- Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes
- Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
- Education Discipline and Inequality
- Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
- Critical Race Theory in Education
- Behavioral Health and Interventions
- Neurotransmitter Receptor Influence on Behavior
- Youth Substance Use and School Attendance
- Digital Mental Health Interventions
- Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms
- Behavioral and Psychological Studies
- Alcohol Consumption and Health Effects
- Cognitive Abilities and Testing
- Neural and Behavioral Psychology Studies
- Legal Issues in Education
- Prenatal Substance Exposure Effects
- Racial and Ethnic Identity Research
- Early Childhood Education and Development
- Memory and Neural Mechanisms
- Migration, Health and Trauma
- Homelessness and Social Issues
University of California, San Francisco
2025
Medical University of South Carolina
2019-2024
The University of Sydney
2024
This Viewpoint discusses race as a biological factor and its contribution to misdiagnosis health disparities in mental for Black individuals well the appropriate use of research.
Substance use initiation during early adolescence is associated with later development of substance and mental health disorders. This study used various domains to predict initiation, defined as trying any nonprescribed (e.g., alcohol, tobacco, cannabis), by age 12, using a large longitudinal data set.
Abstract The Adolescent Brain Cognitive Development (ABCD) Study of 11,880 youth incorporates a comprehensive range measures assessing predictors and outcomes related to mental health across childhood adolescence in participating youth, as well information about family history. We have previously described the logic content assessment battery at Baseline Year 1. Here, we describe changes that issues clarifications emerged, additions 2-, 3-, 4-, 5-year follow-ups. capitalize on recent release...
OBJECTIVES/GOALS: Adolescence represents a critical period for substance use initiation. Various factors may contribute to trying sip or single puff of substance, that could lead more frequent use. However, less is known about how predictors from multiple domains converge impact risk general METHODS/STUDY POPULATION: The Adolescent Brain Cognitive Development (ABCD) study multi-site longitudinal following youth into early adulthood. present included 7,644 ABCD children who reported no...