- Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
- Gun Ownership and Violence Research
- Bullying, Victimization, and Aggression
- Intimate Partner and Family Violence
- Crime Patterns and Interventions
- Homelessness and Social Issues
- Suicide and Self-Harm Studies
- Education Discipline and Inequality
- Health disparities and outcomes
- Youth Development and Social Support
- Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes
- Early Childhood Education and Development
- Cannabis and Cannabinoid Research
- Child Abuse and Trauma
- Psychological and Temporal Perspectives Research
- Resilience and Mental Health
- Air Traffic Management and Optimization
- Racial and Ethnic Identity Research
- LGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy
- Injury Epidemiology and Prevention
- Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health
- Stress Responses and Cortisol
- Psychological Well-being and Life Satisfaction
- Family Dynamics and Relationships
- Community Health and Development
University of Michigan
2016-2025
Michigan Department of Health and Human Services
2015-2024
Michigan United
2014-2023
Michigan Medicine
2023
National Center for Injury Prevention and Control
2021
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
2021
Youth Development
2017
University of Illinois Chicago
2007-2011
On US college campuses, mental health problems are highly prevalent, appear to be increasing, and often untreated. Concerns about student well documented, but little is known potential variations across the diversity of institutions higher education.Participants were 43,210 undergraduates at 72 campuses that participated in Healthy Minds Study from 2007 2013.Multivariable logistic regressions focus on associations between institutional characteristics treatment utilization.The following...
Lack of maintenance on vacant neighborhood lots is associated with higher levels depression, anxiety, and stress for nearby residents. Overgrown grasses dense brush provide hiding spots criminals space to conduct illicit activities. This study builds upon previous research by investigating greening programs that engage community members routine within their neighborhoods. The Clean & Green program a community-based solution facilitates resident-driven in midsized, Midwestern city. We use...
Depression is a serious mental health concern among adolescents. Violence exposure potent risk factor for depression. Social support may help reduce depression risk, even when adolescents are exposed to violence. Using compensatory model of resilience, we investigate the influence violence and social on over time in sample urban youth during high school years (N = 824, 52% female, mean age Year 1 14.9). We used growth curve modeling examine depressive symptoms across adolescence its...
This crowdsourced project introduces a collaborative approach to improving the reproducibility of scientific research, in which findings are replicated qualified independent laboratories before (rather than after) they published. Our goal is establish non-adversarial replication process with highly informative final results. To illustrate Pre-Publication Independent Replication (PPIR) approach, 25 research groups conducted replications all ten moral judgment effects last author and his...
Objective: Although major depressive disorder (MDD) and heavy episodic drinking (HED, 4+/5+ drinks in a single sitting for women/men) are common among young adults college, the relationship between two remains unclear. This study examined association MDD HED this population, effect of gender on association, whether comorbid alcohol use associated with higher rates mental health treatment engagement. Method: The comprised 61,561 (65.3% female) undergraduate students who answered an online...
We examined the relationship between cumulative presence of major disease (cancer, stroke, diabetes, heart disease, and hypertension), social support, self-reported general emotional well-being in a community representative sample predominantly White African American respondents (N = 1349). Across all ages, greater predicted poorer reported health, lower for 40 above. In contrast, support better-reported well-being.We that different types (blood relatives, children, friends, members) would...
Limited research has been conducted on the state-level factors that may be associated with intentional school shootings. We obtained shooting data from Washington Post identified any act of interpersonal gunfire in a K-12 over course two decades. also compiled new active shootings during same twenty-year time period, which attempted mass incident school. time-series analysis to measure association permissiveness state firearm laws and gun ownership More permissive higher rates were both...
Introduction Few studies exist examining the long-term effects of urban renewal programmes on health. The purpose this study is to examine an programme health and inequality outcomes residents living in neighbourhoods intervened Barcelona city by Neighbourhoods Law (NL), while comparing them a comparison group non-intervention with similar socioeconomic status. Methods Health Survey was used for studying changes self-rated health, mental hypertension meeting walking requirements set WHO pre...
Gaslighting (manipulating perceptions and thoughts) is associated with worse health outcomes in adults, yet little known about the association between gaslighting other established domains of dating violence (i.e., cyber, verbal, physical, sexual) nor unique contribution to mental adolescents (ages 13-18 years).Drawing data from Healthy Minds 2 study (high school), we examined prevalence, correlation violence, an symptoms (depression anxiety) 374 (36.9% male, 52.1% female, 11.0% nonbinary or...
Previous research focused on sexual prejudice has shown that lesbian and gay adolescents are at greater risk of peer harassment victimization than their straight counterparts. Peer such as exclusion, however, may also be related to conventional expectations hold about social environment. This study examined adolescents’ ( N = 1069) attitudes reasoning the exclusion peers based orientation gender nonconformity. Results indicate although participants reported it was more acceptable exclude or...
Children with poor emotion knowledge (EK) skills are at risk for externalizing problems; less is known about early internalizing behavior. We examined multiple facets of EK and social-emotional experiences relevant difficulties, including loneliness, victimization, peer rejection, in Head Start preschoolers (
We examine the processes and mechanisms of translating broader field-level change to local community, drawing on insights from inhabited institutions perspective community-based institutionalism. In particular, we develop concept linking organizations as key actors in institutional that connect field community levels. use multiple forms qualitative data, collected over a two-year time frame, study foundation, ‘Rainbow Wellness Foundation’, organization engaged five coalitions embed new...