Lorah D. Dorn
PhD, CPNP
Emerita Professor of Nursing and Pediatrics
313 Nursing Sciences Building
University Park
Phone: 814-867-1917
Email: dun@psu.edu
Research & Publications
Research Interests
Biological transitions as a period of vulnerability for
physical and mental health problems, specifically:
- puberty, stress hormones (cortisol), and reproductive hormones and their association with psychopathology (substance abuse, depression, anxiety, behavior problems) and physical health (bone density, menstrual cycles)