inc.
• Osofsky, J. D., Drell, M., & Hann, D. M. (1993). IFEEL stories: Pictures used as projective story stimuli. In R. N. Emde, J. D. Osofsky, & P. M. Butterfield (Eds.), The IFEEL pictures: A new instrument for interpreting emotions (pp. 197-205). International Universities Press, Inc.
• Osofsky, J. D., & Emde, R. N. (1993). Research and clinical implications. In R. N. Emde, J. D. Osofsky, & P. M. Butterfield (Eds.), The IFEEL pictures: A new instrument for interpreting emotions (pp. 255-271). International Universities Press, Inc.
• Osofsky, J. D., & Groves, B. M. (2018). Introduction. In J. D. Osofsky & B. M. Groves (Eds.), Violence and trauma in the lives of children: Overview of exposure (pp. 1-7). Praeger/ABC-CLIO.
• Osofsky, J. D., Hammer, J. H., Freeman, N., & Rovaris, J. M. (2004). How law enforcement and mental health professionals can partner to help traumatized children. In J. D. Osofsky (Ed.), Young children and trauma: Intervention and treatment (pp. 285-298). Guilford Press.
• Osofsky, J. D., Hann, D. M., & Peebles, C. (1993). Adolescent parenthood: Risks and opportunities for mothers and infants. In C. H. Jr. Zeanah (Ed.), Handbook of infant mental health (pp. 106-119).
• Osofsky, J. D., Hansel, T. C., Osofsky, H. J., Speier, A. H. (2019). Public health responses and therapeutic interventions. In C. W. Hoven, L. V. Amsel, S. Tyano (Eds.), An international perspective on disasters and children's mental health (pp. 21-42). Springer Nature Switzerland AG. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-15872-9
• Osofsky, J. D., & Lederman, C. (2004). Healing the child in juvenile court. In J. D. Osofsky (Ed.), Young children and trauma: Intervention and treatment (pp. 221-241). Guilford Press.
• Osofsky, J. D., & Osofsky, H. J. (1987). No: The psychological reaction of patients to legalized abortion. In M. R. Walsh (Ed.), The psychology of women: Ongoing debates (pp. 381-395). Yale University Press.
• Osofsky, J. D., & Osofsky, H. J. (2010). Understanding and helping traumatized infants and families. In B. M. Lester, & J. D. Sparrow (Eds.), Nurturing children and families: Building on the legacy of T. Berry Brazleton (pp. 254-263). Wiley Blackwell. http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/9781444324617.ch22
• Osofsky, J. D., & Osofsky, H. J. (2013). Lessons learned about the impact of disasters on children and families and post-disaster recovery. In A. McDonald Culp (Ed.), Child and family advocacy: Bridging the gaps between research, practice, and policy (pp. 91-105). Springer Science + Business Media. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-7456-2_7
• Osofsky, J. D., Osofsky, H. J., & Bocknek, E. L. (2010). The impact of trauma on parents and infants. In S. Tyano, M. Keren, H. Herrman, & J. Cox (Eds.), Parenthood and mental health: A bridge between infant and adult psychiatry (pp. 241-249). Wiley Blackwell. http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/9780470660683.ch22
• Osofsky, J. D., Osofsky, H. J., & Diamond, M. O. (1988). The transition to parenthood: Special tasks and risk factors for adolescent parents. In G. Y. Michaels, & W. A. Goldberg (Eds.), The transition to parenthood: Current theory and research (pp. 209-232). Cambridge University Press.
• Osofsky, J. D., Osofsky, H. J., Kronenberg, M. & Hansel, T. C. (2010). The aftermath of Hurricane Katrina: Mental health considerations and lessons learned. In R. P. Kilmer, V. Gil-Rivas, R. G. Tedeschi, & L. G. Calhoun (Eds.), Helping families and communities recover from disaster: Lessons learned from hurricane Katrina and its aftermath (pp. 241-263). American Psychological Association.
• Osofsky, J. D., & Scheeringa, M. S. (1997). Community and domestic violence exposure: Effects on development and psychopathology. In D. Cicchetti, & S. L. Toth (Eds.), Developmental perspectives on trauma: Theory, research, and intervention (pp. 155-180). University of Rochester Press.
