Larner College of Medicine

Hannah Frering

Research Specialist

Manager, Child Emotion Regulation Lab

PRONOUNS she/her/hers

Hannah.frering@med.uvm.edu
Hannah.frering@med.uvm.edu
Pronouns she/her/hers
Affiliated Department(s)

Department of Psychiatry

Child Emotion Regulation Lab (CERL)

Areas of expertise

psychiatry, behavioral research, grant administration, grant proposals.

BIO

Hannah Frering is a Research Specialist in the Psychiatry department, and manages the Child Emotion Regulation Lab, lead by Dr. Robert Althoff. Her primary responsibilities include research coordination, research compliance monitoring and adherence, grant proposal writing and grant administration, communication between funding agencies, and communication with the UVM institutional review board (IRB). She also acts as a liaison between UVM Health and UVM LCOM Psychiatry department.

Publications

PubMed Publications

Bio

Hannah Frering is a Research Specialist in the Psychiatry department, and manages the Child Emotion Regulation Lab, lead by Dr. Robert Althoff. Her primary responsibilities include research coordination, research compliance monitoring and adherence, grant proposal writing and grant administration, communication between funding agencies, and communication with the UVM institutional review board (IRB). She also acts as a liaison between UVM Health and UVM LCOM Psychiatry department.

Publications

PubMed Publications

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  • Ametti, M. R., Frering, H. E., Huang, K., Marsh, K., & Althoff, R. R. (2025). Food Insecurity and Rural Child and Family Functioning. JAMA Network Open, 8(9), e2530691-e2530691. 
  • Ametti, M. R., Cheaito, A., Frering, H. E., Ades, P. A., David, C., & Althoff, R. R. (2024). Associations between dysregulation and metabolic syndrome in youth and adults. JAACAP open, 2(3), 161-169. 
  • Ayer, L., Ohana, E., Ivanova, M. Y., Frering, H. E., Achenbach, T. M., & Althoff, R. R. (2024). Emotional and behavioral problem profiles of preteens with self-injurious thoughts and behaviors: a multicultural study. Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, 63(9), 931-942. 
  • Mascia, G., Frering, H. E., Althoff, R. R., Coney, E., Hume Rivera, D., Toomer-Sanders, Z. K., ... & McGinnis, E. W. (2025). Wearables and behavioral coding show promise for measuring and predicting severe emotional outbursts in children. Frontiers in Digital Health, 7, 1641845.