Current Appointments & Affiliations
Adjunct Professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
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2018 - Present
Psychiatry, Child & Family Mental Health & Community Psychiatry,
Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences
Affiliate of the Center for Child and Family Policy
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2015 - Present
Center for Child and Family Policy,
Sanford School of Public Policy
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Recent Publications
Do Children's Mental Health Symptoms Impact Their Access to Unlocked Guns at Home?
Journal Article J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry · April 23, 2025 OBJECTIVE: To test whether changes in children's mental health symptoms predict changes in their access to unlocked guns at home. METHOD: This study used data from a longitudinal cohort study of 1,420 youth and their parents in the Southeastern US. Parents ... Full text Link to item CiteAmbient air pollution and depressed mood in the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent to Adult Health (Add Health) wave 4.
Journal Article Am J Epidemiol · April 8, 2025 Depression is a major contributor to the global burden of disease. There is limited understanding of how environmental exposures may contribute to depression etiology. We used wave 4 of the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent to Adult Health (Add Hea ... Full text Link to item CiteThe substance use behaviors change of first-year college students before and during COVID-19 pandemic.
Journal Article J Am Coll Health · April 2025 OBJECTIVE: This article tests the substance use behaviors of college students before and during COVID-19 pandemic. METHODS: In-depth assessment and nightly survey data was used from a longitudinal study (n = 675) which examined student substance use during ... Full text Link to item CiteRecent Grants
Juvenile Delinquency and Adult Gun Sales: Comparative effectiveness of different minimum age standards for firearm purchase by adults with youthful crime records in North Carolina, Florida, and Virgin
ResearchCo Investigator · Awarded by New Venture Fund · 2018 - 2022Developmental methylomics of childhood trauma and its health consequences
ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Virginia Commonwealth University · 2014 - 2018Diseases of Despair in Young Adulthood: Risk, Resilience, and Prevention
ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2018 - 2018View All Grants
Education, Training & Certifications
University of Vermont ·
2003
Ph.D.