• Osofsky, J. D., Stepka, P. T., & King, L. S. (2017). Attachment and biobehavioral catch-up intervention. In J. D. Osofsky, P. T. Stepka, & L. S. King (Eds.), Treating infants and young children impacted by trauma: Interventions that promote health development (pp. 61-74). American Psychological Association. http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/0000030-004
• Osofsky, J. D., Stepka, P. T., & King, L. S. (2017). Child-parent psychotherapy. In J. D. Osofsky, P. T. Stepka, & L. S. King (Eds.), Treating infants and young children impacted by trauma: Interventions that promote health development (pp. 41-59). American Psychological Association.http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/0000030-003
• Osofsky, J. D., Stepka, P. T., & King, L. S. (2017). Considerations in choosing a treatment that works. In J. D. Osofsky, P. T. Stepka, & L. S. King (Eds.), Treating infants and young children impacted by trauma: Interventions that promote health development (pp. 93-108). American Psychological Association. http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/0000030-006
• Osofsky, J. D., Stepka, P. T., & King, L. S. (2017). Introduction: Recognizing the impact of trauma exposure on young children. In J. D. Osofsky, P. T. Stepka, & L. S. King (Eds.), Treating infants and young children impacted by trauma: Interventions that promote health development (pp. 3-13). American Psychological Association. http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/0000030-001
• Osofsky, J. D., Stepka, P. T., & King, L. S. (2017). Parent-child interaction therapy. In J. D. Osofsky, P. T. Stepka, & L. S. King (Eds.), Treating infants and young children impacted by trauma: Interventions that promote health development (pp. 75-92). American Psychological Association. http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/0000030-005
• Osofsky, J. D., Stepka, P. T., & King, L. S. (2017). The impact of early trauma on development. In J. D. Osofsky, P. T. Stepka, & L. S. King (Eds.), Treating infants and young children impacted by trauma: Interventions that promote health development (pp. 15-39). American Psychological Association. http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/0000030-002
• Osofsky, J. D., & Thompson, M. D. (2000). Adaptive and maladaptive parenting: Perspectives on risk and protective factors. In J. P. Shonkoff, & S. J. Meisels (Eds.), Handbook of early childhood intervention (pp. 54-75). Cambridge University Press. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511529320.005
• Speier, A. H., Osofsky, J. D., & Osofsky, H. J. (2009). Building a disaster mental health response to a catastrophic event: Louisiana and Hurricane Katrina. In K. E. Cherry (Ed.), Lifespan perspectives on natural disasters: Coping with Katrina, Rita, and other storms (pp. 241-260). Springer Science + Business Media.

Representative publications

• Barnett, E. R., Rosenberg, H. J., Rosenberg, S. D., Osofsky, J. D., & Wolford, G. L. (2014). Innovations in practice: Dissemination and implementation of child-parent psychotherapy in rural public health agencies. Child and Adolescent Mental Health, 19(3), 215-218.
• Casanueva, C., Goldman-Fraser, J., Ringeisen, H., Lederman, C., Katz, L., & Osofsky, J. D. (2010). Maternal perceptions of temperament among infants and toddlers investigated for maltreatment: Implications for services need and referral. Journal of Family Violence, 25(6), 557-574. DOI 10.1007/s10896-010-9316-6
• Graham, R. A., Osofsky, J. D., Osofsky, H. J., & Hansel, T. C. (2017). School based post disaster mental health services: Decreased trauma symptoms in youth with multiple traumas. Advances in School Mental Health Promotion, 10(3), 161-175. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/1754730X.2017.1311798
• Hansel, T. C., Osofsky, H. J., Osofsky, J. D., Costa, R. N., Kronenberg, M. E., & Selby, M. L. (2010). Attention to process and clinical outcomes of implementing a rural school-based trauma treatment program. Journal of Traumatic Stress, 23(6), 708-715. DOI: 10.1002/jts.20595
• Hansel, T. C., Osofsky, H. J., Osofsky, J. D., & Speier, A. H. Katrina inspired disaster screenings and services: School-based trauma interventions. Traumatology, 25(2), 133-141.
• Hansel, T. C., Osofsky, H. J., Steinberg, A. M., Brymer, M. J., Landis, R., Riise, K. S., Gilkey, S., Osofsky, J. D., & Speier, A. (2011). Louisiana Spirit Specialized Crisis Counseling: Counselor perceptions of training and services. Psychological Trauma: Theory, Research, Practice, and Policy, 3(3), 276-282.
• Hansel, T. C., Osofsky, J. D., & Osofsky, H. J. (2015). Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center Katrina Inspired Disaster Screenings (KIDS): Psychometric testing of the National Child Traumatic Stress Network Hurricane Assessment and Referral Tool. Child & Youth Care Forum, 44(4), 567-582.
• Hansel, T. C., Osofsky, J. D., Osofsky, H. J., & Friedrich, P. (2013). The effect of long-term relocation on child adolescent survivors of Hurricane Katrina. Journal of Traumatic Stress, 26(5), 613-620. DOI: 10.1002/jts.21837
• King, L. S., Osofsky, J. D., Osofsky, H. J., Weems, C. F., Hansel, T. C., & Fassnacht, G. M. (2015). Perceptions of trauma and loss among children and adolescents exposed to disasters a mixed-methods study. Current Psychology: A Journal for Diverse Perspectives on Diverse Psychological Issues, 34(3), 524-536. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s12144-015-9348-4
• Kronenberg, M. E., Hansel, T. C., Brennan, A. M., Osofsky, H. J., Osofsky, J. D., & Lawrason, B. (2010). Children of Katrina: Lessons learned about postdisaster symptoms and recovery patterns. Child Development, 81(4), 1241-1259.
