Lynne C. Huffman

Administrative Appointments

• Chair and Member, Board of Directors, Institute for Human and Social Development, Inc. , (1997– 2006 )

Professional Education

• B.S., U. Maryland, College Park Biochemistry (1976)
• M.D., George Washington University Medicine (1981)

Graduate & Fellowship Program Affiliations

• Pediatrics

Community & International Work

• Community-based behavioral health care, Santa Clara County More »

Research Interests

Research interests and activities include (1) the early identification and treatment of behavioral problems, particularly in children with special health care needs; (2) emergent literacy and school readiness; and, (3) community-based mental health/educational program evaluation and outcomes measurement.

Publications

• Children with Special Health Care Needs: How Immigrant Status is Related to Health Care Access, Health Care Utilization, and Health Status. Javier JR,  Huffman LC, Mendoza FS, Wise PH.  Matern Child Health J.  2009;
• Physiological correlates of social avoidance behavior in children and adolescents with fragile x syndrome. Hall SS,  Lightbody AA, Huffman LC, Lazzeroni LC, Reiss AL.  J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry.  2009; 48 (3): 320-9
• Is child psychiatric service different when provided by attendings versus clinicians-in-training? Williams SE,  Martin JL, Dyer-Friedman J, Huffman LC.  Acad Psychiatry.  2008 Sep-Oct; 32 (5): 400-4
• A Critical Analysis of Care Coordination Strategies for Children Wise PH,  Huffman LC, Brat G.  AHRQ Technical Reviews.  2007; 07-0054 (14)
• Filipino child health in the United States: do health and health care disparities exist? Javier JR,  Huffman LC, Mendoza FS.  Prev Chronic Dis.  2007; 4 (2): A36
• Psychometric properties of the Peer Interactions in Primary School (PIPS) Questionnaire. Tarshis TP,  Huffman LC.  J Dev Behav Pediatr.  2007; 28 (2): 125-32
• Filipino American families and intergenerational communication about sex. Javier JR,  Chamberlain L, Huffman L, Mendoza F.  Ambul Pediatr.  2006 Mar-Apr; 6 (2): 120
• Provider recognition of psychosocial problems in low-income Latino children. Tarshis TP,  Jutte DP, Huffman LC.  J Health Care Poor Underserved.  2006; 17 (2): 342-57
• Are residents ready for self-directed learning? A pilot program of individualized learning plans in continuity clinic. Stuart E,  Sectish TC, Huffman LC.  Ambul Pediatr.  2005 Sep-Oct; 5 (5): 298-301
• Heart rate correlates of attachment status in young mothers and their infants. Zelenko M,  Kraemer H, Huffman L, Gschwendt M, Pageler N, Steiner H.  J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry.  2005; 44 (5): 470-6
• School reintegration for children in different phases of serious illness. Botcheva L,  Hill KE, Kane J, Grites K, Huffman LC.  J Sch Health.  2004; 74 (2): 68-71
• Patterns of agreement between parent and child ratings of emotional and behavioral problems in an outpatient clinical setting: when children endorse more problems. Martin JL,  Ford CB, Dyer-Friedman J, Tang J, Huffman LC.  J Dev Behav Pediatr.  2004; 25 (3): 150-5
• Practitioners' attitudes toward the use of treatment progress and outcomes data in child mental health services. Huffman LC,  Martin J, Botcheva L, Williams SE, Dyer-Friedman J.  Eval Health Prof.  2004; 27 (2): 165-88
• Use of the Pediatric Symptom Checklist in a low-income, Mexican American population. Jutte DP,  Burgos A, Mendoza F, Ford CB, Huffman LC.  Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med.  2003; 157 (12): 1169-76
• Effects of a videotape to increase use of poison control centers by low-income and Spanish-speaking families: a randomized, controlled trial. Kelly NR,  Huffman LC, Mendoza FS, Robinson TN.  Pediatrics.  2003; 111 (1): 21-6
• Genetic and environmental influences on the cognitive outcomes of children with fragile X syndrome. Dyer-Friedman J,  Glaser B, Hessl D, Johnston C, Huffman LC, Taylor A, Wisbeck J, Reiss AL.  J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry.  2002; 41 (3): 237-44
• Family environment and cognitive abilities in girls with fragile-X syndrome. Kuo AY,  Reiss AL, Freund LS, Huffman LC.  J Intellect Disabil Res.  2002; 46 (Pt 4): 328-39
• Poor adolescent expectant mothers: can we assess their potential for child abuse? Zelenko MA,  Huffman L, Lock J, Kennedy Q, Steiner H.  J Adolesc Health.  2001; 29 (4): 271-8
• The Child Abuse Potential Inventory and pregnancy outcome in expectant adolescent mothers. Zelenko MA,  Huffman LC, Brown BW, Daniels K, Lock J, Kennedy Q, Steiner H.  Child Abuse Negl.  2001; 25 (11): 1481-95
• Identifying characteristics of older and younger females with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder. Kato PM,  Nichols ML, Kerivan AS, Huffman LC.  J Dev Behav Pediatr.  2001; 22 (5): 306-15
• Mothers' and fathers' perceptions of three year olds' attachment behavior. DelCarmen-Wiggins R,  Huffman LC, Pedersen FA, Bryan YE.  J Dev Behav Pediatr.  2000; 21 (2): 97-106
• Cortisol and social stressors in children with fragile X: a pilot study. Wisbeck JM,  Huffman LC, Freund L, Gunnar MR, Davis EP, Reiss AL.  J Dev Behav Pediatr.  2000; 21 (4): 278-82
• Prescribing books for immigrant children: a pilot study to promote emergent literacy among the children of Hispanic immigrants. Sanders LM,  Gershon TD, Huffman LC, Mendoza FS.  Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med.  2000; 154 (8): 771-7
• Infant temperament and cardiac vagal tone: assessments at twelve weeks of age. Huffman LC,  Bryan YE, del Carmen R, Pedersen FA, Doussard-Roosevelt JA, Porges SW.  Child Dev.  1998; 69 (3): 624-35
• Epilogue: bridging the gap between research on attachment and psychopathology. del Carmen R,  Huffman L.  J Consult Clin Psychol.  1996; 64 (2): 291-4
• Folic acid in neurodevelopment and child psychiatry. Greenblatt JM,  Huffman LC, Reiss AL.  Prog Neuropsychopharmacol Biol Psychiatry.  1994; 18 (4): 647-60