• Masten, A. S., & Osofsky, J. D. (2010). Disasters and their impact on child development: Introduction to the special section. Child Development, 81(4), 1029-1039.
• McLaughlin, K. A., Fairbank, J. A., Gruber, M. J., Jones, R. T., Osofsky, J. D., Pfefferbaum, B., Sampson, N. A., & Kessler, R. C. (2010). Trends in serious emotional disturbance among youths exposed to Hurricane Katrina. Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, 49(10), 990-1000. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jaac.2010.06.012
• Navarro, J., Pulido, R., Berger, C., Arteaga, M., Osofsky, H. J., Martinez, M., Osofsky, J. D., & Hansel, T. C. (2016). Children's disaster experiences and psychological symptoms: An international comparison between the Chilean earthquake and tsunami and Hurricane Katrina. International Social Work, 59(4), 545-558. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0020872814537850
• Osofsky, H. J., Hansel, T. C., Osofsky, J. D., & Speier, A. (2015). Factors contributing to mental and physical health care in disaster-prone environment. Behavioral Medicine, 41(3), 131-137.
• Osofsky, H. J., & Osofsky, J. D. (2013). Hurricane Katrina and the Guld oil spill: Lessons learned. Psychiatric Clinic of North America, 36(3), 371-383. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.psc.2013.05.009
• Osofsky, H. J., Weems, C. F., Hansel, T. C., Speier, A. H., Osofsky, J. D., Graham, R., King, L., & Craft, T. K. (2017). Identifying trajectories of change to improve understanding of integrated health care outcomes on PTSD symptoms post disaster. Families, Systems, & Health, 35(2), 155-166.
• Osofsky, J. D. (1999). The impact of violence on children. The Future of Children, 9(3), 33–49.
• Osofsky, J. D. (2003). Prevalence of children's exposure to domestic violence and child maltreatment: Implications for prevention and intervention. Clinical Child and Family Psychology Review, 6(3), 161–170.
• Osofsky, J. D., Drell, M. J., Osofsky, H. J., Hansel, T. C., & Williams, A. (2017). Infant mental health training for child and adolescent psychiatry: A comprehensive model. Academic Psychiatry, 41(5), 592-595. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s40596-016-0609-9
• Osofsky, J. D., & Lieberman, A. F. (2011). A call for integrating a mental health perspective into systems of care for abused and neglected infants and young children. American Psychologist, 66(2), 120–128. DOI: 10.1037/a0021630
• Osofsky, J. D., & Osofsky, H. J. (2021). Hurricane Katrina and the Guld Oil Spill: Lessons learned about short-term and long-term effects. International Journal of Psychology, 56(1), 56-63.
• Osofsky, J. D., Osofsky, H. J., Frazer, A. L., Fields-Olivieri, M. A., Many, M. Selby, M. Holman, S., & Conrad, E. (2021). The importance of adverse childhood experiences during the perinatal period. American Psychologist, 76(2), 350-363. https://doi.org/10.1037/amp0000770
• Osofsky, J. D., Osofsky, H. J., & Mamon, L. Y. (2020). Psychological and social impact of COVID-19. Psychological Trauma: Theory, Research, Practice, and Policy, 12(5), 468-469. http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/tra0000656
• Osofsky, J. D., Osofsky, H. J., Weems, C. F., Hansel, T. C., & King, L. S. (2016). Effects of stress related to the Gulf oil spill on child and adolescent mental health. Journal of Pediatric Psychology, 41(1), 65-72. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/jpepsy/jsu085
• Osofsky, J. D., Osofsky, H. J., Weems, C. F., King, L. S., & Hansel, T. C. (2015). Trajectories of post-traumatic stress disorder symptoms among youth exposed to both natural and technological disasters. Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 56(12), 1347-1355. doi:10.1111/jcpp.12420* Osofsky, J. D., Wewers, S., Hann, D. M., & Fick, A. C. (1993). Chronic community violence: What is happening to our children? Psychiatry, 56(1), 36–45.
• Weatherston, D. J., & Osofsky, J. D. (2016). Introduction. Infant Mental Health Journal, 37(6), 603-604.
• Weems, C. F., Osofsky, J. D., Osofsky, H. J., King, L. S., Hansel, T. C., & Russell, J. D. (2018). Three-year longitudinal study of perceptions of competence and well-being among youth exposed to disasters. Applied Developmental Science, 22(1), 29-42. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/10888691.2016.1219229

External links

• Faculty Page – LSU Department of Pediatrics
• Joy Osofsky Oral History Interview with the Society for Research in Child Development